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

A bolted rim used for attachment to another object.

Waterproof clothing.

Beams sometimes fitted over the decks for the stowage of heavy boats or cargo.

Wheeled under-carriage on which a container or chassis may be placed.

Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

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

The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.

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

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

A point through which all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act.

Are lines that supply equipment from sub headers.

Thin plates attached to the exterior of the hull to deaden any rolling.

Said of a vessel that is firm, strong, and unlikely to develop leaks.

A large body of water taken aboard (ship a sea).

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

See Door-to-Door.

The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

Shipper's communication(s) to its agent and/or directly to the international water-carrier. Instructions may be varied, e.g., specific details/clauses to be printed on the B/L, directions for cargo pickup and delivery.