To remove from a ship. To remove an item from its place.

The line by which a boat is connected to a mooring buoy; a short rope hanging from a spar having at its free end a spliced thimble or a block. Sometimes called "Pennant".

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

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

To sail against the prevailing wind and seas.

Abbreviation for "Not Elsewhere Specified."

To bring to a sudden stop.

Condensation which occurs when a ship sails from a cool to a relatively warm climate.

The fitting in the bottom of the boat in which the bottom or heel if the mast sits.

A sighting taken for celestial navigation at noon, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.

An offer to sell goods at a stated price and under stated terms.

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 sea which is traveling in the opposite direction to that of the boat

The order in which compressors are brought online.

Also known as a steaming light. The masthead light is a white light that is visible for an arc extending across the forward 225

A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit.

1,000 board feet. One MBM equals 2,265 C.M.

A brand of lightweight anchor. It has pivoting flukes that dig into the ground as tension is placed on the anchor.

A permanent loop spliced in the end of a line, sometimes around a thimble.

Standing or running (adjustable) wire rigging that supports the mast from the stern; a wire mast support leading aft to the deck or another mast