Latitude lines.

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

The process of checking the accuracy of and adjusting the ship's magnetic compass.

Cargo ship of 14.800 tonnes deadweight.

Rank intermediate between officer and rating, and in charge of ratings; more or less equivalent to the rank of sergeant.

A ship designed to carry either ore or oil in bulk.

The unloading of a container or cargo van.

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

A movement where the load initiates at an origin rail ramp and terminates at a consignee's door.

Short period oscillation in level of enclosed, or partly enclosed, area of water when not due to the action of tide-raising forces.

On older sailing ships, an additional lateen shaped mizzen sail carried on the fourth mast, known as a bonaventure mizzen.

Sailor's name for the north star, Polaris, which for all practical purposes remains fixed above the north pole, bearing north from everywhere in the northern hemisphere, making it a true aid to navigation.

A pulpit located on the stern.

All rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload cargo.

To reeve and secure a line.

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.

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.

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