To make secure

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

To be named or to be nominated. To Be Named. Brokerage and chartering, replaces the name of the ship when it is still unknown.

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 labyrinth type filter having the active surfaces continuously splashed with oil. Most pollutants are absorbed by the oil which when circulated releases its pollutants, which sink by gravity to the bottom of the oil pan.

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

Is a positive displacement rotary compressor.

Contraction for Empty Repositioning. The movement of empty containers.

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.

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

The recognized abbreviation for the International Chamber of Commerce Terms of Sale. These terms were last amended, effective July 1, 1990.

Is the weight of a given volume of gas, usually expressed in lb / cu ft at SPT condition.

Ropes used for hoisting gaffs and sails, and signal flags.

A large sail that is a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa. Hoisted without a pole, the tack is attached at the bottom of the headstay.

A stick with a blade in the end of it used to propel a small boat through the water; The act of using a paddle to propel a boat.

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

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

The distance a boat can move around its anchor. Swinging room is important because if other boats or objects are within a boat's swinging circle they may collide.

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

A docking line going at approximately a right angle from the boat to the dock, preventing movement away from the dock.