A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

Wind coming from the south.

A materials handling/storage facility used for completely unitized loads in containers and/or empty containers. Commonly referred to as CY.

To bleed is the operation of draining any water out of a buoy which may have seeped inside after long use at sea.

A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage. Useful for lifting heavy loads.

A line drawn on a chart, as a result of a bearing, along which the boat is positioned

To put out a mooring, hawser or line from a ship to a point of attachment outside her.

Blowdown.

On steam vessels has responsibility for the boilers, on diesels, the evaporators and the auxiliary equipment.

A structure of heavy timbers placed between ground ways and cradle to support the ship during launching.

Is a compression in which the temperature of a gas remains constant.

Seller is responsible for goods and preparation of export documentation until actually placed aboard the vessel.

A deck dryer composed of a flat piece of wood shod with rubber, and a handle. Stanchions

A raised portion of the hull forward of the cockpit intended to prevent water entering.

Starboard.

Abbreviation for:- Port of Loading.- Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.

The ship's funnel or smokestack.

A term describing the seamen of a British warship.

That part of the water which is diverted from the main stream of a current and as a result flows in the opposite direction.

A large balloon shaped lightweight sail used when running or reaching. Spinnakers are made of cloth very similar to that used for parachutes, which is why you may also hear them called chutes, or kites.