Close Circuit Tele Video. Method of inspecting the underwater part of the ship while recording a Video at the same time.

A radiosonde whose carrier wave is modulated by audio-frequency signals whose frequency is controlled by the sensing elements of the instrument.

A large number of thermocouples connected in series.

1.Multi Purpose.2.Installations character for Marine Pollution Prevention Installations.

A type of insulation, composed of small diameter pink, yellow, or white glass fibers, formed into blankets or batts, or used in loose-fill and blown-in applications.

Gross tonnage is the basis on which manning rules and safety regulations are applied, and registration fees are reckoned. Port fees are also often reckoned on the basis of GT and NT. GT and NT are defined according to formulas which take account, among ot ...

The fitting in the bottom of the boat in which the bottom or heel if the mast sits.

A method of docking with a boat's stern to the dock.

Gasoline fuel additives such as ethanol, ETBE, or MTBE that add extra oxygen to gasoline to reduce carbon monoxide pollution produced by vehicles.

See hydrologic accounting.

FLAG. Broker abbreviation indicating the country in which the vessel is registered. See also FOC.

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An atmosphere in an area of heavy industry with soot, fly ash, and sulfur compounds as the principal constituents.

Numerous, very fine cracks in a coating or at the surface of a metal part. Checks may appear during processing or during service and are most often associated with thermal treatment or thermal cycling. Also called check marks. checking, or heat checks.

Corrosion in which cobalt is selectively leached from cobalt-base alloys, such as Stellite

An investment trust which satisfies certain conditions set by the tax authorities and accordingly.

(1) A type of corrosion attack (deterioration) uniformly distributed over metal surface. (2) Corrosion that proceeds at approximately the same rate over a metal surface. Also called general corrosion.

A condition where the particles (dust) becomes embedded in the fabric filter over time and are not removed by the bag cleaning process.

Restricted Service in Republic of Cape Verde.

The average level of the oceans, used when finding water depths or land elevations.