Free from living organisms and especially micro-organisms. Usually used in food and dairy applications.

Removing waste from a holding tank.

The stopping of articles, such as peanuts, etc., for cleaning at a point between the point of origin and destination.

An order to haul up.

a measure of relative freedom from contaminants.

Right Ascension of a celestial body is the arc of the equinoctial between Aries and the meridian of the object, always reckoning eastward from Aries.

Is the ambient gas temperature as indicated by a standard thermometer.

39.37 inches (approximately).

Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen or ease off.

The minimum differential pressure that an element is designed to withstand without permanent deformation.

All those employed to work on board the vessel.

Broken in.

The clear, soft plastic material used for dodger window panels

Thin cloth of woven wool in various colors used to make flags.

The loss of a mast on a boat.

A deck whose top side is flush.

A circulation process designed to remove contamination.

Land ice, either afloat or on ground, that is composed of layers of sow that have become firm but have not turned to glacier ice.

A filter element which, when loaded, can be restored by a suitable process, to an acceptable percentage of its original dirt capacity.