A cruise of a new ship for the purpose of testing out all machinery, etc. Shank

A general term for provisions, materials and supplies used aboard ship for the maintenance of the crew, and for the navigation, propulsion and upkeep of the vessel and its equipment.

To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions.

In lore, the flag flown by a pirate ship - a white skull on a black background with crossed bones below the skull - although there is no evidence that such a flag was ever flown.

Near or toward the shore

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

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

The compressor is started automatically, depending on demand. Control panel is energized with no "pre-start" cycle required, as pre-lubrication pump and buffer (seal) air are always "on". A state of pre-start exists. Steam turbine compressors are "slow-ro ...

A statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for a specified voyage.

The practically steady winds blowing toward the equator, N.E. in the northern and SE. in the southern hemisphere.

Going toward the direction of the wind, by alternate tacks.

Hit by a wave over the stern; having a wave wash over the stern of the boat. This can be a very dangerous situation.

To fill in the seams with cotton or oakum.

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

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 ...

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

Present a rate proposal to a conference meeting for adoption as a conference group rate.

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.

A large solid post on a wharf or pier for securing mooring lines; the same when constructed on the deck of a ship.

A container with no sides and frame members at the front and rear. Container can be loaded from the sides and top.