A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.

Cubic feet per minute (cfm) of air required at the inlet to the distribution system.

This property is the ratio of the specific weight of air or gas to that of dry air at the same pressure and temperature.

The U.S. federal body charged with enforcing acts of the U.S. Congress that affect common carriers in interstate commerce. STB replaced the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1997.

The best of its type of fishing boat. Word originates from a time when the crew used to fish from the deck of a vessel. The best fisherman got the highest place on deck, up in the bow, so his line was the highest above the sea.

The helmsman.

A navigational instrument used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies

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 heavy longitudinal timber placed over the keel in a ship's stern through which the propeller shaft passes.

Is one in which there is no liquid injection and/or liquid circulation for evaporative cooling or sealing.

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.

First attempt at best offer that can be matched

An additional extra tax.

An extra charge sometimes added to steamship freight rates; justified by higher fuel costs. (Also known as Fuel Adjustment Factor or FAF.)

The wooden bit in the stem of a whaling boat around which the harpoon line was controlled.

In water transportation, the time it takes between the arrival of a vessel and its departure.

Notations made when the cargo is received at the carrier's terminal or loaded aboard a vessel. They show any irregularities in packaging or actual or suspected damage to the cargo. Exceptions are then noted on the bill of lading.

The maximum speed a hull can achieve without planing - the fastest a keelboat will go, usually dependent on length of the hull at the waterline

To assist or help.

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