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

Recovering and utilizing the heat content of the compressed air.

A measuring tool used to check air pressure at the tool by inserting a hypodermic needle into the rubber hose.

To install the sails on the boom or the forestay.

A mechanical, electrical, or manually operated pump used to remove water from the bilge.

Periodic publications containing details of any alterations to charts, to keep them up to date.

A vessel which, according to the applicable Navigation Rule, has right-of-way. Also known as the "stand on" vessel.

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

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

The middle watch.

The process of desiccants being regenerated by water being driven off the desiccant. Hot air or gas passes through the desiccant bed, heating it. As a result, the partial pressure of the water vapor becomes higher than that in the regenerating air. Water ...

(1) A second method of propelling a vessel. On a sailboat this would be the engine. (2) Machinery fitted in steam and motor vessels which is not part of the main propelling machinery. (3) a support group, e.g., Coast Guard Auxiliary

(turbine oils) -- a test for determining the ability of an oil to aid in preventing the rusting of ferrous parts in the presence of water.

Is the ratio in absolute units of the actual gas temperature to the critical temperature.

A command to stop or cease immediately what one is doing.

The amount of air that a filter can handle. Expressed in CFM.

The short foot rope at the end of a yard at the outer corner of a square sail used when reefing or furling.

A kind of navigational buoy

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.

Wooden bar with an iron shod, wedge, Shaped end, used in prying the anchor or working the anchor or working the anchor chain. Also used to engage or disengage the wild-cat.