A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were damaged when received. Compare Clean Bill of Lading.

A place not suitable for anchoring.

An anchor which has become entangled with some object on the bottom, or, on weighing, has it's rode or chain wound around its stock or flukes.

Said of the anchor chain when moored and the chain does not lead clear of another chain.

Accumulation of foreign matter, such as mud or debris, in a cooler, pipe, or valve. In a cooler, H 2 O D P and D T will be seen to increase, as well as CTD.

When a vessel fills with water and sinks.

To sink (out of control).

A pallet designed so that the forks of a fork lift truck can be inserted from all four sides. See Fork lift.

A design in which the forestay does not go to the very top of the mast, but instead to a point 3/4-7/8 of the way up the mast.

A timber or rib of a ship running from the keel to the side rail; the transverse strengthening members in a ship's hull that extend from the keel to the deck or gunwale. The frames form the shape of the hull and act as a skeleton on which the hull plankin ...

The distance between frames.

To bind together in order to increase tension or to prevent from blowing loose.

Small, cake-shaped pieces of ice floating down rivers.

(1) Clear, not tangled. (2) sailing free: a vessel is sailing free when her sheets are eased. (3) running free: to sail with the wind from astern.

Free air delivery. Air at the atmospheric conditions of the site and unaffected by the compressor. Flow is measured at the discharge valve of the compressor, after the aftercooler, the water separator and built in check valve. Capacity and power consumpti ...

The seller must deliver the goods to a pier and place them within reach of the ship's loading equipment. See Terms of Sale.

An astray shipment (a lost shipment that is found) sent to its proper destination without additional charge.

A marine insurance term meaning that the assurer will not allow payment for partial loss or damage to cargo shipments except in certain circumstances, such as stranding, sinking, collision or fire.

Shipped under a rate that includes costs of delivery to and the loading onto a carrier at a specified point.

See Terms of Sale.