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 ...

A device which operates compressors in sequence according to a programmed schedule.

Sailing with the motor on and in gear

A method of payment for goods in which cash is paid at the time of order and the transaction becomes binding on both buyer and seller.

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

A mechanical barometer used to measure air pressure for warnings of changing weather.

A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with remarks concerning the state of the weather, etc.

The breaking-up of paint into fine particles or droplets by a paint gun using compressed air.

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

A contract for leasing between the ship owners and the lessee. It would state, e.g., the duration of the lease in years or voyages.

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

(1) To lay a line out in coils so that it can run without fouling. (2) Folding a sail in layers on the boom.

Shipped under rate that includes cost from end of ship's tackle at load port to end of ship's tackle at discharge port.

Where the water and sky or ground and sky appear to intersect.

Percentage of freight payable to broker (by owners in c/p's) or applicable to sale or purchase.

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

To keep close.

Said of a man who goes to sea as a rating compared with officers, and lives forward. Forward of a mast.

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

A large, flat bottomed boat used to carry the mud from a dredge.