The bearing of a celestial body from an observer's position.

The total pressure measured from absolute zero ( i.e., from an absolute vacuum).

Compartment in the stern of a vessel used for storage; a storage space below the deck in the cockpit.

Negligence or fraud on the part of the Master or crew resulting in a loss to the owners.

Sometimes called a pulsation damper this is a small receiver fitted on the inlet or discharge of a reciprocating compressor. The device is designed to remove the resonance from the compressor thereby reducing noise.

In a sailing ship carrying multiple masts, the mast set closest to the stern.

Atmosphere normale de reference. The term ANR is not usually applied to cfm, it is the new European replacement for FAD and usually follows the metric measurement of air flow, such as Cu Meters per Minute

The outboard hulls of a trimaran.

(Delivered At Frontier) (...Named Place):A Term of Sale which means the sellers fulfill their obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available, cleared for export, at the named point and placed at the frontier, but before the customs Terms of ...

Undisturbed environmental surroundings, particularly to air and temperature.

A colorless gaseous compound of nitrogen and hydrogen used in refrigeration and in making of fertilizers and explosives. Found in some ambient air conditions.

Allows equipment and supplies arriving at one port to be loaded on a vessel, aircraft, etc., for its exclusive use and to be exported from the same port.

The rear of a ship.

Ratio between measured shaft power and the adiabatic compression power, referring to measured mass flow.

Numerous shipments from different shippers to one consignee that are consolidated and treated as a single consignment.

The hatchway nearest the stern.

Charges that are applied to the base tariff rate or base contract rate, e.g., bunkers, container, currency, destination/delivery.

Lines on the Earths surface joining point where there is no magnetic variation.

All (not just 98%) particles larger than the stated micron size have been removed from the fluid being filtered.

To push a sail out so that the wind fills the opposite side, thus slowing the boat down.