A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

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

a wind coming from the northeast

Openings in the bottom or transom of a boat to drain water when sailing.

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.

The permitted increase in pressure developed after the valve has opened. Usually expressed in percentage, ie.; 3% accumulation (A.S.M.E. Code, Section I). Flows through safety/relief valves are officially determined at these overpressure conditions.

A frame used to support the boom when the sail is down.

The height of the decks, below decks.

The physical or mechanical process of separating insoluble particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or liquid, by passing the fluid through a filter medium that will not allow the particulate to pass through it.

Cargo discharged in excess of the quantity on the manifest.

Abbreviation for "Please Authorize Delivery Against Guarantee." A request from the consignee to the shipper to allow the carrier or agent to release cargo against a guarantee, either bank or personal. Made when the consignee is unable to produce original ...

Is the ratio of weight of vapor existing in a given space to the weight that would be present if the space were saturated at the space temperature.

Abbreviation for "Electronic Data Interface." Generic term for transmission of transactional data between computer systems. EDI is typically via a batched transmission, usually conforming to consistent standards.

Opposite of absorption or adsorption. In filtration, it relates to the downstream release of particles previously retained by the filter.

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

A board with cleats, forming a bridge reaching from a gangway of a vessel to the wharf.

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. North is the direction toward the North Pole and is at 0

Towards the center line of a ship (towards the center).

A rail around the mast or on the bulwarks with holes for belaying pins to which lines or halyards are attached.

Capable of going to sea.