One who earns his living by service at sea.

A compressor belonging to the group of displacement reciprocating compressors.

A wind moving from the land to the water due to temperature changes in the evening, where the temperature of the land falls below the sea temperature.

Contraction for Empty Repositioning. The movement of empty containers.

A boat that is comfortable in rough weather.

Those causes of loss for which the carrier is not legally liable. The elemental risks of ocean transport.

A large, swelling wave. To surge a rope or cable, is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass or capstan.urge ho! The notice given when a cable is to be surged.

The actual temperature of a moving gas stream. It is the temperature indicated by a thermometer moving in the stream with the same velocity as the stream.

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.

A single block such as a snatch block used as a fairlead to bring a line in a more favorable direction.

Is the temperature at the inlet flange of the compressor.

A protective cover wrapped around the mast at the deck on a keel stepped boat to prevent water from entering the boat.

Reversing the position of an object or line.

A short length of line, usually braided or marled, used to temporarily bind the anchor cable to the messenger when the anchor is weighed by hand around the capstan.

Heatless reactivated dryer. By means of expanding cold dry air to near atmospheric pressure inside the regeneration tower, the dryer air picks up moisture from the saturated desiccant bed and is then purged to atmosphere.

A sailor's paradise where amusements were plentiful, and the women were accommodating.

To fill the seams of a vessel with pitch.

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

At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.

Filter rating indicating the approximate particle size for which the majority will not pass through a given filter. It is generally interpreted as meaning that 85% of the particles of size equal to the nominal filter rating will be retained by the filter.