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

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

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

ACRONYM - National Electrical Code

Media of heat transfer in a refrigeration unit. R12 and R22 are commonly used refrigerants.

Containers loaded at port of loading and discharged at port of destination.

Remove a boat from the water.

Is the ratio of the theoretical work calculated on an isothermal basis to the actual work transferred to the gas during compression.

Load/unload control system that tries to maximizes compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle

Gilded carving and scroll work decorating the hulls of ships.

Small masses of drift ice with waterways in which a vessel can sail.

A slang term for an open-top trailer or container with a tarpaulin cover.

Vertical distance from the keel to the uppermost deck, taken inside the ship/s plating.

Hauled out of the water for repairs or storage

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 canvas canopy secured over the ship's deck as a protection from the weather (covering).

Any raised portion of a vessel/s hull above an upermost continuous deck such as a poop, bridge or forecastle and extending from side to side of the vessel.

To let go altogether.

Provision in a salvage agreement that money is not payable unless the property is salved in accordance with that accordance.