(1) A nautical instrument, on the arc of which is a finely graduated scale showing degrees and minutes, with adjustable reflectors, etc.; used to find the altitude of heavenly bodies, angular distances, etc. (2) On a steering gear, the rudder quadrant is ...

Time and date for payment of a draft.

To haul in until the line has a strain upon it.

Also saloon; the main social cabin of a boat

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

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

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Female).

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

See Heave To

As tight as can be pulled by hand.

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.

Valve of a pump box; to prime a pump.

Additional thickness of planking on a wooden ship about her waterline to give the vessel more stability.

Abbreviation for "Origin Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at origin except an ORFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

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

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

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.

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.

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

The total rate from the point of origin to final destination.