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

Consists of a vessel which is a combination of oil sump and oil separator, an oil cooler and an oil filter.

Place where cargo is loaded and leaves a country.

Length of chain used for putting around logs or steel products.

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.

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.

A flag signaling that a ship is about to sail and that all should report on board. It is International Code Flag "P".

A large and powerful sheet winch

In sailboat racing, to have a controlling position over competitors by staying between them and the next mark or buoy - a tactical maneuver in which the lead boat stays between the trailing boat and the wind or the next mark.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

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.

Fast boat used for passenger and cargo traffic in fairly sheltered waters.

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

The difference in pressure between any two points of a system or component.

An articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot equivalent units (FEU's).

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

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers.

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

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.