Legal obligation for a ship to use the services of a pilot in a particular place.

A partial refund of an import fee. Refund usually results because goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.

The spaces between the transverse bulkheads of a ship.

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.

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").

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

The compressor continuously compresses, however, when the maximum pressure is reached, the delivered air is blown off to the atmosphere instead of being fed to the receiver.

(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.

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

The operation of pressing oakum into a seam as a temporary measure until the seam can be properly caulked.

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight And Exchange."

The unit that runs continuously and matches air supply to demand, by loading and unloading the compressor.

A device that changes a vapor into a liquid. Accomplished by exposing a tube containing vapor to air or by passing the tube through a water jacket.

May be "local" using a micro-processor or "remote" using a PC (Personal Computer) or "larger" computer. Only recommended where large "swings" in system (process) demand amplitude may occur. Very effective where "load shaping" is an important consideration ...

the liquid that separates from a vapor during condensation.

The whole crew of a ship.

The direction of a ship's heading as read on a compass. The compass course has added the magnetic deviation and the magnetic variation to the true course.

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

A firm that acts as an export sales agent for more than one noncompeting manufacturer.

A clause in a Bill of lading which specifies the least charge that the carrier will make for issuing a lading. The charge may be a definite sum or the current charge per ton for any specified quantity.