Seaward, a safe distance from shore; To keep an offing is to keep a safe distance away from the coast because of navigational dangers, fog, or other hazards.

Away from land, toward the water.

Special vessels employed in exploration for, development of or continuous production of, subsea oil and gas.

Wind blowing from off the shore.

Any point of sailing away from the wind.

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

A bag filled with oil and triced over the side for making a slick in a rough sea (to keep seas from breaking).

Used in emergencies, this is a container which allows oil to drip into the sea in heavy weather. An oil slick is produced which prevents waves from breaking over the deck of a boat.

A labyrinth type filter having the active surfaces continuously splashed with oil. Most pollutants are absorbed by the oil which when circulated releases its pollutants, which sink by gravity to the bottom of the oil pan.

A positive displacement air compressor which has no oil injected into the compression chamber for lubrication, cooling or sealing

Consists of a vessel which is a combination of oil sump and oil separator, an oil cooler and an oil filter.

A ship designed for the carriage of oil in bulk, her cargo space consisting of several or many tanks. Tankers load their cargo by gravity from the shore or by shore pumps and discharge using their own pumps.

Waterproof clothing.

The captain of the ship.

A very experienced and/or old sailor

A sailboat is always on one tack or the other; that is the sail is always on one side or the other.

On or in a ship.

A notation on a bill of lading that cargo has been loaded on board a vessel. Used to satisfy the requirements of a letter of credit, in the absence of an express requirement to the contrary.

A notation on a bill of lading that the cargo has been stowed on the open deck of the ship.

In trouble.