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

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

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

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

A precursor to the sextant. An old navigational device for checking the altitude of the sun or stars.

A dog or brace to hold objects rigidly in place.

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

Old term for a heavy gale or hurricane.

A figure representing the average low tide of a region.

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.

Large bollards affixed to the main deck near the bow of a square rigged vessel around which hawsers or anchor cables were belayed.

Equipped to assist during offshore construction and maintenance work.

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight." (Named Port) Same as C&F or CFR except seller also provides insurance to named destination.

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

A point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind (as directly into the wind) as possible; sails are pulled in tight, enabling the boat to point as high as possible to the direction the wind is coming from; Also, "beating" and "on-the-wind". ...

An imaginary line drawn between the luff and leech of a sail. The chord depth is an imaginary line drawn to the deepest part of the sail from the chord. The ratio of chord depth to chord length represents the sail's draft - a high ratio indicates a full s ...

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

An opening in the deck near the bow from which the spinnaker is hoisted. Spinnakers are also often referred to as chutes.

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

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.