Old name for bunting from which signal and other flags were made.

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

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

Cubic feet per minute. An airflow measurement of volume.

A rudder, keel, centerboard, or skeg.

(1) The underside of the hull that sits in the water (2) The ocean floor

A wooden lattice-work covering a hatch or the bottom boards of a boat; similarly designed gratings of metal are frequently found on shipboard.

Is energy in transition and is defined in units of Force times Distance. Work cannot be done unless there is movement.

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

See Multiple Containerload Shipment.

The alternating motion of a boat, leaning alternately to port and starboard; the motion of a boat about its fore-and-aft axis.

(SEE NEAPED)

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.

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

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.

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.

A short spar projecting over the stern of a sailing vessel to sheet the mizzen sail when the mizzen-mast is so far aft that there's not enough room inboard to bring down the sheet and trim the sail. Also, a short spar extending from the stemhead in place ...

To lash up.

Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat

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.