Cargo to/from regional ports are transferred to/from a central hub port for a long-haul ocean voyage.

The porous device which perform the actual process of filtration.

A complete listing of all cargo entering the country of discharge. Required at all world ports and is the primary source of cargo control, against which duty is assessed by the receiving country.

Surrounded by land.

Having to do with boats, ships, or sailing.

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 ceremony performed on board ships when passengers or crew are crossing the equator for the first time during a voyage.

Covers for closing up hatchways.

A portion of the discharge gas is redirected through a heat exchanger and then expanded back to suction pressure, where it is mixed with normal suction gas stream and commonly used to compensate for process flow demands.

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

A comparison of a carrier's operating expense with its net sales. The most general measure of operating efficiency.

Slang for the leg irons which were used to secure men under punishment.

A navigational instrument which provides a bearing to a radio beacon.

One who is employed in the working of cargo when a ship is being loaded or unloaded in port.

ACRONYM - non-lubricated compressor.

Is used to cool compressed air or gas. Designed to reduce the temperature and liquefy condensate vapors.

Always within Institute Warranties Limits (Insurance purpose).

The total power absorbed by a compressor, including the power absorbed by all pumps, fans, coolers and the like.

The gauge pressure at which a pressure vessel is maintained in normal operation.

A point of sail where the boat is sailing at a right angle to the wind (wind coming from abeam). A beam reach is usually the fastest point of sail. A beam reach is a point of sail between a broad reach and a close reach.