A metal appliance consisting of a thread and screw capable of being set up or slacked back and used for setting up on rigging.

Wooden swells on each side of the after end of a boom, having sheaves through which to lead the leech reefing pendants.

Old Latin name for the south wind.

The anchor is under the hawse .

Under ICC and common law, the requirement that a rate not be higher than is necessary to reimburse the carrier for the actual cost of transporting the traffic and allow a fair profit.

The unofficial filtration industry description for filters designed to trap small size contaminants.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or a carrier of LPG.

The mast aft of the mainmast in a sailing ship - the shorter mast behind the main mast on a ketch or yawl, or the third aftermost mast of a three-masted schooner or square-rigged ship.

A propulsion system for boats with an inboard engine operating an exterior drive, with drive shaft, gears, and propeller; also called stern-drive and inboard/outboard.

An auxiliary engine used for furnishing power for a variety of small mechanical chores.

On older sailing ships, an additional lateen shaped mizzen sail carried on the fourth mast, known as a bonaventure mizzen.

Various means for allowing LNG tanks to expand and contract due to temperature changes by sliding on the tank supports while restricting its movement due to the motion of the vessel.

A line that controls the angle of the sail in its relation to the wind; attached to the clew of a sail to adjust its trim (make the sail the proper shape to catch the wind).

Chocks which hold and anchor in place either in a locker or on deck.

To assist or help.

A gangway or gangplank. Used to cross from one ship to another, or from a ship to a pier.

A position based on estimations of a boat's position using estimated speed, currents, and the last known position/fix - of the boat.

Illegal passenger who hides himself on board a ship in order to gain free passage or to escape from a country.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

Ocean vessels constructed with heavy-duty submersible hydraulic lift or elevator system at the stern of the vessel. The Sea-Bee system facilitates forward transfer and positioning of barges. Sea-Bee barges are larger than LASH barges. The Sea-Bee system i ...