An essential document for officers and seamen as it serves an official certificate confirming sea experience in the employment for which he was engaged. DOD - Department of Defense.

When documents presented do not conform to the requirements of the letter of credit (L/C), it is referred to as a "discrepancy." Banks will not process L/C's which have discrepancies. They will refer the situation back to the buyer and/or seller and await ...

Leave the vessel.

The loss of a mast on a boat.

The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.

A machine where a static pressure rise is obtained by allowing successive volumes of gas to be aspirated into and exhausted out of a closed space by means of the displacement of a moving member.

A type of hull that plows through the water, displacing a weight of water equal to its own weight, even when more power is added.

The volume displaced by the compressing element of the first stage per unit of time.

The theoretical speed that a boat can travel without planing, based on the shape of its hull This speed is 1.34 times the length of a boat at its waterline. Also known as hull speed.

a filter element intended to be discarded and replaced after one service cycle.

The distance traveled after correction for current, leeway and other errors that may not have been included in the original distance measurement.

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

A small bag for carrying or stowing all personal articles.

A small wooden box, with lock and key, in which seamen keep sentimental valuables, stationery, and sundry small stores.

Daily; occurring once a day.

A change made either in the route of a shipment in transit (see Reconsignment) or of the entire ship.

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.

Carriers' practice of dividing revenue received from through rates where joint hauls are involved. This is usually according to agreed formulae.

For ships, a cargo handling area parallel to the shoreline where a vessel normally ties up.- For land transportation, a loading or unloading platform at an industrial location or carrier terminal.

A form used to acknowledge receipt of cargo and often serves as basis for preparation of the ocean bill of lading.