The right to maintain a course according to the Rules of Navigation. When two boats are on intersecting courses, one is the "stand-on" vessel (has "right of way" and must hold its course steady) so the other "give-way" vessel may steer clear. ...

TRADES Foreign-to-foreign trade carried by ships from a nation other than the two trading nations.

A draft that matures at a fixed or determinable time after presentation or acceptance.

A survey that shows how much energy you use in your compressed air generation. It will help find ways to use energy more efficiently.2. A survey that shows how much energy you use in your house or apartment. It will help you find ways to use less energy.

A cargo movement in which the water carrier provides a through service between an inland point and the port of load/discharge. The carrier is responsible for cargo and costs from origin on to destination. Also known as IPI or Through Service.

Usual and accustomed speed.

A watertight covering, usually small, that may be removed so the interior of the hull can be inspected or water removed.

To run a line completely through and out of a block, fairlead, etc.

A government document declaring designated goods to be shipped out of the country. To be completed by the exporter and filed with the U.S. Government.

Is the temperature at the inlet flange of the compressor.

Where the engines of a ship are confined.

The mark stencilled in and painted on a ship's side, designated by a circle and horizontal lines to mark the highest permissible load water lines under different conditions.

An arc of a circle in which certain types of navigational lights known as sector lights are visible.

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail

The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail

A metal pin by which the plating and other parts of iron and steel vessels are joined. Rivets are known by their heads, such as: Flush, pan, snap, plug, tap, countersunk, mushroom, and swollen neck.

Also stability sail or riding sail. Any small sail set to help the boat maintain its direction without necessarily moving, as when at anchor or in heavy weather.

Passing another vessel.

The quantity of contaminant a filter element can trap and hold before the maximum allowable back pressure or delta P level is reached.

Small, steep disorderly waves at rapid intervals.