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Is the total pressure (static plus velocity) at the inlet flange of the compressor.

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Without sufficient crew.

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BLU

Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers

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A piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner castings.

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To go onboard, to go into a ship, or to gain access to a vessel.

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A stationary passage surrounding an impeller, in which velocity pressure imparted to the flow medium by the impeller is converted into static pressure.

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When U.S. Customs orders shipments without entries to be kept in their custody in a bonded warehouse.

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The qualified operating pressure which is recommended for a component or a system by the manufacturer.

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Ships time was counted by the half hour, starting at midnight. A half hour after twelve was one bell; one o'clock, two bells; and so on until four o'clock, which was eight bells. The counting then started over again, with 4

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A desiccant most commonly used in heat regenerative type dryers.

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A 19th century term for a yachtsman who sails his own yacht without the help of a professional skipper.

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Contracts with berth CIP. NOR can be given when within commercial limits of the port

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A flexible strip used for fairing lines.

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A coating or precipitate deposited on surfaces such as water pipes, steam boilers that are in contact with hard water. Water that contains carbonates or bicarbonates of calcium or magnesium are likely to cause scale when heated.

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The water level used to record data on a chart. Usually the average low tide water level. It is the level below which depths on a chart are measured, and above which keights of a tide are expressed.

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Timber placed across the floor of the cargo hold to protect it from damage.

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A purchase (block and tackle) for hoisting a boat to its davits.

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Shipped under a rate that includes costs of delivery to and the loading onto a carrier at a specified point.

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Said of a wind when it is light and variable in direction, not blowing steadily from any direction.

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