Confined to an anchorage or haven through being unable to proceed because of stormy weather.

The left side of a vessel when looking forward.

Said to contain.

A pattern or template. Also a shape of metal or wood over or in which an object may be hammered or pressed to fit.

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

A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.

Filtration that occurs at the surface layer (as opposed to within the body depth) of the filter, and is accomplished by passing the material to be filtered over a grating, screen, sieve or membrane fabric with micro sized holes. The size of the holes in t ...

A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass a racing mark.

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

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant entropy from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure. (calculated assuming ideal conditions).

Shipments loaded and sealed by shippers and not checked or verified by the carriers.

To trim the sheets in.

A rest for a cargo-boom when lowered for securing for sea.

Introduction to a Charter Party

A call to turn out of bunks.

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

A device designed to enable accumulated liquids to be held for draining in a compressed air system.

Shipper's instructions to carrier for forwarding goods; usually the triplicate copy of the bill of lading.

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.