Little or no wind and flat seas

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

(Delivered Ex Quay, [Duty Paid]) (...Named Port of Destination):A Term of Sale which means the DDU term has been fulfilled when the goods have been available to the buyer on the quay (wharf) at the named port of destination, cleared for importation. The s ...

Transportation charge advanced by one carrier to another to be collected by the later carrier from the consignor or consignee.

Indirect heat exchanger designed to transfer heat from combustion gas to the air stream added to the combustion zone.

On square-rigged ships, the lines which are lead from the masthead to the ends of the yards to support them.

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 ...

Wind that is deflected from it's normal course by the sails

After mast on a schooner or sailing ship carrying a spanker; usually the fourth mast of a five or six masted schooner.

Is a technique for predicting whether water will tend to dissolve or precipitate calcium carbonate. If the water precipitates calcium carbonate, scale forming may result. If the water dissolves calcium carbonate, it has a corrosive tendency.

Is one which 1) handles a small constant flow of liquid with the gas; 2) utilizes evaporative (injection) cooling; or 3) circulates a liquid for sealing and/or cooling. The last may or may not be evaporative cooling.

Member of a crew who works all day but does not keep the normal watches.

A day for general ship cleaning.

A sprocket wheel on the windlass for taking links of the chain cable.

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.

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

A compartment having a watertight bulkhead at each end.

An industry abbreviation for "Hazardous Material."

A canvas cover secured over a funnel when not in use. Sailor's headwear, woolen type, capable of covering the ears in cold weather.

A condition where the particles (dust) becomes embedded in the fabric filter over time and are not removed by the bag cleaning process.