An embargo imposed by a Government against another country.

National Fluid Power Association.

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.

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

A guy who gets Head (toilet) cleaning detail.

Towards the center line of a ship (towards the center).

a wind coming from the northeast

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

The oily condensate discharged by lubricated air compressors. The name is derived from the appearance of the condensate. Under normal conditions oily condensate should just be cloudy, like a small amount of milk in a bucket of water. When a lubricated com ...

A pressure-volume diagram for a compressor or engine cylinder produced by direct measurement made by the use of a device called an indicator.

A compressor designed to compress air or gas without contaminating the flow with lubricating oil. Piston rings and packing are usually made of TFE-based materials or carbon or other synthetic material that operate without lubrication.

The one who steers the boat.

A device for mounting cylinders.

Drydocking, beaching, or careening a vessel and carefully examining the bottom with a view to ascertaining any damage it may have.

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

Caught in the ice.

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

Area into which a boat can not go without tacking.

Is the temperature at the inlet flange of the compressor.

A filtering unit for vented enclosures installed to prevent dirt and foreign matter from entering the enclosure. Also prevents oil loss by retaining oil droplets and draining the oil back to the sump.