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An insurance policy arranged by either the buyer or the seller to insure goods against damage in transit. The appropriate Incoterm will determine the responsibility of the buyer or seller to arrange the insurance.

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An instrument for determining the direction of cloud motion. There are two basic designs of nephoscope, the directvision nephoscope and the mirror nephoscope.

An air heater in which air is blown over electric resistance heating coils.

See: 'tracker.

A ruling by a court of law. An example is the ordering of a court to a person to settle a debt to.

Threshold stress intensity for stress-corrosion cracking. The critical stress intensity at the onset of stress-corrosion cracking under specified conditions.

A life-threatening condition where there is loss of body heat; the greatest danger for anyone in the water. As the body loses its heat, body functions slow down, and this can quickly lead to death.

hectoPascal. Unit of pressure used in weather reports and forecasts. Is equivalent to and replace the millibar.

Custom of the Port

Refrigeration

To remove or disassemble gear after it is used.

A measure of air purity that is equal to one complete air change (in an interior space).

The cutting of a grid pattern of grooves in a semiconductor material, generally for the purpose of making interconnections.

The face-centered cubic form of pure iron, stable from 910 to l400

Navigation and Inspection Circular (US Coast Guard)

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 prescribed level of pollutants allowed in outside or indoor air as established by legislation.

Progressive loss of original material from a solid surface due to continuing exposure to cavitation.