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The Roman god of the sea, associated with Salacia, the goddess of Salt Water.

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Erecting the mast on the boat. The Mast Step is a fitting which supports the bottom end of the mast at the deck or keel.

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Transverse members fitted to the bottom side rails of a container, which support the floor.

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Unit of highway motive power used to pull one or more trailers/containers.

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To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

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(1) Generally something wrong or difficult (2) To be tangled (line) or in turmoil (air); to entangle or obstruct (3) In racing, a rules infraction

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Material passed into the effluent stream composed of foreign materials incorporated into the filter medium.

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Cargo-securing devices mounted in the floor of containers; allow lashing and securing of cargo.

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A draft to which no documents are attached.

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A white light, usually on the masthead, visible from all directions, used to indicate that a vessel is anchored.

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Pieces of ice, about the size of a small house, that have broken off a glacier.

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

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Location where cargo enters the care and custody of carrier.

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Wood or metal supports (Dunnage) to keep shipments in place to prevent cargo shifting.

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Pre-Cooling of intake air for compressors and Blowers.

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Polytetrafluorethylene.

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(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.

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Words incorporated when signing under duress and not concurring entirely with import of document signed, and after stating grounds of non-concurrence.

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A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

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A sail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the foot, or a fore-and-aft sail which is set without a boom.

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