Ship supplies.

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 ...

Are any material with an affinity for moisture. These analyzers use sensing elements that contain moisture adsorbing material. A change in the moisture content of the element is detected by an electric network and is used as a measurement of dew point

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

The total gas pressure (static plus velocity).

An old name for high waves when they break with a white crest.

Bar gauge (similar to the acronym "psig")

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

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

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

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

The situation of a vessel when listed over by the wind to such an extent that she does not recover.

To revolve the drum of a capstan, winch or windlass. (Pulling with mechanical deck heaving gear).

A shifting of the wind direction, opposite of backing. Clockwise in the northern hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

(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.

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.

Quantity of gas actually compressed and delivered to the discharge system at rated speed of the machine and under rated pressure conditions.

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

A representative of a government commission or agency vested with power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, take testimony, and conduct hearings of cases submitted to, or initiated by, that agency. Also called Hearing Examiner.

The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat.