Abbreviation for "Destination Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at destination, except a DRFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

Small pump for shower drainage

Is a heat exchanger located immediately preceding an ejector to condense and remove a portion of the vapor in the mixture and thus reduce the total lb/hr to be handled.

A paint applied to the boat's bottom below the waterline which contains "poisons", such as copper, to inhibit the growth of marine life such as weeds or barnacles.

Abbreviation for "Consumption Entry." The process of declaring the importation of foreignmade goods for use in the United States.

The most commonly used lubricating oil for compressors.

Where the engines of a ship are confined.

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 port where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and stuffed into containers but then moved to another coastal port to be waded on a vessel.

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

Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

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

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

Above the main deck.

When reciprocating compressors run, the moving parts such as pistons, rods, crossheads, connecting rods are repeatedly accelerated and retarded. These velocity changes set up pulsating inertia forces. The forces are of the first and second order. The firs ...

To intercept the wind. A vessel or highland to windward is said to becalm another. So one sail becalms another.

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

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