Delivered Duty Paid Delivered duty paid means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer, cleared for import, and not unloaded from any arriving means of transport at the named place of destination. The seller has to bear all the costs and risks inv ...

an antiwear additive found in many types of hydraulic and lubricating fluids. Zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.

A chain or line (rope) bent to the anchor.

Admiralty constant – A coefficient used in the preliminary estimations of the power required in a new design to attain the desired speed. It is presented by the formula: where: D = displacement in tons, V = speed in knots, P = shaft power in kW. Values ...

Loaded aboard a vessel.

South Africa (flag).

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

United Kingdom Mutual

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.

Free In Out and Spout-Trimmed.

Quality System Manual.QSC

International Maritime Consultative Organization. A forum in which most major maritime nations participate and through which recommendations for the carriage of dangerous goods, bulk commodities, and maritime regulations become internationally acceptable.

Any little handy contraption such as a scraper or sailmaker's palm, etc.

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

A synthetic polyester material.

The difference between the true value of some quantity and its observed value. Every observation is subject to certain errors. Systematic errors affect the whole of a series of observations in nearly the same way. For example, the scale of an instrument m ...

An index representing the cost of time chartering a tanker for a specific voyage at a given time. The index is given at Worldscale 100, which represents the price in dollars per ton for carrying the oil at that rate. The negotiated rate will be some perce ...

Ultra High Pressure

Abbreviation for "Dangerous and Hazardous" cargo.

Anything of Government Issue.