First voyage of a ship.

Sails that lie in the direction of the ship's length and whose luffs abut the masts or are attached to stays.

A built in mechanical device to recover a portion of the power consumed by a constant speed centrifugal compressor when operating at reduced capacity or reduced pressure rise, or both.

A device that indicates pressure differential above or below atmospheric pressure.

Center point of all underwater area of the hull where the hull's lateral resistance can be said to be centered.

A ball shaped buoy marking a navigational hazard.

C The international temperature scale where water freezes at 0 (degrees) and boils at 100 (degrees). Also known as the centigrade scale.

(1) The flag traditionally flown by pirate ships. (2) The name given by sailors to the bubonic plague, whose victims were said to turn black.

An apparatus consisting of an outside shell and a sheave through which a rope may be passed (pulley).

A power or sailing boat used by pi-lots (men who have local knowledge of navigation hazards of ports).

A bollard with horizontal arms, forming the shape of a cross, as a means of belaying lines.

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 marine hardware store.

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

Small, circular sheets of newly-formed ice that do not impede navigation.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

Light-weight foresail similar to a spinnaker but set without a pole.

A bend or hitch used to attach a line to a ring or spar so that by pulling the end of the line, the hitch will come free. This is done by passing a bight of the line under the other part so that when strain is applied the bight is jammed. A pull on the en ...

Small struts or spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast. Also known as crosstrees in older vessels.

A vertical post extending above the deck for securing mooring lines