Insoluble material suspended in the lubricating oil. This material may come from contamination or oil degradation.

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 ...

Torsional moment or couple. It usually refers to the driving couple of a machine or motor.

A boat selling supplies, provisions, and articles to ships.

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

An occasional sprinkling dashed from the top of a wave by the wind, or by its striking an object.

A point of sail where the boat is sailing away from the wind, but not directly downwind; Sailing with the wind coming from any direction from abeam to on the quarter, with the bow approximately 135 degrees to the wind source and the sails let out nearly a ...

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.

A heavy longitudinal timber that angles upward from the stern to support the underside of the fantail.

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

A pallet designed so that the forks of a fork lift truck can be inserted from all four sides. See Fork lift.

A certificate issued by an independent agent or firm attesting to the quality and/or quantity of the merchandise being shipped. Such a certificate is usually required in a letter of credit for commodity shipments.

Wind-bound. When a vessel is kept in port by a head wind.

The forward end of a ship's after superstructure, where the poop deck descends to the upper deck.

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 familiar dish at sea before refrigeration was available. It was a stew of salt meat, broken biscuit, potatoes, onions and available spices.

ACRONYM - Canadian Standards Association

Ice in an area containing several small pieces of floating ice, but with total water area exceeding total area of ice.

A unit used to measure the barometric pressure of the atmosphere. 1 millibar equals 0.03 inches of mercury.

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