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

A right claim against the guarantors of a loan or draft or bill of exchange.

A positive displacement air compressor which has no oil injected into the compression chamber for lubrication, cooling or sealing

A sturdy railing or elevated guard rail around the deck at the stern. also known as Pushpit

A structure which extends outboard beyond the edge of the hull for some special purpose. Some Polynesian canoes use outriggers to support an "ama" or small secondary hull, while fishing boats may use outriggers to suspend lines or nets over the water. ...

Traditionally a ship's bell is made of brass and has her name engraved on it. It is used for striking the bells which mark the passage of time (see Bells) and is also used as a fog signal as an audible warning of a ship's position.

The power required to compress a gas isothermally through a specified range of pressures.

Towards the sides of the vessel (with reference to the centerline).

Lifts temporary quarantine of a vessel; granted pratique by Health Officer.

Where the boat is pointed directly into the wind, sails luffing

Required lights on a boat help others determine its course, position and what it is doing. Boats underway should have a red light visible from its port bow, a green light on the starboard bow and a white light at its stern. Other lights are required for v ...

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

To move cargo from one place to another.

One who is adept at splicing, knotting, and working with line and canvas.

The extension of an air actuator beyond its design height.

To make fast. To bend a sail, is to make it fast to the yard. To bend a cable, is to make it fast to the anchor. A bend, is a knot by which one rope is made fast to another.

A gap unintentionally left uncovered while painting or varnishing.

The straight or curved line of the deck line; curvature of the lines of a vessel toward the bow and stern.

Carry over of particles or contaminant from the filter or other filter materials into the clean side of the air flow.