Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

The small triangular space found at the intersection of lines of position on a chart when a ship's position is determined by taking three bearings.

The electrolyte adjacent to the cathode of an electrolytic cell.

The downward facing structural element that is directly opposite the floor.

A place suitable for anchoring in relation to the wind, seas and bottom.

Shifting the moving block of a tackle from one place of attachment to another place farther along to give more advantage.

An electricity supplier rate structure in which the per unit price of electricity decreases as the amount of energy increases. Normally only available to very large consumers.

In the US, the rules under which a corporation's internal management operates. They include details.

Thread - Unified national coarse.

Small trading vessel also used for exploration. Three-masted, being square-rigged on the two forward masts, and having a lateen rigged mizzen mast. Christopher Colmbus' small squadron, the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina, were all Caravels, as were Magellan' ...

Kilowatt hour - A unit of work, being the work done in one hour at the rate of 1,000 watts.

To bring a sailing vessel head to the wind or as close to it as possible in high seas, maintaining a slight forward motion.

The report produced by a firm of Chartered Accountants which is part of a company's annual Report.

Indexation is an allowance which reduces the taxable gain on an investment by increasing its base.

A thin, flexible wooden or plastic strip inserted into a pocket (batten pockets) on the back part (leech) of a sail to stiffen it and assist in keeping its form.

Overhanging part of a vessel's stern. The area of the upper deck of a ship that is nearest the stern.

A type of combustion heating appliance in which the combustion gases are vented to the outside, either with a fan (forced) or by natural convection.

A unit of energy equal to 101 ergs or to 0.2389 calories.

The process or technologies for producing energy by harnessing the temperature differences (thermal gradients) between ocean surface waters and that of ocean depths. Warm surface water is pumped through an evaporator containing a working fluid in a closed ...

To come alongside.