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

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

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

Turbines or engines in which gas expands, does work, and undergoes a drop in temperature.

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 hold a vessel on the course she is heading.

Document listing all personal goods of crew members.

Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

To change a boat's direction, bringing the bow through the eye of the wind.

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

(1) A knot used to secure a line to another object such as a ring or cylindrical object or to another line; (2) Common term for an enlistment.

Heavy-duty wire used to lower heavy instruments overboard from the trawl winch.

A certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to satisfy import regulations of foreign countries; indicates that a U.S. shipment has been inspected and found free from harmful pests and plant diseases.

Complementary equipment for terminal and over the road handling containers.

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

Depending upon as a condition

A support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast. The most forward stay on the boa ...

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.

An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships.