The direction of an object (with reference to you, your ship, another object).

A dinghy or raft that can be inflated for use or deflated for easy stowage.

The volume of a substance passing a point per unit time (e.g., meters per second, gallons per hour, etc.).

States that equal volumes of all gases under the same conditions of pressure and temperature contain the same number of molecules.

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

Differences between the compass reading and an actual magnetic direction caused by magnetic forces in the vicinity of the compass, which are usually the result of masses of metal, speaker magnets, etc. (2) Vessel departure from specified voyage course.

A port that is not directly listed in the tide tables but for which information is available as a difference from a nearby standard port.

The warehouse or public stores to which samples of imported goods are taken to be inspected, analyzed, weighed, etc. by examiners or appraisers.

An important parameter in establishing an entrained particle's potential to impinge on control surfaces and cause erosion.

Any point of sailing away from the wind.

A vessel is in soundings when she is in sufficiently shallow water for soundings to be made and used as an aid in the vessel's navigation.

A navigational aid that emits radio waves for navigational purposes. The radio beacon's position is known and the direction of the radio beacon can be determined by using a radio direction finder.

Is one that does not enter into known chemical combination, either with itself or another element. There are four known gases of this type: helium; neon; argon and krypton. or a gas that does not supply any of the needs of combustion.

Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat

An illegal form of discounting or refunding that has the net effect of lowering the tariff price. See also Malpractice.

The direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel

The extreme deck fore and aft measurement of a vessel.

An inland point provided by an all water carrier's through bill of lading in the U.S. by first discharging the container in an East Coast port.

To the bow of the boat, forward of the beam.

Small stuff seized across a hook to prevent it from unshipping (once hooked, mousing keeps the hook on).