Practices and measures that increase energy efficiency.

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 ...

Is a process taking place without any heat exchange with the surroundings.

Is a process taking place under constant temperature. To compress the gas from state 1 to state 2, heat must be removed to keep the temperature constant. The pressure change is reciprocal to the change in specific volume.

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.

Long bars or bolts with a padlock on the end, on which iron shackles could slide, which were used on board ship to confine the legs of prisoners.

(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.

SOnar Navigation and Ranging - A device which emits pulses of high frequency sound which are reflected by any solid object they encounter. The time from the emission of the pulse and the arrival of its returning echo is measured, giving a range to the obj ...

A synthetic rubber frequently used for vessel and liquid filter element gasket.

A transportation arrangement in which truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to a destination. Also known as Rail Pigs.

Pipe lines to a compartment for smothering a fire by steam or by a chemical.

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

To touch bottom.

A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.

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

Resistance to flow. Defined as the difference in pressure upstream and downstream.

All naval officers with the rank of rear admiral (or its equivalent) and above.

Lloyds open form

A name usually given to a State body having control or regulation of public utilities.

A safety device used to prevent or stop unwanted flames.