Time and date for payment of a draft.

Six feet. Comes from the Dutch word "fadom" which was the distance between fingertips of outstretched hands.A unit of measurement relating to the depth of water or to the length of line or cable; one fathom is 6 feet or 1.83 meters

The white froth on the crests of waves.

A pin placed through the head of a rudder to prevent it from being lost.

To heave in until the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor.

As tight as can be pulled by hand.

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

A pipe lead-in for anchor chain through ship's bow.

(1) A wind shift further forward relative to the boats direction or heading. (2) A bar or angle under a deck the same size as deck beams. It is used around stair openings in deck, small hatch openings, or at dead end of longitudinals.

Small staysail located between the foremast and mainmast.

A weight attached to a line used to determine depth by lowering it into the water.

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

Is a gas that follows the perfect gas laws without deviation. There is no such thing, however it is the basis from which calculations are made and corrections applied.

To go aboard the vessel; to put onboard a vessel.

The windward side (from where the wind is blowing).

A term used to describe the hot gas pressure on the outlet side of the refrigeration compression.

Measurement ton 40 cubic ft or one cubic meter.Net ton, or short ton 2,000 lbs.Gross ton/long ton 2,240 lbs.Metric ton/kilo ton 2,204.6 lbs.Cubic meter 35.314 cubic ft.

Broadly, insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea. Marine insurance typically compensates the owner of merchandise for losses sustained from fire, shipwreck, etc., but excludes losses that can be recovered from the carrier.

Tan work shoes issued to U.S. Maritime Service trainees

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Female).