The ship that carries an admiral's flag.

On a square-rigged ship, the ropes which hang below a yard upon which the topmen stand while aloft furling or reefing a sail. They were supported by ropes from the yard known as "stirrups".

A time draft under a letter of credit that has been accepted and purchased by a bank at a discount.

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.

An order to make haste.

The person or company who is usually the supplier or owner of commodities shipped. Also called Consignor.

To break into a conversation.

Progress backwards.

2,204.6 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.

is an ideal process that may be stopped and made to retrace its steps and restore to the systems or surroundings all work and heat previously removed. It is frictionless.

The state of a vessel when she is so loosened as to droop at each end.

Document listing all personal goods of crew members.

A floatation device shaped like a U and thrown to people in the water in emergencies.

a filter medium that retains contaminants primarily within tortuous passages.

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.

Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

Long-range navigation system that uses radio signals transmitted at specific times. An onboard receiver computes position by measuring the difference in time of signal reception. This system is being phased out in favor of GPS.

2,000 pounds.

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

Let the sail out by easing the sheet.