A nickname referring to British seamen. All British ships were to carry a supply of lime juice for issue to the crew as a preventative against scurvy.

Liner Shipping Agreements.

Columnar support for the steering wheel in the cockpit.

(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 ...

The gears that reduce engine speed to propeller speed.

Break horse power

Tanks used for the storage of air discharged from compressors. They serve also to damp discharge line pulsations.

The ratio of clearance volume to the volume swept by the compressing element.

Two navigational aids separated in distance so that they can be aligned to determine that a boat lies on a certain line. Transits can be used to determine a boat's position or guide it through a channel. Also called a range.

Toward the shore

Said of a seaman who has retired from sea service.

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.

Merchant seaman's name for his bed or mattress.

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.

Is the ratio of actual capacity to piston displacement, stated as a percentage.

The short deckhouse or main hatchway which is raised above the level of the cabin top or coachroof.

Person who assists in saving life or property from a vessel wrecked near the coast. Often applied to a small boat that lies in narrow waters ready to wait on a vessel, if required.

A black ball visible in all directions, displayed in the forward part of a vessel to indicate that the vessel is anchored.

A squally wind sometimes accompanied by rain, observed as a dark cloud stretched across the horizon.