When the wind shifts toward the bow. Opposite of lifted.

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

The position of a flag when lowered halfway down.

A naval rank next below that of admiral.

The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation.

The ratio and percent of the actual delivered capacity (measured at inlet temperature, pressure and gas composition) to the piston displacement.

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

A locker big enough to hang clothes.

Category of bulk carrier 100.000-180.00DWT so called she is too large to pass Suez and Panama Canals.

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

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

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

A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.

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 ...

Where meals are eaten

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

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

The number of degrees of list a vessel has. The first indication that a vessel may need to reef is when there is too great an angle of heel.

When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind. If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively.