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

ACRONYM - MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

A mast supported by the use of lines or wire known as stays and shrouds.

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

Seaman's name for a reef knot tied upside down. also called a "granny" knot.

The after rail at the stern of a ship. Also called a Pushpit

T/C remuneration

The moisture content of air.

A metal fitting on the mast that the stays attached to the mast; a fitting on the mast for securing rigging.

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

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 ...

Calling names of the points of the compass in order.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

A dimensionless flow parameter, ( Jnr/m), in which J is a significant dimension, often a diameter, n is the fluid velocity, r is mass density, and m is dynamic viscosity, all in consistent units.

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.

A support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast. The most forward stay on the boa ...

Used in meteorology to describe boundaries between hot and cold air masses. This is typically where bad weather is found.

Straps to hook your feet under in cockpit when hiking out.

The latest time cargo may be delivered to a terminal for loading to a scheduled train or ship.

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 ...