The horsepower calculated from compressor-indicator diagrams. Applied only to displacement type compressors.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed from initial pressure to an intermediate pressure in one or more cylinders or casings.

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

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

The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

The measurement of the angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. A vessel with a 0

Storing on land. Many small boats are placed in dry storage over the winter.

A business firm which sells its services to organizations which operate vessels

The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the seller pays the freight charges of the inland carrier.

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.

The power required at the compressor drive shaft. Losses in external transmissions such as gears and belt drives are not included.

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

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

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

A single masted cutter built expressly for the prevention of smuggling and the enforcement of customs regulations.

A device designed to enable accumulated liquids to be held for draining in a compressed air system.

A pillar or handhold on a boat - Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.

A method of signaling and communicating using two flags held in position by the signaler, the positions of the flags denoting the meaning.

To double a vessel's mooring lines.

A port designated by the government of a country for duty-free entry of any non-prohibited goods. Merchandise may be stored, displayed, used for manufacturing, etc., within the zone and re-exported without duties.