A single inlet compressor with the impeller or impellers mounted on a shaft supported by two bearings in a pedestal, with the driver coupled to the compressor shaft.

Merchant Navy nickname for seaman whose turn of duty it is to keep the mess clean.

A card marked in degrees and having sightings on it that is used to take bearings relative to the ship, rather than magnetic bearings as taken with a compass.

The line by which a boat is connected to a mooring buoy; a short rope hanging from a spar having at its free end a spliced thimble or a block. Sometimes called "Pennant".

A small tapering flag, which can be used for identification or communication.

A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.

Is obtained when the gas is cooled to first stage inlet temperature following each stage of compression.

A plot of expected operating characteristics (e.g.., discharge pressure versus inlet capacity, shaft horsepower versus inlet capacity).

Those causes of loss for which the carrier is not legally liable. The elemental risks of ocean transport.

The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.

Official terminology for life jacket. When properly used a PFD will support a person in the water. Also called a life jacket, life preserver or life vest.

Small boat similar to and including jetskis

Rank intermediate between officer and rating, and in charge of ratings; more or less equivalent to the rank of sergeant.

Measure of alkalinity or acidity in water and water containing fluids. Can be used to determine the corrosion inhibiting characteristic in water based fluids. Typically, pH > 8.0 is required to inhibit corrosion of iron and ferrous alloys in water based f ...

Alphabet used by the Navy when making sure that a letter is understood; i.e. "BRAVO OSCAR ALPHA TANGO spells BOAT"

A certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to satisfy import regulations of foreign countries; indicates that a U.S. shipment has been inspected and found free from harmful pests and plant diseases.

The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

Making a ship just as it is about to sail.

A shipment loaded into a container at the pier or terminal, thence to the consignee's facility.