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

A deviation to move cargo on the return leg of a voyage for the purpose of minimizing ballast mileage and thereby reducing transportation costs.

The total gas pressure (static plus velocity).

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 ...

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.

The falling tide when the water recedes out to the sea and the water level lowers; a period or state of decline.

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

A navigation instrument used to measure the apparent height of a landmark whose actual height is known, such as the top of a lighthouse. From this information, the ship's distance from that landmark can be calculated.

Bar gauge (similar to the acronym "psig")

(1) A sailing vessel common in the Far East. It's flat-bottomed, high sterned, has square bows, and has two or three masts carrying lugsails. (2) Old and condemned rope.

The gingerbread woodwork on the stern of old sailing ships.

Sailing on a run with the wind coming over the stern from the same side as the boom (danger of jibing).

To let the sheet out slowly while maintaining control.

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

The temperature of a body referred to the absolute zero, at which point the volume of an ideal gas theoretically becomes zero. (Fahrenheit scale is minus 459.67

Term for disabled vessel that had to fall out of a convoy and thus became easy prey for submarines.

Metal bolts with an eye in the end.

A sea on the quarter (coming from a side of the stern).

To remove water from the boat by hand, bucket, pump etc.

A mast that is stepped (placed) on the deck of a boat rather than through the boat and keel stepped. The mast of a deck stepped boat is usually easier to raise and lower and are usually intended for lighter conditions than keel stepped boats.