A small free-moving submersible designed for exploring the ocean depths.

A wind coming from the east.

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 ...

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

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

The part of the upper deck which is abaft the mainmast, or in that general location of a ship without one. The quarterdeck was normally reserved for officers.

A stationary vessel carrying a light used for navigation, serving the same purpose as a lighthouse.

Capable of keeping out water.

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

An air flow caused by a fan that draws air through the heat exchanger core in a uniform pattern to dissipate the sensible heat.

Cargo discharged in excess of the quantity on the manifest.

Stemming the tide or sea means to head the vessel's bow directly into the current or waves. Overcome adverse circumstances.

A party named in an instrument as the beneficiary of the funds. Under letters of credit, the payee is either the drawer of the draft or a bank.

Steel disc, that is dogged down over a porthole to secure against breakage of the glass and to prevent light from showing through.

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

(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.

Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck.

A pilot with a license stating that they are qualified to guide vessels in a particular area.

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

A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed