The measurement around the body of a ship. The half girth is taken from the center line of the keel to the upper deck beam end.

The farthest aft.

A ladder of rope with rungs, used over the side.

The total gas pressure (static plus velocity).

A place not suitable for anchoring.

To combine or charge with gas.

The international carrier is obligated to make declarations of the ship's crew and contents at both the port of departure and arrival. The vessel manifest lists various details about each shipment by B/L number. Obviously, the B/L serves as the core sourc ...

A line on the compass aligned with the centerline of the vessel that indicates the vessel's compass heading. Since it points to the vessel's bow, it enables a course to be steered by bringing the lubber's line to the point on the compass card which indica ...

Ad valorem.

(1) Broken water at bow of a vessel making way. (2) Disturbed water made by a propeller or paddle wheel. (3) The rush or sweeping of waves on a bank, shore, or vessel.

Down or downwards; as in "Lay alow!"; opposite of Aloft.

The removal of heat from a gas after compression is completed.

Boards fixed vertically to a boat to prevent leeway

Fitted with cabins and catering facilities for offshore crews. Semisubmersible accommodation units are ofte called "Flotels".

A device for drying compressed air by means of condensation obtained by over-compression or cooling, absorption, adsorption or a combination of the above methods.

Bar gauge (similar to the acronym "psig")

Generally speaking the word amidships means in the middle portion of a vessel.

In square-rigged vessels, short lines at the lower end of the futtock shrouds used to bring in the shrouds tighter to give room to brace the yards at a sharper angle when sailing close hauled.

Can occur any time warm, moist air blows over a surface cool enough to drop it's temperature below the dew point.

Is the force in newton required to move a fluid layer of one square meter area and a thickness of one meter with a velocity of one meter per second.