The crew's term for the chief engineer.

Machines having only one impeller.

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

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

Old term for a heavy gale or hurricane.

Movement of a tractor, without trailer, over the highway.

Percentage of cargo or passengers carried e.g. 4000 tons carried on a vessel of 10000 capacity has a load factor of 40%

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

A transportation company which provides service to the general public at published rates.

Equipped to assist during offshore construction and maintenance work.

An inward structural failure of a filter element which can occur due to abnormally high pressure drop (differential pressure) or resistance to flow.

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

A rating who tends to the pumps of an oil tanker.

The A.S.M.E. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

A public/private initiative to promote the efficiency of compressed air in the US.

Re-fueling the vessel.

A block with one end permanently attached to a surface.

(1) An intermediate rank between Captain and Rear Admiral, often held by a senior captain when given extra responsibility. (2) The leader of a yacht club.

Order to take off a damaged part of a vessel, to restore it to its proper shape and condition, and to replace it in position.

An anchor is said to come home when its flukes are not holding in the ground and it drags.