The U.S. government does not issue certificates of free sale. However, the Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, will issue, upon request, a letter of comment to the U.S. manufacturers whose products are subject to the Federal Food, Drug ...

A fitting holding a boom or gaff to the mast.

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

The top of the mast

A stationary, spirally shaped passage that converts velocity head to pressure.

Merchant Navy nickname for seaman whose turn of duty it is to keep the mess clean.

A charge made for a service performed in a carrier's terminal area.

A stopper used to prevent water from entering the hawse hole in heavy weather.

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

A fluid (as hydrogen or air) that tends to expand indefinitely. Is one of three basic phases of matter.

A phrase preceding the signature of a drawer or endorser of a negotiable instrument; signifies that the instrument is passed onto subsequent holders without any liability to the endorser in the event of nonpayment or nondelivery.

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

(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 ...

On or in a ship.

An L/C guaranteed by both the issuing and advising banks of payment so long as seller's documents are in order, and the L/C terms are met. Only applied to irrevocable L/C's. The confirming bank assumes the credit risk of the issuing bank.

(1) A term signifying an inclination of an object from a perpendicular; to turn anything so that it does not stand perpendicularly or square to an object. (2) Those timbers in a ship near the bow or stern which are sharply angled from the keel. (3) The op ...

Abbreviation for (1) "Interstate Commerce Commission," (2) "International Chamber of Commerce."

A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company. It serves as a document of title, a contract of carriage and a receipt for goods.

The cover of a scuttle-way or small hatchway which leads to to or from a store room, cabin of small craft, crew's quarters, the forecastle or fore peak.

The process of coating one metal with another, ordinarily applied to the coating of iron or steel with zinc. The chief purpose of galvanizing is to prevent corrosion.