Pieces of timber put in horizontally between the frames to form and secure any opening; as, for ports.

Special Protection Area

Cargo which is on wheels, such as truck or trailers, and which can be driven or towed on to a ship.

Safety Management System (ISM Code)

Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services

(R/T)radio telegraph, telegraphy, telephone

The fastenings of ropes that are seized together.

Single Mooring Point. Tanker terminal using a single buoy or fixed structure to fasten the vessel and carry out cargo operations. The ship can swing freely around this point.

Sunday, Saturday and Holidays Excluded. Method of calculating the Lay days. These days are not counted.

A strong, rippling tide.

Range finder, radio frequency

A piece of compass-timber, fixed on the after part of the apron inside. The lower end is scarfed into the keelson, and receives the scarf of the stem, through which it is bolted.

Remotely operated vehicle

Safe Berth. Broker and chartering term meaning that the ship cannot be in danger hen berthed. If grounding is often a cause of the un-safety of the berth, urrent, weak mooring, and many other dangers can render a berth unsafe.

Sinclair Roche & Temperley. Law firm located in London, Hong Kong, Shangai, Bucharest: ownership of shipping companies, chartering, carriage of goods, financing, insurance.

Tango T = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - )Flag= Red, white, blue vertical stripes.When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "Do not pass ahead of me."

Port State Control. Convention which allows the contracting states to inspect the vessel calling their port, and detain them is safety deficiencies are observed.

Soci

Secretary of State's Representative for Marine salvage and Intervention

The cry used when a sail is first discovered at sea.