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

International Labor Organization; Based in Geneva, it is one of the oldest components of the UN system of specialized agencies and has been involved over the years in appraising and seeking to improve and regulate conditions for seafarers. In its unusual ...

Computer Assisted Search Planning system.

A period prior to the detection of corrosion while the metal is in contact with a corrodent.

(AMT)A tax which targets high wealth individuals to pay a minimum amount of tax. The tax is calculated.

Fracture characterized by tearing of metal accompanied by appreciable gross plastic deformation and expenditure of considerable energy. Contrast with brittle fracture.

The difference between temperature measurements taken at two significant levels above the ground. Temperatures at 10 and 40 meters are commonly used.

The part of the total carbon in steel or cast iron that is present as other than free carbon.

A line used to hoist or lower a sail, flag or spar. The tightness of the halyard can affect sail shape.

General term for an instrument which records the vertical electric current in the atmosphere.

A transfer of an asset such as property or money etc from one person to another where no payment of.

In technical analysis, a common chart formation in which a share price reaches a peak and.

Bareboat (Method of chartering of the ship leaving the charterer with almost all the responsibilities of the owner.)

Insufficient number of crew; shorthanded.

A mound of dirt next to exterior walls to provide wind protection and insulation.

in United States weather observing practice, the highest "instantaneous" wind speed recorded at a station during a specified period, usually the 24-hour observation day. Therefore, a peak gust need not be a true gust of wind.

An approximation to the complete equations describing atmospheric motion in which only the terms most important for the growth and decay of synoptic scale extratropical weather systems (i.e., the large areas of high and low pressure seen on weather maps) ...

The person who is in charge of a vessel and legally responsible for it and its occupants.

A thermograph in which ventilation is provided by a suction fan.