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

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

Abbreviation for "Cost and Insurance." A price that includes the cost of the goods, the marine insurance and all transportation charges except the ocean freight to the named point of destination.

Cost, Insurance, Freight, Interest and Exchange.

A block with one end permanently attached to a surface.

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.

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

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

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

Abbreviation for "Carload" and "Containerload".

The two sides of a block. (2) Pieces of timber attached to the mast below the masthead to support the trestle trees.

A watertight bulkhead at the forepeak extending to main deck. This bulkhead prevents the entire ship from being flooded in case of a collision.

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.

Damage that is not evident from viewing the unopened package.

Law that derives its force and authority from precedent, custom and usage rather than from statutes, particularly with reference to the laws of England and the United States.

Remove unnecessary things from the decks usually in preparation for oncoming bad weather.

Referring to the lines of a vessel's hull when they give a a fine and unobstructed run from bow to stern so that she moves through the water smoothly.

Books covering information about coastal navigation, including navigational aids, courses, distances, anchorages and harbors.

The tackle used to adjust the clew in and out on the boom.

A bar which projects above the coaming and which bears against a continuous rubber gasket strip set into the hatch panels of steel hatch covers in order to provide a weathertight seal.