Pieces of hard wood bolted to the outer end of a bowsprit through which are rove the foretopmast stays before they are brought in to the bows and secured.

A document of title (such as a draft, promissory note, check, or bill of lading) transferable from one person to another in good faith for a consideration. Non-negotiable bills of lading are known as "straight consignment." Negotiable bills are known as " ...

Beneath the deck

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

An automatic or manual device designed to control pressure, flow or temperature.

On or near the line of immersion of a ship's hull.

Cubic feet per minute. An airflow measurement of volume.

The wheel of the block over which the fall of the block is rove.

(1) When two or more boats tie up alongside each other. (2) Overlapping of edges of two ice-floes, so that one floe is partly supported by the other.

Filter, Regulator and lubricator sometimes combined in one unit

A motor controller that regulates the air flow through an end plate into the motor to control the speed and power. A speed regulation device built into or attached externally.

A mop, formed of old rope, used for cleaning and drying decks.

The extreme deck fore and aft measurement of a vessel.

American Standards Committee X12 responsible for developing EDI standards for the United States.

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Secretly, to remove spirit from a keg or cask by making a small hole and sucking through a straw. also called Suck the Monkey

A hoisting apparatus consisting of a block and tackle rigged at the end of a beam.

An aid to taking as astronomical sight with a sextant when the sea horizon is obscured through haze, fog, or darkness.

Is that pressure of either motive fluid or discharge at which an ejector returns to stable operation following a period of unstable operation due to having previously reached the breaking pressure. There are two recovery pressures, one for motive fluid an ...

The amount of money an ocean carrier pays to the railroad for overland carriage.