Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper.

A concrete pad that sits on gravel or crushed rock, well-compacted soil either level with the ground or above the ground.

A slab floor that sits directly on top of the surrounding ground.

Reduces the area of the mainsail by partially lowering the sail and re-securing the new foot by tying it to the boom with points, or light lines attached to the sail. Also called points reefing and jiffy reefing.

The part of a rope hanging loose.

Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen or ease off.

To let out a line

A short period at the turn of the tide. The time between flood and ebb tides when there is no current flow.

The condition of the tide when there is no horizontal motion.

In sailboat racing, a tactical maneuver to lock in a competitor by tacking on them in close proximity so they can not tack from under your boat and they start to lose speed due to your sails blocking their sails.

The line-of-sight distance between two objects.

Flapping (of sails)

Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate

Safety Equipment Certificate

Loaded containers moving within the railroad system that are not clearly identified on any internally generated reports.

Frozen or partly frozen rain.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

A winch having a rope storage capacity and used for slewing and retaining a boom.

Subcommittee on Stability Loadlines and Fishing Vessel Safety (IMO)

A structure of heavy timbers placed between ground ways and cradle to support the ship during launching.