An order to hold a vessel on the course she is heading.

Running ashore (hitting the bot-tom).

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 ...

A certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to satisfy import regulations of foreign countries; indicates that a U.S. shipment has been inspected and found free from harmful pests and plant diseases.

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.

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.

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

An instrument that uses sound waves to measure the distance to the bottom.

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

The horsepower input to the compressor shaft, or more generally to any driven machine shaft.

Bank that opens a straight or negotiable letter of credit and assumes the obligation to pay the bank or beneficiary if the documents presented are in accordance with the terms of the letter of credit.

When used in pricing terms such as "Ex Factory" or "Ex Dock," it signifies that the price quoted applies only at the point of origin indicated.

Loan issued against some security

Depending upon as a condition

To take a boat into water that is too shallow for it to float in, i.e: the bottom of the boat is resting on the ground.

a filter medium that retains contaminants primarily within tortuous passages.

Difference between minimum and maximum pressures for an air compressor. Also called cut in-cut out or load-no load pressure range.

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.