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

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

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

Damage that is not evident from viewing the unopened package.

Food.

A sailboat sailing on a tack with the wind coming from starboard and the boom on the port side. If two boats under sail are approaching, the one on port tack must give way to the boat on starboard tack.

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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

Abbreviation for "Carload" and "Containerload".

Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea.

Price includes commission as well as CIF.

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

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." ...

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