Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

To turn the boat away from the wind. Also, Fall Off. The opposite of heading up.

(1) The action of a line as it passes over the sheave of a block. (2) The act of easing away gently.

Filtering device used to remove the solid debris from the cooling water.

The marrying of two or more portions of one shipment that originate at different locations, moving under one bill of lading, from one shipper to one consignee. Authority for this service must be granted by tariff publication. See Bill of Lading.

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

A process employed in the shipment of citrus fruits and other perishable commodities. The fruit is packed and placed in a cold room from which the heat is gradually extracted. The boxes of fruit are packed in containers that have been thoroughly cooled an ...

The bearing surrounding the propeller shaft where it exits the hull.

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

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

Abbreviation for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime mover.

In the direction the wind is blowing. A boat sailing downwind, away from the wind source with the sails let out all the way, is running with the wind.

To fasten a rope securely by taking turns around a cleat or bollard.

Horizontally mounted block used to re-direct a line on deck.

Too heavy aloft.

States that the volume of a gas, at constant temperature, varies inversely with the pressure.

The amount of atmospheric dust which a filter will capture.

The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.

A small low rail around the deck of a boat. The toe rail may have holes in it to attach lines or blocks and to allow drainage. A larger wall is known as a gunwale.

Two short pieces of timber fixed horizontally fore and aft on each side of the lower masthead of a square rigged vessel and used to support the topmast, the lower crosstrees, and the top.