A vertical support for guardrails and lifelines.

Compartment in which clothing for issue to crew is stowed.

The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

The study of the earth's waters.

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature. It is the highest vapor pressure that the liquid can exert.

A filter assembly in which the inlet, outlet and filter element axes are in a straight line.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

Machine which receives dry bulk cargo. It is used for stowing sugar,ores and minerals in the holds.

An untidy loose end of a rope (or rags).

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

The pressure measured in a flowing stream (liquid or gas) in such a manner that no effect on the measurement is produced by the velocity of the stream.

The upward curvature of the keel towards the bow and stern.

The total pressure measured from absolute zero ( i.e., from an absolute vacuum).

An enemy vessel captured at sea by a privateer or a ship of war. The term is also applied to contraband cargo taken from a merchant ship.

Are the connections between the headers and the work station.

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

The operation of swinging round, by means of braces, the yards of a square rigged ship to set the sails more efficiently to the wind.

Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

The method by which a racing yacht may object to the actions of a rival on the basis of a breach of the racing rules. A protest committee will hear both sides, and if the protest is upheld, the offending yacht may be penalized.

To develop a hole or break in the hull through which seawater could enter. Term originated from a sprung plank.