A very experienced and/or old sailor

The dimensions of all parts which go into the construction of a ship's hull.

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

A coupling device which consists of a spring loaded shutoff valve and a positive locking mechanism. It is used to connect tools, hoses and other accessories. Also known as Quick Disconnect.

A legal signature usually placed on the reverse of a draft; signifies transfer of rights from the holder to another party.

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.

Old nickname for a second mate.

A knot used to tie two lines together.

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.

An unauthoritative story (a tall story).

The temperature of a body referred to the absolute zero, at which point the volume of an ideal gas theoretically becomes zero. (Fahrenheit scale is minus 459.67

Man or boy employed in sailing deep-water craft. Word is sometimes loosely used to include men who go to sea. Used officially to denote a seaman serving on deck.

A slot into which the bolt rope or lugs in the luff of the sail are inserted to attach the sail.

Bound together.

See Insurance, Particular Average.

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

The top of the mast

An instrument that can be modified or cancelled at any moment without notice to and agreement of the beneficiary, but customarily includes a clause in the credit to the effect that any draft negotiated by a bank prior to the receipt of a notice of revocat ...

Circular blocks in the shrouds or stays to adjust tension.

To stop, especially to stop work.