The direction of an object from the observer's position.

A method of storing a sail, e.g., by rolling the jib around the headstay.

Jail

The region around the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The tropics are known for their warm weather.

To loose a rope is to let it go

Slang expression to indicate that a ship was not fitted with any mechanical aids, and that all the work of the ship had to be done with the strong arms of the crew.

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

The operation of rinsing out a cask to prepare it for new contents. Casks were once the primary means of carrying on board the necessary water and victuals.

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

The horsepower required to compress adiabatically the air or gas delivered by the compressor through the specified range of pressures.

A cargo movement in which the water carrier provides a through service between an inland point and the port of load/discharge. The carrier is responsible for cargo and costs from origin on to destination. Also known as IPI or Through Service.

An order issued by a seller against a purchaser; directs payment, usually through an intermediary bank. Typical bank drafts are negotiable instruments and are similar in many ways to checks on checking accounts in a bank.

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 process of assimilating many small shipments into one large shipment at a central point so that economies of scale may be achieved; to commence discharge of cargo.

The chamber located on suction side of cap tube, in which freon is evaporated to cause cooling in a refrigeration system.

That amount of time that a carrier's equipment may be used without incurring additional charges. (See Storage, Demurrage or Per Diem.)

Knees placed in the forward part of a vessel, across the stem, to unite the bows on each side. (See PLATE 3.)

A document issued by the carrier based on the bill of lading and other information; used to account for a shipment operationally, statistically, and financially. An Invoice.

1.06 liquid U.S. quarts or 33.9 fluid ounces.

Used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast on a square rigged ship.