A person who deals in the selling of provisions, dried stores, etc.

Another term for first mate.

A factor expressing the deviation of gas from the laws of hydraulics.

The ratio of fuel consumption to compressor capacity.

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

(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.

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

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 condition of the tide when there is no horizontal motion.

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

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

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

A government official residing in a foreign country who represents the interests of her or his country and its nationals.

An oil-skin hat with broad rear brim.

Sophisticated, computer controlled systems that manage the mixtures of gases within a container throughout an intermodal journey reducing decay.

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

The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk.

A sail attached to the forestay as opposed to a jib which is attached to the headstay.

This property of a gas is the weight of air or gas per unit volume. Unless specified, it refers in compressor practice to the weight per unit volume at conditions of total temperature, total pressure and composition which prevail at the compressor intake.