Strengthening on the two top corners of shipping containers.

A special machinery device, which is applied on the dredger ship for digging, loosing soil, mashing, and sucking mud/rock. underwater

The maximum rope tension (in kilonewtons), measured at the drum exit when the winch is hoisting or hauling in at the nominal speed with the rope wound on the drum in a single layer.

Tunnel which accommodates pipelines and runs longitudinally alongh the centre line of a ship.

Those spaces in which the main navigating equipment, the ship's radio or the emergency source of power are located or where the fire recording or fire control equipment is centralized and also those spaces used for galleys, main pantries, stores (except i ...

A craft which is operable on or above water and which has characteristics different from those of conventional displacement ships. Within the aforementioned generality, a craft which complies with either of the following characteristics: .I the weight, ...

Echo- E = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( . )Flag= Blue over red.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am altering my course to starboard.

A device worn to reduce the level of noise heard by the wearer.

A notional continuous sound level which is calculated from the various A-we~ghteds ound levels and duration at these levels with an XdB exchange rate. The exchange rate is the number of dB decrease in noise level which would allow doubling of exposure tim ...

A device, which is linked with the towboat, and under emergency conditions, tows away any ship from site. The device consists of reel 、towing hawser、signal cable、 buoy、 wire storage box、signal lamp etc.

Activated by means other than a directly connected prime mover.

Fox trot. F = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( . . - . ) Flag= Red diamond on white background.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I am disabled. Communicate with me." ( Kerchove)

Small hatch in the fidley deck around the stack and uptakes. Generally closed by grating and steel covers.

A included angle between a rope and vertical plane of winch drum or warping end axial line, through the point at which rope leaves the drum or warping end

(See FRENCH-FAKE.)

A crane with a boom consisted of several sections, being capable of moving the weight positions though folding the boom.

Fuel Quantity Indicator Floristic Quality Index (ecological index) FQI Fuel Quantity Indicator FQI Federal Quality Institute FQI Fibre Quality Index (textiles) FQI Food Quality Indicator FQI Final Quality Inspection (Mazda Motor Corp.) ...

A prime mover which is suitable for operating the deck machinery at its full designed load.

Golf - G = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - - . )Flag= Six yellow and blue vertical bars.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "I require a pilot." . Still widely used.

A kind of winch, which is applied for receiving/throwing the sampling apparatus, and performing the oceanic & geological sampling.