Articles which are taken apart to reduce the cubic footage displaced or to make a better shipping unit and are to be re-assembled.

Temporarily placed longitudinal bulkheads used to prevent bulk cargo from shifting.

Seamen who worked on the masts and yards of square-rigged ships.

A pneumatic percussive drill designed as a boring tool.

Sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up in the form of a wave. also known as Eagre.

A knot used to fasten a line or cable to the anchor.

Let the sail out by easing the sheet.

The space between decks. The name of the deck or decks between the ceiling and main deck.

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

Line attached to the bottom of the boom used to flatten the sail by pulling the boom down, and thus tightening the luff of the sail. (2) A line used for hauling down a jib or staysail.

Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.

Sailor's slang for anchor.

Carriers' practice of dividing revenue received from through rates where joint hauls are involved. This is usually according to agreed formulae.

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

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.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors.

2,204.6 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.

Estimated account

The borrowing of money by the master using his ship as security.

In a square rigged ship, the act of hauling the head sheets to windward and laying the head-yards flat aback in order to bring the ships head out of the wind while tacking. This is done when helm action alone is insufficient.