An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a slusher or winch

Heavy weight,which gives a ship stability when the vessel is not carrying cargo.

A worn out vessel.

The right to maintain a course according to the Rules of Navigation. When two boats are on intersecting courses, one is the "stand-on" vessel (has "right of way" and must hold its course steady) so the other "give-way" vessel may steer clear. ...

Container freight station or a designated area where empty containers can be picked up or dropped off.

Jail

A region near the earth in which the relative velocity increases from zero with elevation, due to the motion of the atmosphere relative to the earth's surface.

Transverse or longitudinal partitions separating portions of the ship ("walls" in a ship).

Line on a chart linking points of equal depth. also known as a Depth Contour.

A spring loaded pressure relief valve actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve. The valve opens normally in proportion to the pressure increase over the opening pressure.

The bow and forward part of the vessel above the waterline.

See insurance.

A design in which the forestay does not go to the very top of the mast, but instead to a point 3/4-7/8 of the way up the mast.

A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.

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

The helmsman.

Sailing with the wind from astern, in the same direction toward which the wind is blowing

A navigational instrument used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies

To assist or help.

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.