Maritime Systems Technology program (U.S.)

A small anemometer with flat vanes which indicates the number of linear feet or meters of air which have passed the instrument during its exposure.

Bonds which offer high rates of interest but with correspondingly higher risk attached to the.

A device that converts the mechanical energy of rotation into electricity based on electromagnetic induction. An electric voltage (electromotive force) is induced in a conducting loop (or coil) when there is a change in the number of magnetic field lines ...

A sea on the quarter (coming from a side of the stern).

Electric.

Change of electrode potential with respect to a reference value. Often the free corrosion potential is used as the reference value. The change may be caused, for example, by the application of an external electrical current or by the addition of an oxidan ...

To let the sheet out slowly while maintaining control.

Maritime Safety Committee

Virgin Islands, British

An interior court to which rooms open.

Reserve Capacity: RC The number of minutes it takes to discharge a battery to 10.5 volts by 25-amp discharge at 80°F.

(AVC)Additional payments to a tax deferred savings account or an occupational pension scheme by an.

Term for a seaman's short leave from his ship, permitting him to go ashore for the day or night.

Sailing on a run with the wind coming over the stern from the same side as the boom (danger of jibing).

To remove water from the boat by hand, bucket, pump etc.

A mast that is stepped (placed) on the deck of a boat rather than through the boat and keel stepped. The mast of a deck stepped boat is usually easier to raise and lower and are usually intended for lighter conditions than keel stepped boats.

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

A navigation instrument used to measure the apparent height of a landmark whose actual height is known, such as the top of a lighthouse. From this information, the ship's distance from that landmark can be calculated.

Privilege to use the rate producing the lowest charge.