The operation of tarring and blacking the rigging or hull to act as a preservative against the action of salt water. the best mixture was said to be coal tar, vegetable tar, and salt water boiled together and laid on hot.

A small wooden box, with lock and key, in which seamen keep sentimental valuables, stationery, and sundry small stores.

The cabin towards the front of the vessel.

Abbreviation for "Container Freight Station." A shipping dock where cargo is loaded ("stuffed") into or unloaded ("stripped") from containers. Generally, this involves less than containerload shipments, although small shipments destined to same consignee ...

Any bend or hitch which slips as a result of being improperly tied; an improvised knot which is not a recognized maritime knot as used at sea.

Turning out all hands on board ship in the morning, or calling the watch for duty on deck.

Moving belt which brings a continuous supply of buckets loaded with bulk commodities.

An acid carbonate.

Is the temperature at which oil begins to flow under prescribed conditions.

Goods which have been prohibited from entering a belligerent state by the declaration of a blockade.

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

A blend of gases tailored to replace the normal atmosphere within a container.

freezing of a piston ring in its groove in a piston engine or reciprocating compressor due to heavy deposits in the piston ring zone.

Abrasion, wear or damage to a line caused by rubbing against another object

(1) A spar. Such as a pole used to position a sail (e.g., spinnaker pole or whisker pole, which serves the same purpose for a jib). (2) One of the two points around which the earth spins, known as the north and south poles.

The theoretical speed that a boat can travel without planing, based on the shape of its hull This speed is 1.34 times the length of a boat at its waterline. Also known as hull speed.

Lying nearly head to wind and stopped, and maintaining this position by trimming sail or working engines.

An instrument with a movable arm to plot a course on a chart

Navigation rules governing waters outside designated demarcation zones

See CFS.