Cargo ship of 14.800 tonnes deadweight.

Disciplinary code in which maritime crimes and punishments are specified.

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.

To make a rope fast by turns round a pin or coil, without hitching or seizing it.

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

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

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

The unloading of a container or cargo van.

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

A pulpit located on the stern.

Term used in the days of sail to indicate the starboard of the two anchors carried at the bow of a ship. The anchor on the port side was known as the small bower (although they were the same size).

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

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

The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

A rotating fitting used to keep a line from tangling.

Latitude lines.

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

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.