An individual with specific knowledge of a harbor, canal, river or other waterway, qualified to guide vessels through the region. Some areas require that boats and ships be piloted by a licensed pilot.

A metallic pad, usually embedded in concrete, on which the compressor feet are mounted.

This is the pressure found on the suction side of a refrigeration system.

Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

In a line parallel to the ship's keel.

An imaginary line around the center of the earth at 0

The carrier issuing transportation documents or publishing a tariff.

Ocean vessels constructed with heavy-duty submersible hydraulic lift or elevator system at the stern of the vessel. The Sea-Bee system facilitates forward transfer and positioning of barges. Sea-Bee barges are larger than LASH barges. The Sea-Bee system i ...

Putting cargo into a container.

A painted stripe along the waterline delineating the topside from the bottom paint

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.

An elevated guardrail set up at the bow of a vessel. When erected at the stern, it is called a pushpit.

A small, heavy triangular loose-footed sail fitted aft of the mast and used primarily in very strong winds.

A term which describes the rising of warm air above cold air when two air masses of different temperatures, humidity and pressure meet.

Through transportation of a container and its contents from consignor to consignee. Also known as House to House. Not necessarily a through rate.

Kept in a neat seaman-like manner.

In a dynamic compressor, surge limit is the capacity below which the compressor operation becomes unstable.

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

The most commonly used lubricating oil for compressors.

In the middle portion of the boat - Roughly halfway between a ship's stem and stern, and where the beam usually is the widest.