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

A pipe of large diameter, through which the chains pass into the chain lockers.

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

A cooling water supply system. There are two different types - Open and closed loop systems.

term mainly used by companies selling small compressors because it makes their compressors look bigger than they really are. The swept volume is the actual displacement of the piston, forgetting such losses as bumping clearances, valve clearances, ring lo ...

Seaman's name for the excitement on board as the ship approachs her destination, giving the crew some liberty ashore.

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

An order to stop hoisting.

Type of bulk carrier built for the carriage of coal.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.

A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures. Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer.

(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.

A type of radio carried on a boat to transmit long distances.

A hand held pneumatic tool. Designed to chip masonry, plaster, concrete etc.

Watertight housing for the centerboard.

Slacking a rope smartly, carefully and in small amounts.

The maximum cylinder volume on a working side of the piston, minus the piston displacement volume per stroke. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the displace volume.

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

To obtain his reaction to something.

The hull without the outside and inside plating.