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

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.

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

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

Price includes commission as well as CIF.

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.

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.

The ratio of the absolute discharge pressure to the absolute inlet pressure.

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

Food.

A windlass is a winch-like device used to assist in the raising of the anchor.

A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were received in "apparent good order and condition," without damage or other irregularities. If no notation or exception is made, the B/L is assumed to be "cleaned." ...

A stem curving up and forward in graceful line.

a filter intended to prevent only large particles from entering a component immediately downstream.

An expansion joint designed to take up thermal expansion.

Navigating near the coast, allowing one to find one's position by use of landmarks and other references.

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

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight, Collection And Interest."

A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. A mixture of individual gases. The gaseous mixture surrounding the earth..

See "Brokerage"