International Safety Management Code

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A regulatory office of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Said of anchor when it is under ship's forefoot, and cable is nearly up and down.

Specially designed for the transport of condensed (liquefied) gases. The most important gases are: ammonia, ethylene, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), which consists mainly of methane, and is cooled to a temperature of minus 163 degrees Celcius, and LPG (Liqu ...

National Marine Electronics Association

Term applied to the direction of the wind when it is favorable to the course being steered.

A vessel discharges part of its cargo at anchor into a lighter to reduce the vessel's draft so it can then get alongside a pier.

A unit or measure of electricity supply or consumption of 1,000 Watts over the period of one hour; equivalent to 3,412 Btu.

A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.

A way of joining photovoltaic cells by connecting positive leads to negative leads; such a configuration increases the voltage.

Money, in the form of notes and coins, which constitutes payment for goods at the time of.

The period, normally 30 days, during which an insurance policy remains in force even though the.

Floating Production, Drilling, Storage and Offloading vessel

Front of a container or trailer - opposite the tail.

A small free-moving submersible designed for exploring the ocean depths.

The process of breaking down organic material; reduction of the net energy level and change in physical and chemical composition of organic material.

The quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of a specific mass of a substance by one degree.

The processes that a work input/output system undergoes and in which the initial and final states are identical.

A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution; The negative logarithm of the hydrogen-ion activity; it denotes the degree of acidity or basicity of a solution. At 25

(AAII)An association based in Chicago whose purpose is to provide information and education regarding.