Offshore Engineering Department.

Crude Oil Washing. Washing of the oil tank with jets of the same oil. This to replace washing with water which implies a risk of explosion and the problem of the disposal of cleaning water.

An institution which takes deposits from individuals, companies, organisations etc..

Out Of Gauge.

Ukrainian Register

Embrittlement under creep conditions of, for example, aluminum alloys and steels that results in abnormally low rupture ductility. In aluminum alloys, iron in amounts above the solubility limit is known to cause such embrittlement; in steels, the phenomen ...

ACRONYM - A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit. A ...

A metastable aggregate of ferrite and cementite resulting from the transformation of austenite at temperatures below the pearlite range but above M

Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time. Network of automatic rain gauges that transmit via VHF radio link when precipitation occurs. Some sites are also equipped with other sensors such as temperature, wind, pressure, river stage or tide level. More info ...

Negotiating Group on Maritime Transport

A light line with a weight on the end used for heaving from ship to shore (or ship to ship) when coming alongside. A heavier cable or hawser is attached which can then be hauled over using the heaving line.

Persian Gulf (See AG)

A type of electrical current, the direction of which is reversed at regular intervals or cycles; in the U.S. the standard is 120 reversals or 60 cycles per second; typically abbreviated as AC.

Integrated Bridge System

The total number of shares a company is authorised to issue by reference to its memorandum and.

United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Japan External Trade Organization

Jack-Up (MODU)

Line 12 inches or 300 mm long, painted amidships on both sides and parallel to the load lines.

Consignments of cargo sent abroad in a ship to be sold or bartered by the master to best advantage or when the opportunity arises.