Too heavy aloft.

The general preparation of a vessel to make ready for the sea in all respects.

Are used with ejectors to convert weight of gas and/or water vapor handled to or from equivalent air.

Allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond through the U.S. to be exported from another port, without paying duty.

To transfer goods from one transportation line to another, or from one ship to another.

Usual and accustomed speed.

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

A hand held pneumatic tool. Designed for light demolition work, digging, making holes etc.

The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.

A device for separating solids or suspended particles in the air before they enter the air intake of the compressor and reduce intake noise as on reciprocating compressors through a silencing chamber in the filter housing.

Any steel bar or column, fitted vertically, to support a deck, or any part of a ship's structure. Also called a stanchion.

Various statements that the U.S. government requires to be displayed on export shipments. The statements specify the authorized destinations.

A figure marked on the side of merchant vessels to indicate allowed loading depths. Named after Samuel Plimsoll, English Member of Parliament and maritime reformer.

Shoal area between two navigational channels.

A draft that matures on a fixed date, regardless of the time of acceptance.

A void or empty space separating two or more compartments for the purpose of insulation, or to prevent the liquid contents of one compartment from entering another in case of a leak.

The horizontal movement of the water due to tide

A bulkhead placed athwartships.

A draft payable on demand upon presentation.

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.