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

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

A horizontal pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot (lower edge) of the sail is fastened

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

A ship owned and armed by a private individual that is empowered by a government to fight with enemy ships and capture enemy shipping in time of war.

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

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

On a square-rigged ship, a small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather. A square version is called a Moonraker.

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

A call to turn out of bunks.

Pieces of timber bolted to the hounds of a mast, to support the trestle-trees.

Abbreviation for "Currency Adjustment Factor." A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations.

Chemical species slated to replace CFCs in the near future.

Said to contain.

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

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

Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

A sleeping berth or bed.

(1) Floating, but at mercy of wind and sea. (2) Piercing the hull with a projectile. (3) Taking in sail during a calm.

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