Flat bottomed vessel with a shallow draught.

A compartment on or near the bridge of a ship that contains the steering wheel and other controls, compass, charts, navigating equipment and means of communicating with the engine room and other parts of the ship. Also known as wheelhouse

Persons and property carried by transport lines.

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

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 ...

Fresh water mixed with sea water, having a density between 1,000 and 1,026 kg/cm3

A white navigation light carried by vessels under way at night to indicate their presence and give an indication of their course.

Brass work, polished (also varnished wood work in yachts).

The manner in which a shipment moves; i.e., the carriers handling it and the points at which the carriers interchange.

To bring a sailing vessel to a stop with her sails still set. This can be accomplished on a square rigged ship by bracing the yards aback on her foremast; on fore-and-aft rigged boats it is done by bringing her head into the wind so that the sails are no ...

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

Is the total gas pressure (static plus velocity) at the discharge port of the compressor. Velocity pressure is considered only with dynamic compressors.

A ported enclosure which directs the flow of a gas through the filter element.

Small horizontal spars extending athwartships from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of these "spreaders", enabling the shrouds to better support the mast.

A thick serge jacket worn by seamen while keeping watch at night or in stormy weather.

The weight shown in a waybill and freight bill, i.e, the invoiced weight.

A term applied to the gas found on the high pressure side of the refrigeration system.

The pressure at which a pressure operated valve begins to pass a gas.

A sea running in a direction contrary to the wind, which can be confused and dangerous.

- A hitch used for bending a line to a spar, which if tied properly, won't slip. The end of the line is passed around the spar and then passed a second time around so it rides over the standing part. Then it is carried across and up through the bight.