A logistical management system which integrates the sequence of activities from delivery of raw materials to the manufacturer through to delivery of the finished product to the customer into measurable components. "Just in Time" is a typical value-added e ...

Go to bed without undressing.

The outside plating of a vessel.

On the land or aground.

Person who assists in saving life or property from a vessel wrecked near the coast. Often applied to a small boat that lies in narrow waters ready to wait on a vessel, if required.

To put a narrow piece of canvas around it after it has been wormed, and before it has been served.

A course marked by buoys or ranges measuring one nautical mile. Measured miles are used to calibrate logs.

A control line that adjusts tension along the foot of the sail, pulling the clew away from the tack; used to maintain proper sail shape.

devoid of water.

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

A sailor's carving or etching on bones, teeth, tusks or shells.

Originally a seaman who, not wanting to work, preferred to exist by hanging around ports and harbors and living on the charity of others. Now more generally describing any loafer around the waterfront who prefers not to work.

A rudder, keel, centerboard, or skeg.

A knot used to temporarily shorten a line.

Speed Over Ground, speed relative to bottom.

A shortening of the term, "Roll On/Roll Off." A method of ocean cargo service using a vessel with ramps which allows wheeled vehicles to be loaded and discharged without cranes.

The whole crew.

A concrete foundation with lateral supports which rests upon a number of steel springs. Designed to deal with disturbing frequencies in vibration isolation

Filter, Regulator and lubricator sometimes combined in one unit

Beneath the deck