A measurement. Parts per million

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the bow of the ship.

A large reinforced eye in the leech and clew of a sail that allows a line to fasten to it; e.g., the reef cringle and clew cringle.

(1) The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom, holding the boat in place. (2) The two triangular parts which make up a whale's tail.

Electrical measurement. The output of one or several electric machines. Load also denotes the power carried by a particular circuit.

Making a ship just as it is about to sail.

An invoice provided by a supplier prior to the shipment of merchandise, informing the buyer of the kinds and quantities of goods to be sent, their value, and specifications (weight, size, etc.).

To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, reaching speeds in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length.

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

A layer of dust built up on an air filter.

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

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature.

To give the steersman the de-sired course to be steered.

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.

Is that pressure of either the motive fluid or of the ejector gas discharge which causes an ejector to become unstable.

Document showing contents and loading sequence of a container.

A form requiring all data in a commercial invoice along with a certificate of value and/or a certificate of origin. Required in a few countries (usually former British territories) and usually serves as a seller's commercial invoice.

Polyethylene or similar substance heat-treated and shrunk into an envelope around several units, thereby securing them as a single pack for presentation or to secure units on a pallet.

Blower.