Weight of the goods alone without any immediate wrappings, e.g., the weight of the contents of a tin can without the weight of the can.

At a considerable distance.

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

An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.

The most common type of sail used today, a triangle-shaped mainsail defined by the mast and one horizontal boom perpendicular to the mast.

Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and ...

Steering; keeping the ship on the course given (no lazy steering).

The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.

See Heave To

A prisoner sold in the slave market. He was forced to serve in the war galleys, where he pulled on one of the oars.

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

Alphabet used by the Navy when making sure that a letter is understood; i.e. "BRAVO OSCAR ALPHA TANGO spells BOAT"

(1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.

The U.S. government does not issue certificates of free sale. However, the Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, will issue, upon request, a letter of comment to the U.S. manufacturers whose products are subject to the Federal Food, Drug ...

The stay that the jib is hoisted on. Usually the headstay.

The operation of bringing two lines together; term also applied to other objects.

Thin strips of wood put around the hatches, to keep the tarpaulin down. Also put upon rigging to keep it from chafing. A large batten widened at the end, and put upon rigging, is called a scotchman.

A list of navigational lights arranged in geographical order, giving the position and characteristics.

Magnetic variation. The difference, east or west, between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle. Magnetic variation varies in different geographic locations.