Sailor's term for being about to get married, a splice being used to join two ropes together.

A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

The bearing which supports the propeller shaft where it emerges from the ship.

A call to turn out of bunks.

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

A dust-collection chamber containing numerous permeable fabric filters through which the exhaust gases pass. Finer particulates entrained in the exhaust gas stream are collected in the filters for subsequent treatment/disposal.

Abbreviation for "Currency Adjustment Factor." A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations.

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.

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

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.

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

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

Daily; occurring once a day.

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

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.

Micrometer or one millionth of a meter; micron is sometimes represented in filtration by the Greek letter

Wooden shoulders attached below the masthead to either side of a wooden mast which originally supported the trestle trees.

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

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.

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