Freight charges paid by the consignor (shipper) prior to the release of the bills of lading by the carrier.

At a considerable distance.

Where meals are eaten

(1) A term signifying an inclination of an object from a perpendicular; to turn anything so that it does not stand perpendicularly or square to an object. (2) Those timbers in a ship near the bow or stern which are sharply angled from the keel. (3) The op ...

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Distribution pressure (headers).

The oxidation of conventional hydrocarbon lubricants when they reach the end of their useful life and begin to breakdown. Can cause operating temperature increase, increase brake horsepower and plugs separator, can destroy air end.

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

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

The top point of the line about which the earth rotates.

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

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

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.

Is any gas or gas mixture in which one or more of the constituents is at its saturated vapor pressure. The constituent at saturation pressure may or may not be water vapor.

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

See Heave To

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

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

A tube with a narrow throat (a constriction) that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of the liquid passing through it, creating a partial vacuum immediately after the constriction in the tube. The vacuum created has a sucking effect, and a ven ...

A locker big enough to hang clothes.

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