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

A Latin term meaning "In proportion."

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

A bunk which runs under the cockpit

A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

The power required at the compressor drive shaft. Losses in external transmissions such as gears and belt drives are not included.

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

Nautical Flag meanings can be found here.

A sea with waves approaching from the stern of the boat; a sea in which the waves are moving in the same direction as the vessel

The relative humidity of a gas (or air) vapor mixture is the ratio of the partial pressure of the vapor to the vapor saturation pressure at the dry bulb temperature of the mixture.

Heat exchangers for removing the heat of compression between stages of a compressor.

Person authorized by transportation lines to publish tariffs or rates, rules, and regulations for their account.

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

see Holystone

Daily; occurring once a day.

A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

A call to turn out of bunks.

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

An old seafaring dish made of boiled oatmeal seasoned with salt, sugar, and butter.