Document showing contents and loading sequence of a container.

A bolted rim used for attachment to another object.

Goods from a captured ship which was permitted to be distributed among the captors at once.

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

To place pieces of dunnage in between pieces of cargo in order to prevent shifting of the cargo.

A board-shaped swinging vane, controlled by a tiller or wheel, and attached to the rudderpost or stern for steering and maneuvering a vessel.

A contract term meaning both parties agree to provide something for the other.

To braid used with small stuff.

A moment of time which could be measured by the shaking of a sail as a sailing ship comes into the wind.

Still, seaworthy, able.

A charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period.

Cabin; sleeping compartment.

British standard pipe tapered.

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.

A small projection of land.

Systeme International. The international system of unit measurement.

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

Green and red lights on the starboard and port sides of the boat required for navigation at night. Each light is supposed to be visible through an arc of 112.5

The piece of board on which a man working aloft is swung.

To collide with a vessel head on.