The aft edge of a sail, more commonly called the leech.

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

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

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

A private ship operating under license from a government against the merchant shipping of an enemy.

A system of reefing a sail by partially furling it. Roller furling systems are not necessarily designed to support roller reefing.

Loose and broken ice in bays, or along exposed edges of floes.

A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

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

Side stays from the masthead to the rail..

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

The capacity for floating.

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.

An imaginary sphere surrounding the globe that contains the sun, moon, stars and planets.

Is a compression in which the temperature of a gas remains constant.

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

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

Long wave formations during calm or light air formed by waves running into shoaling water

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.