The consolidation of a quantity of individual items into one large shipping unit for easier handling.- Loading one or more large items of cargo onto a single piece of equipment, such as a pallet.

The difference between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle. Magnetic variation is different in different geographic locations, so the nearest compass rose to each location on a chart must be used.

Said of a vessel when caught between ice on both sides.

The surface of the water.

A schedule of all ports to be visited on a ship's cruise, with dates of arrival and departure and the local agents' names and addresses

A labyrinth type filter having the active surfaces continuously splashed with oil. Most pollutants are absorbed by the oil which when circulated releases its pollutants, which sink by gravity to the bottom of the oil pan.

Heat cannot, of itself, pass from a colder to a hotter body.

Foaming water that rises upward immediately before stem of any craft being propelled through water.

An analytical method of assessing machine health by quantifying and examining ferrous wear particles suspended in the lubricant or hydraulic fluid.

A compressed air coupling commonly used on European rail and road vehicles to connect one vehicle to the next.

Unit of free air flow rate. Normal cubic meter per hour. The air in the following conditions:1.013 bar(a) of pressure; 0 degrees Celsius of temperature and 0% of relative humidity .

Surrounded by land.

A framing of metal fitted over an opening in a deck, with glass or plexiglass inserted for the admission of light into a cabin, engine room, etc.

A bun-shaped cover placed over a radar scanner to prevent risk of fouling and to protect it from the weather.

Isolated rocky peak rising from a sheet of inland ice.

Atmosphere

Breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg.

The vertical pole or spar that supports the boom and sails. a mast on a mechanically propelled vessel holds electronics antennas, lights, etc.

A means of hauling up or lowering a cylindrical object.

Direction or bearing of an object relative to a boat's heading.