ANSI specification for a Compressed air supply source that meets OSHA specification # 1910.134(i)(1)(ii)requirements for breathing air.

That geographical belt located approximately in 40 degrees south latitude in which are encountered the prevailing or stormy westerlies.

The act of the U.S. Congress (1916) that created the U.S. Shipping Board to develop water transportation, operate the merchant ships owned by the government, and regulate the water carriers engaged in commerce under the flag of the United States. As of Ju ...

All countries require that the importer make a declaration on incoming foreign goods. The importer then normally pays a duty on the imported merchandise. The importer's statement is compared against the carrier's vessel manifest to ensure that all foreign ...

A spar which projects forward from the bow of some boats, and extends the sail plan by allowing the headsails to be secured further forward.

Instructions given by a shipper to a bank indicating that documents transferring title to goods should be delivered to the buyer only upon the buyer's acceptance of the attached draft.

That amount of time that a carrier's equipment may be used without incurring additional charges. (See Storage, Demurrage or Per Diem.)

A valve designed to prevent air volume and pressure from escaping the compressor tank back into compressor heads while compressor is not operating.

Similar to a whip, an instrument of punishment where seamen were flogged on their bare backs.

Shoal area between two navigational channels.

A type of air circulation in a temperature control container. Air is pulled by a fan from the top of the container, passed through the evaporator coil for cooling, and then forced through the space under the load and up through the cargo. This type of air ...

Abbreviation for Container Yard.- The designation for full container receipt/delivery

Said of the anchor chain when moored and the chain does not lead clear of another chain.

Shallow keels, usually placed in conjunction with or in place of a center keel. Attached to each side of a vessel, they provide lateral resistance and stability, as well as support the weight of the hull of the ship on the ways when launching, or when in ...

A multihull with two hulls separated by a deck or crossbeams from which a trampoline is suspended; abbreviated "cat."

A rotating device, with two or more blades, that acts as a screw in propelling a vessel. Sometimes called a screw.

A knot with two half hitches loops - on the standing part of the line.

To luff or luff up is to head into the wind, causing sails to flutter.

The horizontal movement of the water due to tide

A valve which connects the high pressure side of a compressed air system to the suction side and is adjusted so as to maintain a specific pressure on the suction side by controlled bleeding of hot gas to the suction side.