Smaller powered boat used to provide steerage-way when not under sail.

The ratio in percentage of the time that the equipment is in operation to the total working time.

(1) To lean over to one side, due to wind pressure on the sails or crew on the side; The amount that a boat is tipped over side-to-side, relative to its normal horizontal position. (2) The after end of a ship's keel. (3) The lower end of a mast.

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

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

Sails, such as the spinnaker, reacher and reaching staysail used when running or reaching

Heat exchangers for cooling air or gas discharge from compressors. Designed to reduce the temperature and liquefy condensate vapors. Both air cooled and water cooled units are available.

A journey made at sea by a vessel, usually including both the outbound and homebound passages.

The total price to move cargo from origin to destination, inclusive of all charges.

A large circular ocean current.

Hollow vessel of iron, steel or wood, that is filled with water and sunk under a vessel. When water is pumped out, the buoyancy of the camel lifts the ship. Very valuable aid to salvage operations.

Inlet butterfly valve. These are fitted on the inlet of most types of compressor and the valve opens and closes to throttle the air flow. However, the term IBV is usually associated with turbo compressors.

A device for applying a fine spray by compressed air.

The ability of a seaman to foretell weather by the appearance of the sky, change of wind direction, etc. was handed down in the form of proverbs. Some well known are:

Fittings on the mast to which the forestay and shrouds attach.

Touching or fast to the bottom.

Kilowatt hour - A unit of work, being the work done in one hour at the rate of 1,000 watts.

Cubic capacity of a vessels holds to carry packaged dry cargo such as bales/pallets.

A short oar. To scull, is to impel a boat by one oar at the stern.

In the Far East, a warehouse where goods are stored and delivered.