Prepare for going to sea, extra lashing on all movable objects.

To take down a sail quickly; the entire action of getting a sail out of the wind and furling it.

(1) A false keel. (2) The projection of the keel abaft the stern frame where the spindle of the rudder rests.

An outrigger used to hold a block clear of a mast or of the ship's side.

a filter element intended to be discarded and replaced after one service cycle.

At or in the direction of the bow. Also the fore part of the ship.

Also known as PM, maintenance performed according to a fixed schedule involving the routine repair and replacement of machine parts and components.

Air at a temperature of 68

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

The capacity for floating.

Light rope secured to a buoy to hold vessel while stronger moorings are attached.

A material (such as oil) used between moving parts of machinery to make the surfaces slippery and reduce friction.

Procedure where carrier tests the temperature of the internal flesh of refrigerated commodities to assure that the temperature at time of shipment conforms to prescribed temperature ranges.

Side stays from the masthead to the rail..

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

A sail placed forward of the mast, such as a jib; the sail set from the foremast on a schooner; the lowest square sail on the foremast of Square Riggers.

Wood boards used to cover the ribs, frames, deck or hull of a wooden vessel.

A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

To stow or secure in a safe place. A top-mast is housed by lowering it and securing it to a lowermast.

The pressure encountered on the return side of a system.