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.

The act of breaking out the flukes of an anchor if they are caught on some obstruction, preventing it from being normally weighed.

Is a pipe extending downward from the bottom of the airline to collect any condensation flow in the pipe.

Abbreviation for "Master Container Freight Station." See CFS.

An opening in a deck, cockpit, toe-rail or gunwale to allow water to run off the deck and drain back into the sea.

The posted bill showing stations of the crew at maneuvers and emergency drills.

The space between the two sides of the shell of a block in which the sheave is fitted.

The lower yard on a mizzen mast of a square-rigged ship.

Cycles per minute - a unit of measure of the frequency of any vibration.

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.

The difference between the maximum extended height and the compressed height of an air actuator.

A frame that supports a boat when she's hauled out of the water onto shore.

Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.

A device used to keep a line from slipping, such as a jamcleat.

A line attached to the crown of an anchor and used to help free it in the event it becomes fouled.

A small receiver fitted on the inlet or discharge of a reciprocating compressor. The device is designed to remove the resonance from the compressor thereby reducing noise.

A propeller at the lower sea-covered part of the bow of the ship which turns at right angles to the fore-and-aft line and thus provides transverse thrust as a maneuvering aid. A propulsor installed near the bow to provide a transverse thrust component en ...

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

A strong pair of iron, steel or wooden posts on a ship's deck, around which ropes or cables are wound and held fast.

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