See Intracoastal Waterway.

(EBITDA)Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.

Type of order given.

A suitable beach, being steep and sandy, where ships could be careened for cleaning or repair.

International Transport Workers Federation

1,000 board feet. One MBM equals 2,265 C.M.

Maritime Defense Zones

Refrigeration

A two step process where in the first step natural gas is exposed to a high-temperature steam to produce hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The second step is to convert the carbon monoxide with steam to produce additional hydrogen and carbon ...

On the lee side of an object, protected from the wind.

An apparatus for converting the energy available in the wind to mechanical energy that can be used to power machinery (grain mills, water pumps) and to operate an electrical generator.

Wind with a speed between 7 and 10 knots (8 and 12 mph), Beaufort scale number 3.

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

The distance between the water level at chart datum and an overhead obstacle such as a bridge or power line.

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

A clock-driven instrument mounting which automatically and continuously points in the direction of the sun. It is used with a pyrheliometera,hen continuous direct solar radiation measurements are required.

Replenishment at Sea.

National Weather Service. Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

A combination cup anemometer and pressure-plate anemometer, consisting of an array of cups about a vertical axis of rotation, the free rotation of which is restricted by a suitable spring arrangement.