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

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

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.

Damage that is not evident from viewing the unopened package.

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

Food.

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

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

This term refers to the hardness or softness of gaskets.

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.

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

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

Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea.

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.

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.

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

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

Abbreviation for "Carload" and "Containerload".

A circle on a chart, showing all 360

An expansion joint designed to take up thermal expansion.