The line to which a vessel is submerged with a full cargo on board.

A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

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 ...

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

An ornamental carved and painted figure on the stem of the vessel.

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

Pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.

Method of payment for goods in which documents transferring title are given the buyer upon payment of cash to an intermediary acting for the seller, usually a commission house.

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.

Seaman's scornful name for any lead of a rope by which effort is lost or wasted.

A plot of expected operating characteristics (e.g.., discharge pressure versus inlet capacity, shaft horsepower versus inlet capacity).

To transfer containers from one ship to another when both vessels are controlled by the same network (carrier) manager.

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

Method of producing a chart in which the parallels of latitude and the meridians of longitude intersect each other at right angles.

Is singular for media and is the material...paper, wire, cellulose or a combination... from which the filter element is made and which does the actual filtration or separation.

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

(1) Term describing the status of seamen, corresponding to rank in the case of officers. (2) A method of measuring a yacht's expected performance relative to another yacht while racing. Over the years many formulas have been experimented with, in order to ...

A small vessel fitted for towing.

A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

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