See standard atmosphere.

An instrument that shows changes in humidity.

Cargo discharged in excess of the quantity on the manifest.

Rules for letters of credit drawn up by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practices of the International Chamber of Commerce in consultation with the banking associations of many countries. See Terms of Payment.

That part of a shaft or axle that rotates or angularly oscillates in or against a bearing or about which a bearing rotates or angularly oscillates.

Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System. National Weather Service flood warning program.

Tan work shoes issued to U.S. Maritime Service trainees

The action of letting go the sheets of a sailing vessel, thus spilling the wind and reducing the forward motion of the boat.

Having no sails up. In heavy weather the windage of the mast and other spars can still be enough to move the boat.

A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

Ship Structure Committee

Arrival at land

Failure to make payment on a loan obligation on the due.

The practice of buying shares in a potential target at the beginning of a trading day in the hope.

A measure of the efficiency of an appliance's energy efficiency.

Modification of a corrosion system so that corrosion damage is mitigated.

Board, bearing instructions, that comes to a wrecked ship with a life-saving rocket line.

System consisting of one or more metals and all parts of the environment that influence corrosion.

The lowest possible bid price of units in a unit trust under FSA regulations which is usually lower.

(1) A wind shift further forward relative to the boats direction or heading. (2) A bar or angle under a deck the same size as deck beams. It is used around stair openings in deck, small hatch openings, or at dead end of longitudinals.