[meaning]

Protection and indemnity insurance

Buoy at seaward end of channel leading from a port.

A vessel's track through the water.

Department of Transportation.

Good order and readiness.

A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff.

[meaning]

Inlet guide-vane valve. Valve assembly at the air inlet of a "blower" (single stage, low pressure, centrifugal air compressor). Usually advised to be mounted in very close proximity to the "blower" impeller. Provides "pre-swirl" of air flow in same rotati ...

(See ROPE-YARN.)

The operation of temporarily holding two lines together by seizing.

[meaning]

Code of minimum conditions for the carriage of cargo under a bill of lading.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

Jettisoned goods that cast overboard and are buoyed for subsequent recovery.

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[meaning]

The extremities of a yard.

An old term to describe an untrained or incompetent seaman, or one who was worn out after many years of work.