In physics, the concept that as the speed of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) increases, the pressure within that fluid decreases. Originally formulated in 1738 by the Swiss mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli, it states that the total energy in a ...

A proceeding wherein a shipper/consignee seeks authority to abandon all or parts of their cargo.

The order to go aloft (go up above).

Activate, Activation

Measured from the most forward part of the fore end to the most after part of the after end of the hull.

Ramp fitted to a RoRo ship situated at the rear of the ship.

Tall and short waves caused by water current and wave directions being opposite to the direction of the wind.

Old term for the galley of a vessel situated normally on the deck and not between decks.

A piece of wood placed across the head of a boat's rudder, with a rope attached to each end, by which the boat is steered.

A set of bearings taken from an object with a known position, such as a landmark, to determine the ship's location. A type of running fix.

The order to tack the ship

Get away from the ship, as in an emergency.

The waters adjacent to a country over which it claims jurisdiction. also, Territorial Waters.

A discount allowed for damage or overcharge in the payment of a bill.

The next grade above the beginning grade of ordinary seaman in the deck crew.

A sail control used to change the athwartships lead of the jib sheet by pulling the sheet toward the centerline of the boat.

A small jib set high on the headstay of a double headsail rig.

Auxiliary engine

ACRONYM - Actuator

To lay the head yards abox in a square rigged sailing vessel was to lay them square to the foremast in order to heave-to.