Saturday and Holidays Included.

Sundays, holidays, included

(1) Generic name for a large sea-going vessel. (2) To take an object aboard, such as cargo, or water. (3) To put items such as oars on the boat when not in use.

To enlist; to send on board cargo; to put in place; to take on board.

An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships.

A charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

A written agreement between the master of a ship and the crew concerning their employment. It includes rates of pay and capacity of each crewman, the date of commencement of the voyage and its duration.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

Measure time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. One bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, three bells mean 1:30, and so on until 4:00 (eight bells). At 4:30 the cycle begins again with one bell.

In charge of union business for unlicensed personnel. Handles grievances.

All those employed to work on board the vessel.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

A statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for a specified voyage.

A business firm which sells its services to organizations which operate vessels

All rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload cargo.

A person in command of a ship. A person certified as competent to command a ship. A master mariner.

The tender of one lot of cargo at one time from one shipper to one consignee on one bill of lading.

The person or company who is usually the supplier or owner of commodities shipped. Also called Consignor.