Incapable of being mixed without separation phases. Water and petroleum oil are immiscible under most conditions, although they can be made miscible with the addition of an emulsifier.

Said of anchor when it is under ship's forefoot, and cable is nearly up and down.

Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile - Measurement of speed is done in knots ...

An abbreviation of forecastle.

Cargo landed in excess of the quantity on manifest.

Is used in psychrometry and is the temperature recorded by a thermometer whose bulb has been covered with a wetted wick and whirled on a sling psychrometer. Taken with the dry bulb, it permits determination of relative humidity of the atmosphere.

A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.

To haul in or bind something together in order to create more space.

Circular iron band used to hold a bowsprit on the stem of a sailing vessel.

The compression of an air actuator (air spring) below its design height.

A wind shift that forces a boat to sail below its mean wind course.

The total rate from the point of origin to final destination.

(1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore. (2) An upward pull on a line; to lift (3) The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway.

Ropes hung and used for assistance in ascending and descending.

A fix taken by visually observing the location of known landmarks.

Search of a vessel, by Customs authorities, for unreported goods.

Transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container leaves a rail or water terminal.

A large foresail or jib that overlaps the mainsail. Also known as a genny. Can be expressed in percentages of overlap, e.g. 150 Genoa is 50% overlap of the mainsail.

Any person or entity who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performance of carriage by rail, road, sea, air, inland waterway or by a combination of such modes.