In lore, the flag flown by a pirate ship - a white skull on a black background with crossed bones below the skull - although there is no evidence that such a flag was ever flown.

A line leading forward from the end of a mainsail boom to prevent the boom from swinging inboard while broad reaching or running. also Preventer

A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.

The horsepower required to isothermally compress the air or gas delivered by the compressor at specified conditions.

Introduction to a Charter Party

Pre-Cooling of intake air for compressors and Blowers.

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

To subject petroleum oil to heat for breaking down into lighter products.

An indication on a draft that the documents attached are to be released to the drawee only on payment.

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

A person in command of a ship. A person certified as competent to command a ship. A master mariner.

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

Environmental contaminant that ingresses due to the action of the system or machine.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

The side-to-side (athwartship) motion of a vessel.

A container fitted with a rear door and a minimum of one side door.

When an anchored vessel is forced, by wind or current, to swing across her anchor so as to risk fouling it with her own cable, she is said to break sheer.

(1) A piece of equipment used to drive piles into the ground. (2) Name given to a ship which because of her short length, cannot ride two consecutive waves, and pitches violently into the second.

Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature.Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as ...

A block and tackle attached to the boom and the deck to prevent the main from gybing when sailing downwind