Inlet and outlet connections are located at the same level on opposite sides of the filter or other device installed on the pipeline.

Devices used between rotating and stationary parts to separate, and minimized leakage between, areas of unequal pressures.

Name given to the metal point or ram fixed on the bows of old war galleys and used to pierce the hulls, and thus sink or disable enemy ships.

The strongest part of a vessel's side, to which the beams, knees, and foot-hooks are bolted. The part between the water's edge and the bulwarks.

Iron or wood pin fitted into racks, around which lines can be belayed or secured.

The semi-circular steel coupling device mounted on a tractor which engages and locks with a chassis semi-trailer.

A measurement of vacuum or pressure that is used to measure the airflow restriction.

40 cubic feet.

Are categorized as internal or external heat reactivated. Internal type - Process air enters the dryer through the inlet piping, is then dried as it passes through the desiccant bed, and discharges through the outlet piping as dry air. Regeneration of the ...

Any object that a navigator may use to find his position, such as permanent land or sea markers, buoys, radiobeacons, and lighthouses.

ACRONYM - National Electrical Code

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

Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

Error that can be introduced when not reading an instrument, such as a compass, directly from its front, due to the separation of the indicator and the scale being read.

Turning the wheel or tiller as far as possible

Time period from when a compressor loads until it unloads.

To make headway when there is no apparent wind.

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

Used in emergencies, this is a container which allows oil to drip into the sea in heavy weather. An oil slick is produced which prevents waves from breaking over the deck of a boat.

Same as "grab rope" (rope).