A recording hair hygrometer.

Electromagnetic radiation of very short wavelength. lying within the wavelength interval of 0.1 to 1.5 angstroms (between gamma rays and ultraviolet radiation). X-rays penetrate various thicknesses of all solids, and they act on photographic plates in the ...

Abbreviation for "Doing Business As." A legal term for conducting business under a registered name.

York Antwerp Rules

Corrosion in which nickel is selectively leached from nickel-containing alloys. Most commonly observed in copper-nickel alloys after extended service in fresh water. See also dealloying, and selective Ieaching.

International Gas carrier Code. Code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquified gases in bulk.

Quality System Manual.QSC

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

To back an anchor, is to carry out a smaller one ahead of the one by which the vessel rides, to take off some of the strain. To back a sail, is throw it aback. To back and fill, is alternately to back and fill the sails.

Abbreviation for "Dangerous and Hazardous" cargo.

Loaded aboard a vessel.

[meaning]

Similar to a centerboard, except that it is raised and lowered vertically in a trunk rather than pivoted. Like a keel, daggerboards are used to reduce leeway by preventing a sailboat being pushed sideways by the wind.

A gentle breeze; the slightest movement of air.

An area of water totally or partially enclosed by coral islands, atolls, and reefs.

System to Automate and Integrate Logistics.

Receipt made by Chief Officer, stating the quantity and condition of goods loaded.

National Committee on International Trade Documentation.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Amount of condensate collected in the aftercooler.