An individual legally appointed by a court to settle the affairs of a deceased person who failed to.

The title of a commander of a fleet or a subdivision of it.

Comes from the Arabic "Emir" or "Amir" which means "First commander" and "Al-bahr which means "the sea". Emir-al-barh evolved into Admiral.

Refers to marine matters such as an Admiralty Court.

Admiralty constant – A coefficient used in the preliminary estimations of the power required in a new design to attain the desired speed. It is presented by the formula: where: D = displacement in tons, V = speed in knots, P = shaft power in kW. Values ...

The law of the sea; jurisdiction over maritime causes.

A large, cautious turn made to approach a gangway or to come alongside a vessel or jetty in a boat.

Accord du transport Dangereux par voie Navigable (European accord for the transport of dangerous good by inland waterways)

Accord du transport Dangereux par voie Navigable pour Rhin (European accord for the transport of dangerous good on inland waterways: Rhine)

A building material made from clay, straw, and water, formed into blocks, and dried; used traditionally in the southwestern U.S.

The gingerbread woodwork on the stern of old sailing ships.

Accord du transport Dangereux par Route (European accord for the transport of dangerous good by road)

1. Loose, not on moorings or towline.2.Floating at random; not fastened by and kind of mooring; at the mercy of winds and currents; loose from normal anchorage. A vessel is said to be adrift when she breaks away from her moorings, warfs, and so on. t – ...

A method causing a liquid or gas to condense on the surface only of an adsorbing material.

a filter medium primarily intended to hold soluble and insoluble contaminants on its surface by molecular adhesion.

the attraction to, and retention of particles in, a filter medium by electrostatic forces, or by molecular attraction between the particles and the medium.

To move cargo up line to a vessel leaving sooner than the one booked. (See "Roll.")

(ACT)Tax payable by companies on dividend payments up to 5th April 1999 which was offset against the.

A guarantee issued by a bank, on behalf of a seller to a buyer, in relation to any advance payment that is made by the buyer to the seller to allow the contract to commence. If the contract is not completed the buyer can claim reimbursement of the advance ...

Transportation charge advanced by one carrier to another to be collected by the later carrier from the consignor or consignee.