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Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Amount of condensate collected in the intercooler.
Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Amount of condensate collected in the air receiver.
(1) A nautical instrument, on the arc of which is a finely graduated scale showing degrees and minutes, with adjustable reflectors, etc.; used to find the altitude of heavenly bodies, angular distances, etc. (2) On a steering gear, the rudder quadrant is ...
Unlicensed members of the engine department who attend to a fully automated engine room.
A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.
A restraint placed on an operation to protect the public against a health hazard. A ship may be quarantined so that it cannot leave a protected point. During the quarantine period, the Q flag is hoisted.
The part of a vessel's side between the after part of the main chains and the stern. The quarter of a yard is between the slings and the yard-arm. The wind is said to be quartering, when it blows in a line between that of the keel and the beam and abaft t ...
Boat carried at davits on quarter of ship, and kept ready for immediate use when at sea.
The part of the upper deck which is abaft the mainmast, or in that general location of a ship without one. The quarterdeck was normally reserved for officers.
An able-bodied seamen entrusted with the steering of a vessel when entering or leaving a harbor. He is also involved with the use and upkeep of navigational equipment.
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