A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.

An oil-skin hat with broad rear brim.

Port/berth delays

Abbreviation for the Railway Service "Container On Flat Car."

A hawser or line attached to an anchor.

A small double-pronged bendable pin used to secure a clevis pin or to keep turnbuckles from unwinding.

An extension of the keel for protection of propeller and rudder.

The ratio of fuel consumption to compressor capacity.

Speed through the water, not "over ground".

A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.

To reduce the volume of, by or as if by pressure.

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

Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

Station, usually on the bridge, from which a ship is controlled; the act of so controlling.

(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.

the liquid that separates from a vapor during condensation.

To communicate with a vessel in sight.

A rate of action. In this case, quickly.

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 ...

An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a winch