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.

The radio operator.

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

An order to stop hoisting.

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.

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

A short length of small rope "ratline stuff" running horizontally across shrouds, for a ladder step.

Mythical sea nymphs who charmed men with their melodious voices. Enchanted, the men would stop all work to listen and they would ultimately die of starvation because of their inability to sail any further.

An area designated for the stowage of cargoes in container; usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation. Here containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.

(1) Sighting two objects in a line to indicate a course to be steered (2) The distance a boat can travel using the fuel stored aboard.

Ship's intercom system

May be "local" using a micro-processor or "remote" using a PC (Personal Computer) or "larger" computer. Only recommended where large "swings" in system (process) demand amplitude may occur. Very effective where "load shaping" is an important consideration ...

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.

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

Cargo that will fit into a container and result in an economical shipment.

Any paint gun which uses air flowing over an opening to create a vacuum to draw paint up a tube to be atomized.

The operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.

A bond covering a croup of persons, articles of properties.

Watertight housing for the centerboard.

The whole crew of a ship.