Nondestructive Evaluation.

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

Estimated Time of Sailing

A class of instruments employed to determine the electric potential at a point in the atmosphere, and ultimately the atmospheric electric field.

The maximum heat output (in Btu per hour) released by a burner with a stable flame and satisfactory combustion.

The ratio of annual sales divided by net assets employed in the.

Welded Minimum Wall tubing

The ability of a material to deform plastically without fracturing, measured by elongation or reduction of area in a tensile test, by height of cupping in an Erichsen test, or by other means.

A valve with a faucet type handle used to restrict the flow of water in a line

Coating containing zinc powder pigment andan organic resin.

International Conference on technologies for Marine Environment preservation.

Maritime Safety Committee

Lowest temperature at which a product gives off an inflammable gas when mixed with air.

Abbreviation for "Destination Delivery Charge." A charge, based on container size, that is applied in many tariffs to cargo. This charge is considered accessorial and is added to the base ocean freight. This charge covers crane lifts off the vessel, draya ...

An instrument for recording ocean waves. Most recorders are designed for recording wind waves, that is waves of periods up to about 25 seconds, but some are designed to record waves of longer periods such as tsunamis or tides.

The vertical barrel device used to heave in cable or lines.

The working portion of a cruise between ports. A long cruise may have many legs. The distance sailed on one tack. The course from one race mark to another.

An instrument for the measurement of both solar and terrestrial radiation.

A combustion heating appliance that vents the combustion by-products directly into the heated space. The latest models have oxygen-sensors that shut off the unit when the oxygen level in the room falls below a safe level.

The simultaneous purchase and sale of two different, but closely related, securities to take.