Small boat carried on the vessel and used in case of emergency.

Is the property of a substance that gauges the potential or driving force for the flow of heat.

An agreement to hold a carrier harmless with regard to a liability.

A wind shift that allows a boat to sail above its mean wind course.

Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.

An irrevocable letter issued for a specific amount; renews itself for the same amount over a given period.

A coupling pin centered on the front underside of a chassis; couples to the tractor.

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

A lower-than-usual tariff rate assessed because a shipper offers a greater volume than specified in the tariff. The incentive rate is assessed for that portion exceeding the normal volume.

The condition when a perfect gas is isentropically compressed, and the gas inlet temperature and also the amount of work spent is the same for each stage.

Flow of air under specific conditions required at a particular point.

ACRONYM - National Pipe Thread standard. A description of a specific pipe thread

A naval rank next below that of admiral.

The natural tendency of a sailboat to come up into the wind. The helm must be held over to keep the boat from coming up

(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.

Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).

Said of cable when it extends vertically and taut from anchor to hawsepipe.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

A capacity measurement equal to one-fourth of a barrel.

A triangular fore-and-aft sail carried on a stay. A sail that is set on a stay, and not on a yard or a mast. On a cutter this is the sail located between the jib and the main sail