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

A line used to tighten the leech of a sail, helping to create proper sail shape.

That part of a shaft or axle that rotates or angularly oscillates in or against a bearing or about which a bearing rotates or angularly oscillates.

Time and date for payment of a draft.

Nautical name for an anchor. Originally, was a stone used as an anchor.

Specially designed for the transport of condensed (liquefied) gases. The most important gases are: ammonia, ethylene, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), which consists mainly of methane, and is cooled to a temperature of minus 163 degrees Celcius, and LPG (Liqu ...

Abbreviation for "With Particular Average."

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.

A container fitted with a means of forced air ventilation.

A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.

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.

Arrival at land

(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.

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.

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

A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

A ported or closed cover for the end of a filter element.

Term applied to the direction of the wind when it is favorable to the course being steered.

A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally. Canals use locks to raise and lower boats when connecting bodies of water that have different water levels.

Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.