Time period from when a compressor loads until it unloads.

The stay leading from the mast to the bow

A container fitted with a solid removable roof, or with a tarpaulin roof so the container can be loaded or unloaded from the top.

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

Light lines from the topping lift to the boom, forming a cradle into which the mainsail may be lowered.

Moving through the water.

A single inlet compressor with the impeller or impellers mounted on a shaft supported by two bearings in a pedestal, with the driver coupled to the compressor shaft.

To leak; take in water.

An order given to take hold of a rope and pull.

Something that covers or protects the filter assembly.

An arrangement whereby a steamship company, under rules and regulations established in the freight tariff of a given trade, accepts small packages at rates below the minimum bill of lading, and issues a parcel receipt instead of a bill of lading.

Same as "grab rope" (rope).

A tiller that is designed to be used in the event that wheel steering fails.

A seaman's sewing outfit for heavy work.

To pass a turn around a belaying pin or cleat.

The area between opposing shipping lanes, restricted to most navigation except for crossing with caution

Any small collar made with spunyarn or light line to hold something in place.

Navy term meaning to change the arrangement of the colors (the national flag) upon getting under way or coming to moorings.

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.

An object that might not allow safe operation. A group of rocks just under the water or a submerged wreck could be a navigational hazard.