Safe Berth. Broker and chartering term meaning that the ship cannot be in danger hen berthed. If grounding is often a cause of the un-safety of the berth, urrent, weak mooring, and many other dangers can render a berth unsafe.

Sinclair Roche & Temperley. Law firm located in London, Hong Kong, Shangai, Bucharest: ownership of shipping companies, chartering, carriage of goods, financing, insurance.

Tango T = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - )Flag= Red, white, blue vertical stripes.When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "Do not pass ahead of me."

Port State Control. Convention which allows the contracting states to inspect the vessel calling their port, and detain them is safety deficiencies are observed.

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Secretary of State's Representative for Marine salvage and Intervention

(See ROPE-BANDS.)

The cry used when a sail is first discovered at sea.

Zulu - Z = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - - . . )Flag= 4 colored triangle having their apex meeting at the center of the flag: black at the hoist, blue at the fly, yellow at the top, red at the bottom. When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I wish ...

Short tons (2,000 lbs.).

Search And Rescue radar Transponder

A larger vessel usually thought of as being used for ocean travel. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board.

A figurative term for a vessel's timbers.

Yankee - Y = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - . - - )Flag= Diagonal red and yellow stripes.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am carrying mail"(Kerchove)

Special area of conservation Samsurface to air missile

Victor - V = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( . . . - )Flag= Diagonal red cross on a white background.When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "I require assistance."(Kerchove)

Time Charter. Hire of a vessel by a "Charterer" who trade the vessel for a fixed period. The shipowner still manage the vessel, but the Charterer pays for the fuel and the port costs.

Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Co-Ordinating Centre

Universal Time Co-ordinated. In the past referred to as GMT, also designated as 'Z'

Special Casualty Representative (P&I)