Lights required to be shown on boats underway between sundown and sunup.

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

A pole used as part of the sailboat rigging, such as masts, booms, gaffs, yards, etc. A vertical spar is a mast.

A person who arranges for transportation of loads for a percentage of the revenue from the load.

A positive displacement type compressor.

Millions of cubic feet per 24 hour.

LPG or propane for short. Propane is a common fuel used for cooking and heating. CNG natural gas is considered safer because propane is heavy than air and will sink into the bilge if it leaks, creating the potential for an explosion. Propane is more easil ...

A vertical longitudinal center line section of a vessel.

On wooden vessels, the frames or ribs of a ship, connected to the keel, which give shape and strength to the ship's hull.

A flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.

An audible or visual discharge at a pressure slightly lower than the set pressure on a valve. Warns the operator that the valve is about to open.

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.

Compartment for the storage of oil or other fuel.

The type of bottom that the anchor is set in.

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 draft to which no documents are attached.

One complete turn of the line around a cleat, spar or another line.

A rest for a cargo-boom when lowered for securing for sea.

In water transportation, the deliberate sacrifice of cargo to make the vessel safe for the remaining cargo. Those sharing in the spared cargo proportionately cover the loss.

To break into a conversation.