The unloading of a container or cargo van.

The record of courses steered and distances traveled since the time a ship's position was last fixed by shore or astronomical observations.

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.

To reeve and secure a line.

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

Disciplinary code in which maritime crimes and punishments are specified.

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

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

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.

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.

Overboard and by the ship's side.

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

Marks of identification.

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

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

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

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

A listing of a particular boat's steering deviation on each point of the compass

Break horse power