The position of an object that lies off to one side of the vessel.

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

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

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 ...

A law limiting the time in which claims or suits may be instituted.

To sail towards the direction from which the wind blows by making a series of tacks. A point of sail also known as sailing close hauled.

Crew store managed by crew members offering everything from snacks to toiletries. Originally the name given to clothing that was issued to seamen.

a filter medium that retains contaminants primarily within tortuous passages.

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

Location where cargo enters the care and custody of carrier.

When an anchored vessel is forced, by wind or current, to swing across her anchor so as to risk fouling it with her own cable, she is said to break sheer.

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

see Holystone

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships.

Said of a boat which turns end over end in very rough seas.

Loss of effective propeller thrust caused by the blades cutting across the column of water sucked along by the propeller instead of working in it. Can also lead to heavy vibration of the vessel.

Load/unload control system that tries to maximize compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle.

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

A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.