A point located en route between two other points.

ACRONYM - A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit. A ...

Ad valorem.

The farthest aft.

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.

Boards fixed vertically to a boat to prevent leeway

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

To combine or charge with gas.

(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.

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 ...

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 ...

Line 12 inches or 300 mm long, painted amidships on both sides and parallel to the load lines.

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

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.

Not attached to the shore or the ground in any manner. Usually, but not necessarily, moving through or making way through the water.

An instrument used to keep a record of atmospheric pressure, such as on a paper drum.

Angled frames in the extreme forward or aft ends of a ship which form the sharp ends of the vessel's hull.

Ship supplies.

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.

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