Elevated structure from which coal and other cargoes can be loaded into a vessel. Name is also given to a landing-place, or loading-place.

Slacking a rope smartly, carefully and in small amounts.

the weight of a specified artificial contaminant that must be added to the influent to produce a given differential pressure across a filter at specified conditions. Used as an indication of relative service life.

A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.

A representation on a plane surface of the spherical surface of the earth. The equivalent of a map for use by navigators.

A small toggle used on a flag.

any loss of performance due to the presence of contamination. Two basic types of contamination failure are: Perceptible -- gradual loss of efficiency or performance, and Catastrophic -- dramatic, unexpected failure.

The action of a whale when it comes to the surface and expels the seawater it has taken in while feeding. The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaling ship when sighting this spouting water is "There she blows".

A formal statement describing goods to be shipped; filed with and approved by the consul of the country of destination prior to shipment.

The bank that adds its confirmation to another bank's (the issuing bank's) letter of credit and promises to pay the beneficiary upon presentation of documents specified in the letter of credit.

Any person not a common carrier who, under special and individual contracts or agreements, transports passengers or property for compensation.

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.

To get spliced is slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

(1) Free, not entangled (2) To finalize all formalities in a Customs House.

To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

A fitting of wood or metal, with horns, used for securing lines (tying up).

Freight moving under a bond to U.S. Customs or to the Internal Revenue Service, and to be delivered only under stated conditions.

Specific Power Consumption.

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 ...

A vessel of amy rig, mounting between 18 and 32 guns.