Atmosphere

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.

ACRONYM - National Pipe Thread tapered. A description of a specific pipe thread

Is the temperature existing at the discharge port of the compressor.

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.

A drawing representing the internal parts of a vessel as if she had been cut straight through, either longitudinally or athwartships. It shows the positions of the frames and their exact curvature in relation to the hull shape.

Relay to all others in order (a signal repeated from one ship to the next astern in column).

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

Also known as LTL or LCL.

Is pressure as determined by most instruments and gauges.

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

Circular blocks in the shrouds or stays to adjust tension.

The ratio of the vapor pressure to the saturated vapor pressure at the temperature considered.

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

Shore crane with a wide span.

Tank,one of which is situated at each side of the top part of the hold of a bulk carrier.

Caulker's name for the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and awkward job. This is the origin of the expression "Between the devil and the deep blue sea, since ...

is an ejector used to compress waste or exhaust steam or any other gas through a moderate range of compression above atmospheric pressure.

See Gunwhale

The temperature which would be measured at the stagnation point if a gas stream were stopped, with adiabatic compression from the flow condition to the stagnation pressure.