Certificate given to a ship arriving from a foreign port, by the port's health officer, indicating that there are no cases of disease aboard the ship and the health of all on board is good.

Laying up of a vessel, in a dock, for repairs.

Leave the vessel.

Small pump for shower drainage

The speed and direction of the wind felt or measured when stationary. The motion of a boat will cause the wind to appear to be coming at a different direction and speed, which is known as apparent wind

The space provided for stowage of provisions or other materials.

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

A short period at the turn of the tide. The time between flood and ebb tides when there is no current flow.

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.

A red and white vertically striped buoy used in the United States to mark the middle of a channel. Midchannel buoys may be passed by on either side.

Old term for waking a sailor asleep on watch by throwing a bucket of cold water over him.

A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.

A curved or vertical timber that when paired with a floor or additional futtocks makes the frame of a wooden ship.

A small storm jib made of very heavy cloth.

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

The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail

A draft that matures on a fixed date, regardless of the time of acceptance.

A rate published on traffic moving from an interior point to a port for transshipment to a foreign country.

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.

A type of air circulation in a container. In top air units, air is drawn from the bottom of the container, filtered through the evaporator for cooling and then forced through the ducted passages along the top of the container. This type of airflow require ...