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 loop shaped fitting attached to the deck, spar, boom, etc., used to secure a line or block to some part of the vessel.

A boat that has rolled so that she is lying on her side or even rolled completely over (can be caused by a sudden gust or squall). A boat with appropriate ballast should right herself after being knocked down.

An order meaning sufficient (enough).

The principal sail that is set on the main mast.

A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton. Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters. RT=1 MT or 1 CBM.

Boards used to close the companionway.

A line used for suspending articles.

An electrical depth sounder or fish finder that uses sound echoes to locate the depth of objects in water. It does so by timing the sound pulses.

Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Immediate Exportation.Allows merchandise that has been withdrawn from a bonded warehouse at one U.S. port to be exported from the same port exported without paying duty.

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 ...

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

Open Shelter Deck ship.

Clauses introduced by charterers based on shortage of delivered cargo because of increased oil prices.

(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 ...

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

A compartment having a watertight bulkhead at each end.

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

(1) To adjust the sails for best advantage. (2) Fore and aft balance of a boat. If either the bow or stern is depressed, the vessel is said to be down by the bow or down by the stern. (3) To trim is to adjust. It does not just apply to sheets. You can tri ...

Sea water used for ballast, let into the double bottom, or into a water-ballast tank, or trimming tanks.