The ability of a non-water-soluble fluid to form an emulsion with water.

The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.

A general handyman in the engine room.

To turn the boat head-to-wind so as to go about on the opposite tack

The part on the object which is hauled upon.

To turn the boat away from the wind. also Fall Off.

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

Is one in which the space occupied by the mixture is saturated with water vapor at the mixture temperature.

In general, a person employed in a sea-going vessel. In some cases, applied to a seaman who works on deck.

A volume. Pounds per hour.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Pressure at the point of use.

The medium or material that does the actual filtering or separating. May be paper, wire mesh, special cellulose, inorganic plastic, or a combination.

An instrument for measuring, testing, or registering.

The energy in foot pounds required to compress adiabatically and to deliver one pound of a given gas from one pressure level to another.

Stout line or cable fore and aft around the deck of the boat to keep crew from falling overboard.

An absolute temperature scale. ((

To cause the land to sink below horizon by sailing away from it.

Abbreviation for "Government Bill of Lading."

Bell used for striking the half hours of each watch.

To temporarily sew the ends of two ropes together for rendering through a block. Also to grip together parts of a fall to prevent running out. To marry strands to prepare for splicing.