Flat steel stock of various thicknesses used in the construction of a ship to form the sides and decks.

An enemy vessel captured at sea by a privateer or a ship of war. The term is also applied to contraband cargo taken from a merchant ship.

A method of removing heat from the flowing medium by circulation of a coolant in passages built into the diaphragm.

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

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature.

Nautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who fed the steam boilers.

The magnetic compass used by the navigator as a standard.

An object made with more than one type of material.

An organization established by the members of an ocean conference acts as a self-policing force with broad authority to investigate tariff violations, including authority to scrutinize all documents kept by the carriers and their personnel. Violations are ...

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

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

Arrangements with a carrier for the acceptance and carriage of freight; i.e., a space reservation.

The senior engineer officer responsible for the satisfactory working and upkeep of the main and auxiliary machinery and boiler plant on board ship.

A machine used to pick up and move goods loaded on pallets or skids.

A "C" shaped fitting which can be slipped over the boom, for example, when the sail has been roller reefed to allow the boom vang to be reattached.

Sailing too close to the wind

The method by which a racing yacht may object to the actions of a rival on the basis of a breach of the racing rules. A protest committee will hear both sides, and if the protest is upheld, the offending yacht may be penalized.

A boat with a flat bottom and square ends.

A short, confused sea.