Required by some countries for protection against the dumping of certain types of merchandise or products.

A triangular fore-and-aft sail carried on a stay. A sail that is set on a stay, and not on a yard or a mast. On a cutter this is the sail located between the jib and the main sail

(Free On Board) (...Named Port of Shipment):An International Term of Sale that means the seller fulfills his or her obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear ...

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 ...

Are those constituents in the suction gas that cannot be condensed to a liquid with the cooling medium available.

A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton. Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters. RT=1 MT or 1 CBM.

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

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

The officer on board responsible for the navigation of the ship.

A measure of distance approximately 3 nautical miles. One-twentieth of a degree of latitude.

A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel and the sea

Areas of the ocean lying between the mostly westerly winds of the higher latitudes, and the trade winds. These areas usually have prolonged calms, and in the older days of sail it could take quite a while to clear out of this area, by which time the seame ...

A portion of the discharge gas is redirected through a heat exchanger and then expanded back to suction pressure, where it is mixed with normal suction gas stream and commonly used to compensate for process flow demands.

When freight appears to be free of damage so far as a general survey can determine.

On a square-rigged ship, the area between the after end of the forecastle and the forward end of the booms where lines, blocks, and tackle were stored.

A situation in which waves strike a boat from the side, causing it to roll unpleasantly.

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

The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

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

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant temperature, in a compressor free from losses, from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure.