Guarantee issued by a bank to a carrier to be used in lieu of lost or misplaced original negotiable bill of lading.

Abbreviation for "Not Elsewhere Specified."

A spring line from the stern of a boat to mid ships to stop forward movement

To sail against the prevailing wind and seas.

A Short line used to attach one thing to another - a short rope or cord that secures or attaches an item onboard a boat, usually for keeping it attached to the boat

A metallic structure on which a compressor or other machine is mounted.

To bring to a sudden stop.

The distance between a rope's adjacent strands, giving a measure of the tightness of the lay. The shorter the distance, the harder the lay. When a line has been overused and the lay has become slack, it is said to be slack-jawed.

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".

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Pressure before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

A pear-shaped, grooved metal fitting around which an eye splice is made

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

A pump which is used to deliver air to the aquarium. The pump pushes air through silicon tubing and to air stones or other aquatic decor. They are also an essential for UGF's (undergravel filters). An air stone is placed in each clear tube. When the air b ...

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

Little or no wind and flat seas

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

The line where the water comes to on the hull of a boat. Design waterline is where the waterline was designed to be, load waterline is the waterline when the boat is loaded, and the painted waterline is where the waterline was painted. Actual waterline is ...

see Gybe

When compressed air is forced through a submerged perforated hose or pipe. Some applications include; ice prevention, reduction of salt intrusion, underwater basting, pneumatic breakwaters and general mixing and agitation

A grooved metal extrusion fitted on a forestay and used to secure the luff of a sail by holding its bolt rope in place.