A receptacle, open to atmosphere, that is used to used to collect condensate. For example, two or three drain pipes from various filters may be discharging into a funnel. In this case the funnel is a tundish.

Freight on which transportation charges are calculated on the basis of volume measurement.

Cargo ship of 14.800 tonnes deadweight.

A cylinder used to carry rotating machine parts, such as pulleys and gears, to transmit power or motion; such as a propeller shaft.

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

The unloading of a container or cargo van.

Latitude lines.

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

Old sailing ship term for taking a nap.

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.

To reeve and secure a line.

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

Special vessels employed in exploration for, development of or continuous production of, subsea oil and gas.

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.

A rotating fitting used to keep a line from tangling.

The proper return port of a discharged seaman.

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

A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern. (2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman. The flag carried by a ship as insignia of her nationality.

A pulpit located on the stern.

In trouble.