The act of taking a ship on the high seas from those lawfully entitled to it.

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

A device actuated by inlet static pressure and designed to open during an emergency or abnormal condition to prevent a rise of internal pressure in excess of a specified value.

The gauge pressure at which a safety valve visibly and audibly opens or at setting which a relief valve discharges an unbroken stream of liquid.

To break into a conversation.

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

A dust-collection chamber containing numerous permeable fabric filters through which the exhaust gases pass. Finer particulates entrained in the exhaust gas stream are collected in the filters for subsequent treatment/disposal.

A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

Shell or body of a ship.

Progress backwards.

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.

A rail fastened along the inside of the bulwarks of a vessel and pierced to hold belaying pins

Is the unique temperature to which the air (or any gas) must be cooled in order that it shall be saturated with respect to ice.

A Marine insurance term to refer to partial loss on an individual shipment from one of the perils insured against, regardless of the balance of the cargo. Particularaverage insurance can usually be obtained, but the loss must be in excess of a certain per ...

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

Maintenance performed after a machine has failed to return it to an operating state.

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

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

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