Line led forward, from quarter of a vessel, to prevent her from moving astern.

An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train, truck, or airplane or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel, train, truck, or airplane.

Vessel contract where charterers take over all responsibility for the operation of the vessel and expenses for a certain period of time.

To haul in.

A device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life preserver, life vest, PFD or personal floatation device.

A Customs document permitting the holder to temporarily carry or send merchandise into certain foreign countries (for display, demonstration or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds. Any of various Customs documents required for crossin ...

A colorless odorless very poisonous gas formed by the incomplete burning of carbon. Found in some ambient air conditions.

The lines that lead from the clew of the jib to the cockpit and are used to control the jib.

A reversible propeller mounted in a tunnel running through the ship/s hull to give movement athwart-ships.

Rope made of the fibers of the hemp plant and used for small stuff or less than 24 thread (1.75 inch circumference). (Rope is measured by circumference, wire by diameter.)

Seaward, a safe distance from shore; To keep an offing is to keep a safe distance away from the coast because of navigational dangers, fog, or other hazards.

A carrier giving a customer illegal preference to attract cargo. This can take the form of a money refund (rebate); using lower figures than actual for the assessment of freight charges (undercubing); misdeclaration of the commodity shipped to allow the a ...

Is a positive displacement rotary compressor.

Material that stores energy, although mass will also retain coolness. The thermal storage capacity of a material is a measure of the material's ability to absorb and store heat.

A location that is not sheltered from the wind and seas. An open location would not make a good anchorage.

To leave port.

The vertical absorption of a liquid into a porous material by capillary forces.

The command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward

Carefully (watch what you're doing).

Letters, numbers, and other symbols placed on cargo packages to facilitate identification. Also known as marks.