A draft drawn on the buyer, usually accompanied by documents, with complete instructions concerning processing for payment or acceptance.

A small sail set on the mizzenmast.

The definition of the exact position on the surface of the globe in relation to two lines, latitude and longitude, which intersect at right angles.

An old and experienced seaman.

The falls foul in a block. The falls may be chocked or jammed intentionally for a temporary securing (holding).

A safety device, used to fasten a propeller to its shaft; it breaks when the propeller hits a solid object, thus preventing further damage.

A rate made up of two or more factors, separately published.

A bank that acts as an agent to the seller's bank (the presenting bank). The collecting bank assumes no responsibility for either the documents or the merchandise.

The evolution of swinging a ship's head through several headings to obtain compass errors for the purpose of making a deviation table.

The designation provided in a classification by which a class rate is determined.

A unit used in comparing freight earnings or expenses. The amount earned from the cost of hauling a ton of freight one mile.- The movement of a ton of freight one mile.

A straight line compass course between two points. A line on the earth's surface which intersects all meridians at the same angle.

Article shipped. For dangerous and hazardous cargo, the correct commodity identification is critical.

A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer

A ring of rope made by splicing the ends, and used for slinging weights, holding the parts of a block together, etc. A rope, wire or iron binding, encircling a block and with a thimble seized into it for taking a hook.

The amount the compass is deflected from the true direction by variation (magnetic) and deviation (metallic influences) together

Term meaning smart or neat.

A system in which distilled water, antifreeze, and/or corrosion inhibitors are circulated through a collector and storage tank in a closed loop. Heat picked up from the collector by the circulating fluid is transferred to the storage tank through the clos ...

Is the ratio of the theoretical work requirement to the actual work required to be performed on the gas for compression and delivery.

Blue working overalls.