An expression of surprise or unbelief, as when a ship strikes a rock or shoal so hard that her timbers shiver.

Progress backwards.

Stowing cargo destined for a specific location close together to avoid unnecessary cargo movement.

Is any gas or gas mixture that contains no water vapor and/or in which all of the constituents are substantially above their respective saturated vapor pressures at the existing temperature.

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

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.

Estimated account

The large enclosed floor where the lines of a vessel are laid out and the molds or templates made.

A series of sound signals required by COLREGS to prevent collisions at sea.

To attach a boat to a mooring, dock, post, anchor, etc.

A person in command of a ship. A person certified as competent to command a ship. A master mariner.

A unit designed to separate condensate from the compressed air stream.

Devices that may be used to position the impeller or to protect the shaft.

see Holystone

Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.

(1) Shallow water. (2) An underwater sand bar or hill that has its top near the surface.

a filter medium that retains contaminants primarily within tortuous passages.

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

Are of two kinds: First, those built in permanently and part of the ship's structure, used for the reception of water ballast, fuel, oil, or liquid cargo; second, those constructed specially and removable if necessary. These vary greatly in size and shape ...