Board, bearing instructions, that comes to a wrecked ship with a life-saving rocket line.

The highest continuous deck which runs the full length of the ship without a fall or interruption.

An abbreviation of forecastle.

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.

The part of the rotating element of a dynamic compressor that imparts energy to the flowing medium by means of centrifugal force. It consists of a number of blades mounted so as to rotate with the shaft.

(1) In good condition. (2) To adjust to proper shape or size.

Official terminology for life jacket. When properly used a PFD will support a person in the water. Also called a life jacket, life preserver or life vest.

(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.

The action of letting go the sheets of a sailing vessel, thus spilling the wind and reducing the forward motion of the boat.

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.

To bagpipe the mizzen, is to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the weather mizzen rigging.

The increase in pressure in the discharge header that develops as a result of flow after the pressure relief device opens

Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

Abbreviation for "With Particular Average."

Time and date for payment of a draft.

Nickname for a ship's cooper.

a circular donut-shaped buoy designed to support a person in the water. It is attached to the vessel with a (floating) line so that the person can be hauled back to the boat.

Kilograms per square centimeter absolute.

An inspection cover or port in an air receiver tank.

Recapitulation of the terms and conditions agreed