Smaller powered boat used to provide steerage-way when not under sail.

A device attached to a meteorological instrument to provide ventilation; usually a suction fan.

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

Is a compact, low mass unit giving smooth, non-vibrating power. Several types include vane, piston, percussion and turbine type motors

A relatively small-scale, upward moving current of air.

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The destruction of adhesion between a coating and its substrate by products of a cathodic reaction.

Tanker Chemicals type III.

The total cost of production divided by the total quantity produced.

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.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was effected at a price based.

A reversing thermometer (for seawater temperature) which is not protected against hydrostatic pressure. The mercury bulb is therefore squeezed, and the amount of mercury broken off on reversal is a function of both temperature and of hydrostatic pressure.

A small balloon used to determine the height of the cloud base. The height can be computed from the ascent velocity of the balloon and the time required for its disappearance into the cloud.

Qualified Member of the Engine department. Unlicensed members of the engine department who attend to a fully automated engine room.

A clockwise change in wind direction. Veering winds with height are indicative of warm air advection (WAA).

Small cask used for carrying drinking water in a boat.

Supported or transported by air.

A device that cuts off the flow of hot or cold air to or from a room as controlled by a thermostat.

The maximum load that a motor is capable of supplying.

A person appointed by a principal to act on the latter's behalf in.