A traditional term in the British Navy for serving out an additional tot of rum or grog to a ship's crew. In sailing ship days the main brace was spliced (in terms of drink) in very bad weather or after a period of severe exertion by the crew.

Place where cargo is loaded and leaves a country.

(1) A small coastal inlet generally protected from the worst of the prevailing winds. (2) A thin, hollowed line cut along a yacht's sheer below deck level and traditionally gilded.

An additional duty imposed to offset export grants, bounties or subsidies paid to foreign suppliers in certain countries by the government of that country for the purpose of promoting export.

The spiral grooves between the strands of rope after it has been laid up.

Large ships dating back to the 17th century typically with three masts carrying rectangular sails mounted on horizontal spars called yards. A sailing-ship rig with rectangular sails set approximately at right angles to the keel line from horizontal yards.

Cost of goods, marine insurance and all transportation (freight) charges are paid to the foreign point of delivery by the seller.

Port where cargo is unloaded and enters a country.

Amends the Act of 1984 to provide for confidential service contracts and other items.

Openings in a ship's hull for ventilation, light and other purposes.

A wire or rope contrivance placed around cargo and used to load or discharge it to/from a vessel.

The act of supporting anything by propping or shoring it up.

On a square-rigged ship, the yards are square by the braces when they are at right angles to the fore-and-aft lines of the ship.

Compressors in which successive volumes of air or gas are confined within a closed space, and compressed. They may be either reciprocating or rotating. (Trap air and then squeeze it to the desired pressure).

A general nautical term for Canadians, but more especially for Nova Scotian sailing ships and men.

Finely-divided water swept from crest of waves by strong winds.

A device for mounting cylinders.

A pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board ship, used for securing mooring or towing lines. Similar to dock bollards.

Is the volume of a given weight of gas, usually expressed as cu ft/lb as SPT conditions.

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.