A term used to designate an object for which the correct name has been forgotten.

A pointed metal spike, used to separate strands of rope in splicing.

To deliberately put a sailor ashore and leave him there while the ship sails away.

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

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.

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

A notation on a bill of lading that the cargo has been stowed on the open deck of the ship.

A term used to describe the condensate flow rate. It can be expressed as gallons per minute (GPM) or pounds mass per minute (lbm/min)

Slang for anchor

A seaman's sewing outfit for heavy work.

See Gunwhale

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.

Turning the wheel or tiller as far as possible

Misrepresenting freight or weight on shipping documents.

Occurs when the vapor is at the dew point or saturation temperature corresponding to its partial pressure. A gas in never saturated with a vapor. However, the space occupied jointly by the gas and vapor may be saturated.

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

A certificate required by U.S. Customs to release cargo properly to the correct party.

Sails that are not properly arranged for the point of sail that the boat is on. The sails may be luffing or have improper sail shape, or the boat may be heeling too much. These conditions will slow the boat down.

To make headway when there is no apparent wind.

Standard cubic feet per minute., SCFM or scfm. Flow of free air measured at some reference point and converted to a standard set of reference conditions (e.g., 14.4 psia, 80