A navigational buoy on which is mounted a bell with clappers hung inside a metal cage, which is rung by the motion of the sea. It serves as a warning of shoal waters.

The distance from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale.

Similar to a Barber hauler, a twing adjusts the angle of sheeting.

An abandoned vessel at sea (a danger to navigation) or Any abandoned vessel.

see Bream

A multihulled boat with three hulls.

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

A publication predicting the time and height of high tide and low tide.

To capsize.

A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind.

Usually refers to a rating that applies to an article regardless of size or quantity.

A tariff imposed to discourage sale of foreign goods, subsidized to sell at low prices detrimental to local manufacturers.

The normal working pressure for an air motor (6 bar).

Heavy, linked chain secured to an anchor for mooring or anchoring.

Determination of the dutiable value of imported merchandise by a Customs official who follows procedures outlined in their country's tariff, such as the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930.

An attachment point for another object.

(1) To lay a line out in coils so that it can run without fouling. (2) Folding a sail in layers on the boom.

Originally meant "to stow cargo". Now, means "to search a ship carefully and thoroughly".

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

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter" (capital letters).