To fill in the seams with cotton or oakum.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Water which runs down and collects in the bilges of a ship and usually becomes foul and noxious.

The tallest mast; the forward mast of a yawl or ketch; the mast furthest aft on a schooner

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

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

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

The forward curve of the stem of a ship.

Extending a sail using a whisker pole

A warehouse authorized by Customs to receive duty-free merchandise.

Used to denote movements of cargo containers interchangeably between transport modes, i.e., motor, water, and air carriers, and where the equipment is compatible within the multiple systems.

Equipped to extract petroleum, e.g. oil production ship.

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

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

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

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