The order in which compressors are brought online.

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

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

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 more than eight feet high which thus cannot fit into a standard container.

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.

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 ...

An annual publication that contains tidal information and information about the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars. This information is used for celestial navigation.

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

A platform with or without sides, on which a number of packages or pieces may be loaded to facilitate handling by a lift truck.

A timber or rib of a ship running from the keel to the side rail; the transverse strengthening members in a ship's hull that extend from the keel to the deck or gunwale. The frames form the shape of the hull and act as a skeleton on which the hull plankin ...

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

The framework of timber, etc., on which a vessel is built, from which she is launched into the water.

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

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

A small rail on tables and counters used to keep objects from sliding off when the vessel rolls and pitches.

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

Annual publication of astronomical data for the use of navigators.

Little or no wind and flat seas