Compressors of 20 HP or less, generally combined with all the components required to put the into operation.

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

The position of a flag when lowered halfway down.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

Power as calculated from compressor-indicator diagrams.

Customs form permitting in bond cargo to be moved from one location to another under Customs control, within the same Customs district. Usually in motor carrier's possession while draying cargo.

Book in which is kept a reckoning of items of cargo received or discharged from a hatch or vessel.

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.

Abbreviation for "Not Otherwise Indexed By Name."

A raft used in case of emergencies, such as sinking or fire.

To attach a line to something so that it will not move.

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

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

Gallons per minute

A flat tray, generally made of wood but occasionally of steel, on which goods particularly those in boxes, cartons or bags, can be stacked. Its purpose is to facilitate the movement of such goods, mainly by the use of forklift trucks.

A cap for the top of the mast.

To assemble passengers and/or crew.

An in-house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

Sailing close hauled. Sailing toward the wind as much as possible with the wind coming from the bow.