A document transferring a container from one carrier to another, or to/from a terminal.

A severe naval punishment for serious offenses in which the victim was hauled from one yardarm to the other under the keel of the ship. The victim rarely survived; he would either be cut to ribbons by the shellfish on the ship's bottom or drown.

A compartment for passengers or crew.

That which is loaded into a ship. The act of loading.

A measurement. Inside diameter.

General Average

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Amount of condensate collected in the intercooler.

See "Free of Particular Average."

Eastern Weighing and Inspection Bureau.

South Africa (flag).

That part of yard that lies between the lift and the outboard end of the yard.

Anything of Government Issue.

Eskimo word for a light, covered-in canoe type boat.

A pole with a blade at the end used to row a rowboat. Oars are different than paddles because they have a provision to be secured to the rowboat for rowing, such as an oarlock. The three parts to an oar are: the blade, the part which enters the water; the ...

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A look-out is stationed in a position to watch for danger ahead. To be on guard against sudden opposition or danger.

An area of water totally or partially enclosed by coral islands, atolls, and reefs.

A beam attached to the top of the floors to add strength to the keel on a wooden boat.

The prefix placed before the name of a warship of the British Navy to indicate that she is Her (His) Majesty's ship.

To keep the sails full and drawing