When from some cause a vessel's form is so altered that the ends of the keel are much above the level of its midship portion, it is said to be "sagged." The opposite of hogged.

A vessel's track through the water.

Description of a vessel when she rolls or pitches excessively while underway in heavy seas.

North Pacific Coast Freight Bureau.

(See ROPE-YARN.)

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Amount of condensate collected in the air receiver.

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Inlet guide-vane valve. Valve assembly at the air inlet of a "blower" (single stage, low pressure, centrifugal air compressor). Usually advised to be mounted in very close proximity to the "blower" impeller. Provides "pre-swirl" of air flow in same rotati ...

Buoy at seaward end of channel leading from a port.

A boat in a dry dock.

A line or cable secured between two points and used as a support for various purposes.

An unusually strong wind. In storm-warning terminology, a wind of 34 to 47 knots (39 to 54 miles per hour or 62-87 kilometers per hour).

The storing of goods/cargo.

A hinged mast step located on deck. Since it is hinged, the mast may be raised and lowered easily.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Pressure at the compressor inlet flange.

States that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the constituent gases. The partial pressure is the pressure each gas would exert if it alone occupied the volume of the mixture.

An automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the device, which opens in proportion to the increase in pressure over the opening pressure.

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The portion of the deck between the forecastle and quarterdeck of a sailing vessel.

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