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

To search for a sunken object by towing a grapnel along bottom.

Navigation rules governing waters inside designated demarcation zones

Weight of the earth's atmosphere over a unit area of the earth's surface, measured with a mercury barometer at sea level. which corresponds to the pressure required to lift a column of mercury 760 mm.

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

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

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. ...

(1) To tip the boat over so that the boat is upside down with the mast pointing down to the sea bottom. (2) A bag in which a spinnaker or other large sail can be stowed with the lines attached so that it can be rapidly raised.

The area of calm which lies inside the trade winds near the equator.

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

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.

A line connecting points of equal magnetic variation on a map.

A filtering unit for vented enclosures installed to prevent dirt and foreign matter from entering the enclosure.

To loose a rope is to let it go

A line running from the stern of the boat to a dock or pier when moored.

An extra or additional charge.

Maritime area usually specified by range of ports in which a vessel may operate

Mobile truck equipment with the capacity for lifting a container within its own framework.

Iron or steel straps fastened diagonally across a ship's frames to make a rigid framework.

A navigational instrument used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies