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

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.

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

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.

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 device that removes solid contaminants, such as dirt or metal particles, from a liquid or gas (air is a gas), or that separates one liquid from another, or a liquid from a gas. The term filter describes the complete unit ... housing, filter element, int ...

A small crane that projects over the side of the boat to raise or lower objects (such as smaller boats) from or to the water.

Sailors' term for an old ship that needed a lot of paint and repairs.

Alternatively letting the sails draw, then spilling wind so as to keep a vessel more or less in one place until space is available, marking time.

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

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.

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

Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

Seaman's term for the period of work on board ship for which he has been paid in advance when signing on.

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

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

(1) The rolled up part of a sail, tied with the reef lines, that is used to reduce sail area for heavy winds; To reduce the sail area. (2) A group of rocks or coral generally at a depth shallow enough to present a hazard to navigation.

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

Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.

A signboard attached to a daybeacon to convey navigational information presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, orange, yellow, or black). Daymarks usually have reflective material indicating the sha ...