Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.

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

Former name for the equipment of a vessel, and included the personnel.

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

The total electrical power input to a compressor, including drive motor, cooling fan, motors, controls, etc.

Hinged extension of the tiller which allows the skipper to control the tiller while hiking or sitting forward.

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

Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

A sleeping berth or bed.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

The position of an object that lies off to one side of the vessel.

A person or firm, licensed by the treasury department of their country when required, engaged in entering and clearing goods through Customs for a client (importer).

Millions of cubic feet per 24 hour.

A two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail

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.

Extending a sail using a whisker pole

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail

To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats can point better than others, sailing closer to the wind.

Country, island or territory the vessel visits.

(1) To fill a space (room) with water; (2) A rising tide.