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

A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

The position of a flag when lowered halfway down.

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

Where meals are eaten

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

Cotton yarn used for cleaning purposes.

A vessel designed for the transport of people or goods from one place to another on a regular schedule.

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 new letter of credit issued to another beneficiary on the strength of a primary credit. The second L/C uses the first L/C as collateral for the bank. Used in a three-party transaction.

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

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

Use of individual carrier/rail equipment through a central agency for the benefit of carriers and shippers.

A naval rank next below that of admiral.

Stemming the tide or sea means to head the vessel's bow directly into the current or waves. Overcome adverse circumstances.

Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea.

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