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

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Vessel moves to a new area for a new season.

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To enter a port or harbor

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

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The riding lights required to be carried by vessels at anchor.

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Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat

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A ring used to attach certain bellow type flexible members of an air actuators to the mounting surface.

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A negatively charged ion.

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Government officials responsible for regulating goods, services and supplies into a country.

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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 ...

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A disturbance of surface water by conflicting current or by winds.

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Is a standardized method to determine the carbon formation characteristics of compressor lubricants.

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To lash up.

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The amount of work done on or by a system is equal to the amount of energy transferred to or from the system.

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(1) The edge where the deck joins the hull; top edge of bulwarks. (2) The railing around the deck.

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A vessel whose bow and stern have drooped. The opposite of sagged.

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A line used for capsizing the sea anchor and hauling it in.

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The outer layer on a coalescing filter that prevents separated liquids from re-entering the air stream. Also known as anti re-entrainment barrier.

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A group of points to which rates are made the same as or in relation to rates to other points in group.

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Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship except for the engine room an ...

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