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.

The maximum continuous operating pressure as designed by the manufacturer.

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

Sailing downwind with the wind blowing over the leeward side of the boat, increasing the possibility of an unexpected jibe.

A stay leading from one mast, such as the main mast to another, such as the mizzen mast.

Components subordinate to the compressor.

The Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States.

Additive that promotes the formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water. Common emulsifiers are: metallic soaps, certain animal and vegetable oils, and various polar compounds.

Time period from when a compressor loads until it unloads.

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

Strop inserted between two hawsers, and weaker than the hawsers, so that strop, and not hawsers, will part with any excessive strain.

One who designs ships.

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

An end closure for the filter case or bowl that contains one or more ports.

The time allotted to a man to stand at the helm.

Is the dynamic viscosity divided by the density

Applies to vessels, not to cargo, (0.2+0.02 log10V) where V is the volume in cubic meters of all enclosed spaces on the vessel.

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 document required and issued by some national governments authorizing the importation of goods.

A measure of weight ashore and a measure of capacity on a vessel.