Floor of the cockpit.

a measure of relative freedom from contaminants.

Not in packages or containers; shipped loose in the hold of a ship without mark and count." Grain, coal and sulfur are usually bulk freight.

Used in meteorology to describe a mass of cold air moving toward a mass of warm air. Strong winds and rain typically accompany a cold front.

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

Beat to windward to avoid being driven onto a lee shore.

Starting a compressor from a state of total shutdown. Usually done with "local" control at the compressor. May be done with "remote" control, but only advised with "heavy" instrumentation and monitoring accessories.

When documents presented do not conform to the requirements of the letter of credit (L/C), it is referred to as a "discrepancy." Banks will not process L/C's which have discrepancies. They will refer the situation back to the buyer and/or seller and await ...

Document indicating the goods were loaded onboard when a document of title (b/L) is not needed. Typically used when a company is shipping goods to itself.

Various pieces of rigging which hold a bowsprit in position.

A facility or enclosure in which air content and other conditions (such as temperature, humidity, and pressure) are controlled and maintained at a specific level by special facilities and operating processes and by trained personnel.

The ratio of the measured relieving capacity to the theoretical relieving capacity.

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

Eight double strokes on ship's bell; customarily struck at midnight when new year commences.

An anti trust act of the U.S. Congress making price discrimination unlawful.

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.

Is the temperature existing at the discharge port of the compressor.

A device for mounting cylinders.

A circulation process designed to remove contamination.

Applied to a wind, or movement of a vessel, to denote brisk and lively.