Alert (pep it up!).

The left side of a vessel when looking forward.

Introduction to a Charter Party

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

(1) Small boat for one or two rowers. (2) Small fishing vessel with foresail, boom mainsail, and mizzen trysail.

To trim the sheets in.

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

Federal Maritime Commission. The U.S. Governmental regulatory body responsible for administering maritime affairs including the tariff system, Freight Forwarder Licensing, enforcing the conditions of the Shipping Act and approving conference or other carr ...

Surface resistance to relative motion, which slows down movement and causes heat.

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

The state of a vessel when she is so loosened as to droop at each end.

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

Said to contain.

A slang name for a bullying officer on a ship.

Abbreviation for "Container Freight Station." A shipping dock where cargo is loaded ("stuffed") into or unloaded ("stripped") from containers. Generally, this involves less than containerload shipments, although small shipments destined to same consignee ...

Two or more bearings are noted on the chart in order to determine the ship's position at the intersection of the two

On square-rigged ships, a small light square sail set above the skysail in fair weather. If the sail were triangular, it would be called a Skyscraper.

A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.

A knot formed by taking the strands of the end of a line and tucking them over and under each other to prevent them from unraveling.

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