Sailing close-hauled

The height ascribed to the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena when it is reported as broken, overcast, or obscuration and not classified as "thin" or "partial." The ceiling is termed unlimited when these conditions are not satisfied. ...

National Cargo Bureau

A receptacle which serves to store compressed air for heavy demands in excess of compressor capacity.

Vessel Pays Dues

A standard unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of 1000 Joules per second.

Western Dredging Association

The control of the quality, quantity, and temperature-humidity of the air in an interior space.

The angular distance North or South of the equator, measured from the center of the earth. It thus corresponds to latitude on the earths surface.

Trim And Stability Booklet

A unit of electrical force equal to that amount of electromotive force that will cause a steady current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm.

A movable plate used to control air flow; in a wood stove or fireplace, used to control the amount and direction of air going to the fire.

The process of determining energy consumption, by various techniques, of a building or facility.

Sequence of letters and numbers, unique to each ship by which ships can be identified.

See principal stress (normal).

Croatian Register of Shipping (Class Society)

US legislation to prevent monopolies and restraint of.

The carriage of goods or passengers for remuneration taken on at one point and discharged at another point within the territory of the same country. or Shipments between ports of a single nation, frequently reserved to national flag vessels of that nat ...

An area of low atmospheric pressure which has a closed circulation that is cyclonic (counterclockwise in northern hemisphere and clockwise in southern hemisphere).

In reference to solid biomass fuels, such as wood, having zero moisture content.