Military Assistance Program.

PFD Manufacturers Association

An annual charge made in a company's profit and loss account to reduce the value of an asset to zero.

Port Forward.

Rubber Stern Bearing

Naturally occurring magnetic oxide of iron (Fe3O4).

A bank operating in the seller's country, that handles letters of credit in behalf of a foreign bank.

A building architectural element (vestibule) with two airtight doors that reduces the amount of air infiltration and exfiltration when the exterior most door is opened.

Small cask used for carrying drinking water in a boat.

Holding oars at right angles to fore and aft line of boat with blades horizontal and parallel to surface of water.

Corrosion effect on a metal per unit of time. The type of corrosion rate used depends on the technical .system and on the type of corrosion effect. Thus, corrosion rate may be expressed as an increase in corrosion depth per unit of time (penetration rate, ...

A landing wharf or pier; a dike at a river s mouth.

The maximum distance along the runway at which the runway lights are visible to a pilot at touchdown. Runway visual range may be determined by an observer located at the end of the runway, facing in the direction of landing, or by means of a transmissomet ...

Altitude

The carbon left after evaporating an oil under controlled conditions.

A type of hydroturbine in which the entire generator is mounted inside the water passageway as an integral unit with the turbine. These installations can offer significant reductions in the size of the powerhouse.

Marine Information Note

(1) Burning or corrosive. (2) A hydroxide of a light metal, such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide.

West European Confederation of Maritime Technology Societies

Clouds which cover between 6/10 and 9/10 of the sky. See Sky Terminology.