The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.

The settings on a pressure switch used to either load or unload the air compressor on a constant speed application, or start or stop the compressor on a start/stop application. The cut out pressure is also known as the maximum pressure, or the point at wh ...

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

A large square of heavy canvas fitted with lines to allow it to be drawn under the hull of a ship where it is damaged. The pressure of the seawater holds it tight against the ship and greatly reduces the inflow of water.

A direction of forty-five degrees or less from the stern.

A wooden lattice-work covering a hatch or the bottom boards of a boat; similarly designed gratings of metal are frequently found on shipboard.

Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

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 ...

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

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

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

A kind of navigational buoy

The outer resin surface of a fiberglass boat, usually colored.

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

Overboard and by the ship's side.

(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

Marks of identification.

The angle between the sail and the apparent wind or the rudder or centerline and the water flow.

Columnar support for the steering wheel in the cockpit.

To make a rope fast by turns round a pin or coil, without hitching or seizing it.