Cargo-securing devices mounted in the floor of containers; allow lashing and securing of cargo.

The quantity of contaminant a filter element can trap and hold before the maximum allowable back pressure or delta P level is reached.

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

DC. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity.(2) A type of electricity transmission and distribution by which electricity flows in one direction through the conductor; usually relatively low voltage and high current; typically abbreviated as dc.

Running ashore (hitting the bot-tom).

The tallest mast; the forward mast of a yawl or ketch; the mast furthest aft on a schooner

A stationary element that may be adjustable and which directs the flow medium to the inlet of an impeller.

The process of connecting a moving rail car with a motionless rail car within a rail classification yard in order to make up a train. The cars move by gravity from an incline or "hump" onto the appropriate track.

The seller must deliver the goods to a pier and place them within reach of the ship's loading equipment. See Terms of Sale.

TIME

To throw an oar out of the rowlock, and raise it perpendicularly on its end, and lay it down in the boat, with its blade forward.

T/C remuneration

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

An ocean carrier company operating vessels not on regular runs or schedules. They call at any port where cargo may be available.

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

A call to turn out of bunks.

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.

The naval architect's drawings of a ship showing the various sections.

A Latin term meaning "In proportion."

Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.