Fisheries Research Ship.

The lowest level at which the wind becomes geostrophic in the theory of the Ekman spiral. Also called gradient wind level.

A type of photoelectric photometer used to measure high-altitude winds on the assumption that stellar scintillation is caused by atmospheric inhomogeneities being carried along by wind near the tropopause level.

A reference electrode composed of mercury, mercurous chloride (calomel), and a saturated aqueous chloride solution.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

A space heating device that burns pellets; are more efficient, clean burning, and easier to operate relative to conventional cord wood burning appliances.

Location where shipment begins its movement.

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

Deterioration of metals as a result of the metabolic activity of microorganisms.

A type of clutch which has a spring loaded jaw or detented rolling element to control torque in an assembly tool.

Prince William Sound

An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.

Routine broadcast of meteorological information for aircraft in flight.

Character of main propulsion machinery assigned to a ship having classification character NS.

A stream of vapor, gas or liquid coming out fast from a narrow orifice.

See 'personal equity.

Survey

(FIA)The futures industry's national trade association in the US. They lobbied in favour of establishing.

To reeve and secure a stopper (hold a strain on a line while transferring it).

Any meteorological instrument, such as a radiosonde, in which the recording apparatus is located at some distance from the measuring apparatus.