The person who is in charge of a vessel and legally responsible for it and its occupants.

The compass points of North, East, South and West. Intercardinal or half-cardinal points are Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and Northeast

Metal or wooden peg inserted in gunwale of a boat for an oar to heave against when rowing without crutch or rowlock.

International Labor Organization; Based in Geneva, it is one of the oldest components of the UN system of specialized agencies and has been involved over the years in appraising and seeking to improve and regulate conditions for seafarers. In its unusual ...

Insufficient number of crew; shorthanded.

Bareboat (Method of chartering of the ship leaving the charterer with almost all the responsibilities of the owner.)

A type of anchor with a heavy inverted mushroom shaped head. Mushroom anchors are used to anchor in mud and other soft ground.

Is the pressure existing at a given temperature in a closed vessel containing a liquid and the vapor from that liquid after equilibrium conditions have been reached. It is dependent only on temperature and must be determined experimentally.

Shifting the moving block of a tackle from one place of attachment to another place farther along to give more advantage.

A method of preventing the ends of a line from unlaying or fraying by turns of small stuff, stout twine or seizing wire with the ends tucked.

Space between the floor of holds and the bottom of the ship.

The ship's water closet (toilet or wash-room). The upper edge of a quadrilateral sail.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors. Characterized by having its flow in the axial direction.

A thermal expansion valve.

A mythical creature, half human and half fish.

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".

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness,Response and Co-operation, IMO

Standard pressure and temperature. See standard air.

A term indicating a temperature relationship between two temperatures or temperature variation between two points.

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