Permission to be absent from the ship for a short period (authorized absence).

To put a person ashore with no means of returning.

A type of hull that plows through the water, displacing a weight of water equal to its own weight, even when more power is added.

The line on a vessel indicating the maximum depth to which that vessel can sink when loaded with cargo. Also known as marks.

That fleet of merchant ships owned by United States citizens or corporations and registered under flags of "convenience" or "necessity" such as Liberia or Panama. The term is used to emphasize that, while the fleet is not U.,$.-flag, it is effectively und ...

To the leeward side (away from the wind).

Makeshift rig (emergency rig).

Restricted or prohibited intercourse due to contagious disease.

A seaman who is prone to argue, especially against recognized authority (big mouth).

Saturday and Holidays Excluded.

A wooden or metal pipe used to supply or to exhaust air.

Shipments consisting entirely of units of a single commodity, such as cars, lumber, or scrap metal.

In a time charter, the owner is entitled to a limited time for his vessel to be off hire until such time as the vessel may be repaired or dry-docked.

Recovery and reclamation of damaged, discarded or abandoned material, ships, craft and floating equipment for reuse, repair, re-fabrication or scrapping. Also the property which has been recovered from a wrecked vessel, or the recovery of the vessel herse ...

A purchase where two or more blocks are used to increase mechanical advantage, or the power exerted on a line. (pronounced "taykle").

Stretched tight with no slack.

A set of wheels built specifically as rear wheels under the container.

An anchor without stock and shaped like a mushroom.

Abbreviation for:- Port of Discharge.- Port of Destination.- Proof of Delivery. A document required from the carrier or driver for proper payment.

To save a vessel or cargo from total loss after an accident; recompense for having saved a ship or cargo from danger.