A document transferring a container from one carrier to another, or to/from a terminal.

A measurement. Inside diameter.

A spar from which a square sail is hung. A long spar, tapered at the ends, attached at its middle to a mast and running athwartships at right angles to the mast; used to support the top of a square sail. The yard can pivot (be braced) around the mast. At ...

The Quebec pennant is flown when first entering a country, indicating that the people on the ship are healthy and that the vessel wants permission to visit the country. The flag means "My vessel is healthy and I request free pratique.

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A deck with legs that can be jacked up or down. During operations, the legs rest on the sea-bed. When the rig is moved, the legs are retracted, leaving the rig floating. A jackup has normally no propulsion machinery of its own.

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That part of yard that lies between the lift and the outboard end of the yard.

A large piece of fabric designed to be hoisted on the spars of a sailboat in such a manner as to catch the wind and propel the boat.

A small freshwater mollusk that was accidentally introduced to North American waters via ballast water from a transoceanic vessel. The zebra mussel has had significant negative economic and ecological effects: It clogs water intake pipes and attaches to a ...

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The floor or bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat

A drive arrangement for power transmission to compressors.

The motion of a vessel when she goes off from her course.

Fit and beautiful (describing a boat)

A mast that is stepped (placed) on the keel at the bottom of the boat rather than on the deck. Keel stepped masts are considered sturdier than deck stepped masts.

A small flag placed at the mast head to show wind direction.

A beam attached to the top of the floors to add strength to the keel on a wooden boat.

Used by some seamen to describe St. Elmo's Fire.

Eastern Central Motor Carriers Association.