Fog over land caused by condensation of vapor in the air above cooler ground.

An object bears so and so, when it is in such a direction from the person looking. To bear down upon a vessel, is to approach her from the windward.To bear up, is to put the helm up and keep a vessel off from her course, and move her to leeward.To bear aw ...

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

A boat which uses the wind as its primary means of propulsion.

A curved inlet section on an impeller.

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

A longitudinal stiffener for the side of a ship, made of angle bar, bulb angle channel or plates, etc. Depending upon their locations, stringers are known as bilge stringers, side stringers, hole stringers, etc.

Sundays, holidays excluded

An instrument designed to detect the ultrasonic emissions and convert them to audible signal.

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

A hand held pneumatic chipping tool which the blows are transmitted through a group of floating needles or metal rods.

A rate applicable from a point on one transportation line to a point on another line, made by agreement and published in a single tariff by all transportation lines over which the rate applies.

An expression describing a sailing ship set with every sail she can carry.

One who earns his living by service at sea.

The one who steers the boat.

The opening up the back (aft) edge of the mast in which the mainsail luff rope slides when it is hoisted. Some masts have an external sail track.

Area into which a boat can not go without tacking.

Method of settling disputes which is usually binding on parties. A clause usually in a charter party.

On a square-rigged ship, a tackle used for hoisting casks and provisions.

A low headroom space below decks used for provisions or spare parts, or miscellaneous storage.