GMT for short. Greenwich Meridian Time, also known as Universal Time or Zulu time. A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons. It is the time used by navigators in celestial navigation.

Metal fitting attached to the hull that supports and aligns the aft portion of the propeller shaft.

This type of clause covers merchandise if the damage amounts to three percent or more of the insured value of the package or cargo. If the vessel burns, sinks, collides, or sinks, all losses are fully covered. In marine insurance, the word average describ ...

Standard Carrier Abbreviation Code identifying an individual common carrier. A three letter carrier code followed by a suffix identifies the carrier's equipment. A suffix of "U" is a container and "C" is a chassis.

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

The forward curve of the stem of a ship.

The point where the stem joins the forward end of the keel.

A type of flag used to identify a boater's affiliation with a yacht club or boating organization.

Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail.

Is the total pressure (static plus velocity) at the inlet flange of the compressor.

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

An area of low barometric pressure. The wind circulates clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally these are bad weather systems.(2)A severe recession over a lengthy.

A language of "dots" and "dashes" used to send messages, either sound using radio waves, or light using a searchlight or Aldis lamp.

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.

The space between any decks.

A position of a flag when lowered part way in salute (method of salute between vessels, like planes dipping wings).

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.

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

The smaller of two mating or meshing gears; can be either the driving or the driven gear.