An instrument that, once established, cannot be modified or cancelled without the agreement of all parties concerned.

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

A lighted or unlighted fixed (non-floating) aid to navigation that serves as a signal or indication for guidance or warning. (Lights and daybeacons both constitute "beacons.")

Machines cooled by water circulated through jackets surrounding the cylinders or casings.

Direct current. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity

Location where shipment begins its movement.

A vessel discharges part of its cargo at anchor into a lighter to reduce the vessel's draft so it can then get alongside a pier.

Most ocean freight is billed on the basis of weight or measurement tons (W/M). Weight tons can be expressed in short tons of 2000 pounds, long tons of 2240 pounds or metric tons of 1000 kilos (2204.62 pounds). Measurement tons are usually expressed as car ...

Rules for letters of credit drawn up by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practices of the International Chamber of Commerce in consultation with the banking associations of many countries. See Terms of Payment.

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.

A line drawn to indicate both the direction and magnitude of a force, such as leeway or a current.

Having no sails up. In heavy weather the windage of the mast and other spars can still be enough to move the boat.

A piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail.

The country in which the vessel is registered.

The white froth on the crests of waves.

A solid wharf or structure built of stone along the edge of a harbor used for loading and offloading of cargo, and embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.

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.

A depth measuring device.

To break loose from a mooring, anchor or docking.

On square-rigged ships, the blocks attached to those yards on which studdingsails were set.