Any person on board other than the master and members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship.

An ion counter of the aspiration condenser type, used for the measurement of the concentration and mobility of small ions in the atmosphere.

Digital Selective CallingGMDSS System: MF/HF/VHF facility which allows for automatic access to coast stations equipped with the system. A short list to select the quickly the nature of distress is available, unfortunately the "pirate attack" had been forg ...

To revolve the drum of a capstan, winch or windlass. (Pulling with mechanical deck heaving gear).

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Embrittlement of ultrahigh-strength steels caused by tempering in the temperature range of 205 to 400

Pertaining to measurements or devices in which the output varies continuously, i.e. voltage or rotation signals. Compare to digital.

To let the sheet out slowly while maintaining control.

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A wind blowing in the same direction as the heading of a moving object. thus assisting the object's intended progress. The opposite of a head wind.

Portable Electronic Thermometer

PFD Manufacturers Association

An interior court to which rooms open.

Above the upper deck (above).

It used to be the case that you could only receive your pension from a personal pension plan by.

An instrument which measures evaporation by measuring the loss of water from a burette reservoir through a ceramic disc.

A description or explanation of the manner in which the height of the ceiling is determined, i.e. aircraft ceiling, balloon ceiling. estimated ceiling, indefinite ceiling, measured ceiling, precipitation ceiling.

A term used by value investors to describe the issue of shares in a company at a price below the per.

General Council of British Shipping

Fitted with cabins and catering facilities for offshore crews. Semisubmersible accommodation units are ofte called "Flotels".