Safety lines, usually of flat webbing, that run along the deck between bow and stern used to attach a tether from a safety harness.

Alongside

A multipurpose ship that can carry ore, heavy dry bulk goods and oil. Although more expensive to build, they ultimately are more economical because they can make return journeys with cargo rather than empty as single-purpose ships often must.

Bill of Lading

Pipes made of heavy cast iron or steel through which the anchor chain runs; placed in the ship's bow on each side of the stem, or in some cases also at the stern when a stern anchor is used.

(1) The backbone of a vessel, running fore and aft along the center line of the bottom of the hull; the timber at the very bottom of the hull to which frames are attached. (2) A flat surface built into the bottom of the boat to prevent or reduce the leewa ...

Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau.

ACRONYM - National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.

Friction against duct walls, internal friction in the air mass and direction variations will cause a speed reduction and are therefore called dynamic losses.

Barrels per day (measure of petroleum production).

Breathing air

Is obtained when the gas is cooled to first stage inlet temperature following each stage of compression.

Institute Warrant Limits

Nickname for an unpopular seaman.

Abbreviation for:- Against All Risks (insurance clause).- Association of American Railroads.

Four-masted sailing ship square-rigged on the two foremost masts and fore-and-aft rigged on the two after masts.

Cost of a product before transportation costs are figured in Free on Board Free on Board means that the seller delivers when the goods pass the ship’s rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss ...

Abbreviation for "Immediate Transport." The document (prepared by the carrier) allows shipment to proceed from the port of entry in the U.S. to Customs clearing at the destination. The shipment clears Customs at its final destination. Also called an "In ...

The temperature of pure melting ice under standard atmospheric pressure on the Centigrage and R

Stairway of inclined or vertical steps on board ship.