Nautical name for an argumentative person.

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

Continuous longitudinals fastened under the deck.

Bar gauge (similar to the acronym "psig")

Also known as a preferred channel buoy. A red and green horizontally striped buoy used in the United States to mark the separation of a channel into two channels. The preferred channel is indicated by the color of the uppermost stripe. Red on top indicate ...

A type of filter capacity test in which a clogging contaminant is added to the influent of a filter, under specified test conditions, to produce a given rise in pressure drop across the filter or until a specified reduction of flow is reached. Filter life ...

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.

A forceful resistance to recognized authority. A refusal to obey a legal order of a superior officer is also considered mutiny.

A single turn of line around an object with the end being led back through the bight. It's the basis upon which many nautical knots are contructed.

Small bulldozer used to go over bulk cargoes.

A receptacle which serves to store compressed air for heavy demands in excess of compressor capacity.

The largest of the headsails; corresponds to the genoa.

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

(1) Describing a boat that lacks stability. (2) A small dinghy or launch used to transport crew and equipment from shore to a larger boat (3) One who serves as a precautionary standby, such as a line tender

A triangular topsail set above the mainsail in a gaff-rigged vessel.

The gingerbread woodwork on the stern of old sailing ships.

A cylindrical navigation buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light.

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

A cargo consolidator in ocean trades who will buy space from a carrier and subsell it to smaller shippers. The NVOCC issues bills of lading, publishes tariffs and otherwise conducts itself as an ocean common carrier, except that it will not provide the ac ...

The working portion of a cruise between ports. A long cruise may have many legs. The distance sailed on one tack. The course from one race mark to another.