U.S. classification society which certifies seagoing vessels for compliance to standardized rules regarding construction and maintenance.

Is a compact, low mass unit giving smooth, non-vibrating power. Several types include vane, piston, percussion and turbine type motors

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 boat that is letting herself be subjected to prevailing conditions without the use of sails or other devices. Lying ahull is usually not preferred to other actions because a boat may tend to lie with her beam to the waves and the wind parallel to the wa ...

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

Bar gauge (similar to the acronym "psig")

The vertical barrel device used to heave in cable or lines.

Welded Minimum Wall tubing

A valve with a faucet type handle used to restrict the flow of water in a line

(1) The last position on a chart, when a ship is leaving the land.(2) The number of nautical miles that one place is eastwards or westwards of another. (3)The easting or westing made by a vessel. The bearing of an object on the coast from which a vessel c ...

A component on a compressed air line that provides wide are coverage with a thin sheet of air. Also amplifies compressed air flow, reduces noise. Used in blowing, cooling. Also known as air curtain.

An agreement by an ocean carrier to provide cargo space on a vessel at a specified time and for a specified price to accommodate an exporter or importer.

Sequence of letters and numbers, unique to each ship by which ships can be identified.

Length of rope whose ends are joined together so that it forms a loop.

A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.

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.

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Male).

A landing wharf or pier; a dike at a river s mouth.

Saluting

A member of the ship's crew.