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

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

(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

The middle watch.

Dioctylphalate aerosol (Efficiency Test Material).

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

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

Reduce dew point by passing compressed air through a bundle of hollow membrane fibers; water vapor and a portion of the compressed air then permeate the membrane walls and vent to atmosphere

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

Place where cargo is transferred to another carrier.

An inspection method for welding, forgings etc. based on the ability of certain types of liquids to enter voids and crevices by capillary action and to remain there when the surface liquid is removed.

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.

To reeve and secure a line.

A mooring buoy or spar. A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.

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

A machine that compresses gases. Divided into two groups; process gas compressors and oil and gas field compressors.

Disciplinary code in which maritime crimes and punishments are specified.

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

(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.