Occupational Safety and Health Administration

A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.

An instrument used to indicate wind direction.

An electrode commonly used in polarization studies to pass current to or from a test electrode, usually made of noncorroding material

Outer Continental Shelf

A measure of proportion by weight, equivalent to one unit weight of a material per billion (109) unit weights of compound. One part per billion is equivalent to 1 mg/kg.

The overall rate of heat loss from a building by means of transmission plus infiltration, expressed in Btu per hour, per degree temperature difference between the inside and outside.

The compass points of North, East, South and West. Intercardinal or half-cardinal points are Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and Northeast

An optical instrument which consists of a sighting telescope mounted so that it is free to rotate around horizontal and vertical axes, with graduated scales so that the angles of rotation may be measured. Used to observe the motion of a pilot balloon.

The mean wind speed over a specified period of time.

Wireless device used to report trades and quotes to the market data system. Also used for.

International Maritime Pilot's Association. Located in Belgium, but mostly managed from the Netherlands.

A pear-shaped, grooved metal fitting around which an eye splice is made

The transformation on a compound or material into one or more substances by heat alone (without oxidation). Often called destructive distillation. Pyrolysis of biomass is the thermal degradation of the material in the absence of reacting gases, and occus ...

(1) The relationship between the current density at a point on a surface and its distance from the counter electrode. The greater the ratio of the surface resistivity shown by the electrode reaction to the volume resistivity of the electrolyte, the better ...

Modular Cargo Delivery System.

The direct sailing line in which a racing mark or buoy can be fetched while sailing the desired course

A journey made at sea by a vessel, usually including both the outbound and homebound passages.

A measure of the financial strength of a bank or securities firm, usually expressed as a ratio of.

In navigation, the angle between the point at which the sun rises and sets and the true east and west points of the horizon.