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

An oil-skin hat with broad rear brim.

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

Said of an anchor when the cable is taut and vertical.

To communicate with a vessel in sight.

The crew's term for the chief engineer.

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

When a line is pulled as tight as is can go, as when two blocks are pulled together so that no further movement is possible (also known as "Two blocked").

A sheet or halyard coiled so that it will run out quickly without becoming tangled.

The area leading down from the deck to the cabin, usually with steps (ladder)

A machine having two or more impellers operating in series on a single shaft and in single casing.

To clap on is to temporarily add something to an existing part.

Stowage of general or special cargoes in a container for transport in the various modes.

A carrier which has a direct physical connection with, or forms a link between two or more carriers.

Is the ratio of the actual volume of the gas to the volume determined according to the perfect gas law.

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

To coil down the tail of a line on deck to present a neat appearance.

Foreign matter carried in the air, gas or fluid to be filtered out. Includes air borne dirt, metallic particles produced by wear of moving parts of the air compressor, rust from metal pipelines.

The time that the container was discharged (grounded) from the train.

A figure representing the average low tide of a region.