The order in which compressors are brought online.

A metal air-tight tank built into a boat to insure flotation even when the boat is swamped.

A compressor cooled by atmospheric air circulated around the cylinders or casing.

An indentation of the coastline between two headlands.

The process of plotting a theoretical position or future position based on advancing from a known position using speed, time, and course, without aid of objects on land, of sights, etc. Term comes from deduced reckoning, abbreviated first to "ded reckonin ...

Cargo thrown overboard in order to lighten the ship and washed ashore.

A cargo on which the transportation charge is assessed on the basis of weight.

Fixed ports that do not open which are placed in the deck or cabin to admit light.

An industry abbreviation for "Hazardous Material."

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

A track or groove in the back of the mast to which the sail is attached by means of lugs or the bolt rope.

In the days of tall ships the barometer was a glass vessel with a thin stem. The fluid in the glass (in most cases water) would move up and down the stem as the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere changed. These movements were used to predict changes i ...

An opening such as a hole or vent. An opening through which air can pass, or a restricted opening placed in a pipe line to provide a means of controlling or measuring flow.

A device for furnishing fresh air to compartments below deck or exhausting foul air. Construction designed to lead air below decks. May have a cowl, which can be angled into or away from the wind; and may be constructed with baffles, so that water is not ...

Little or no wind and flat seas

A method of docking with a boat's stern to the dock.

A distinctive fixed reference point that can be used for navigation.

A suitable beach, being steep and sandy, where ships could be careened for cleaning or repair.

A day for general ship cleaning.

The behavior of perfect gases, or mixtures thereof, follows a set of laws. Boyle' law, Charle's law, Amonton's law, Dalton's law, Amagat's law, Avogadro's law, Poisson's law.