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Hoist or haul in the anchor.

Drag Suction Hopper Dredger.

Energy output from a system that equals energy input.

American Shipbrokers Association

Federal Communications Commission Rules governing radio equipment and operation in the United States.

That temperature at which, in a specified latitude, the reading of a particular barometer requires no temperature or latitude correction.

Numbers of large pieces of floating ice that have come together and lie more or less in contact.

A pointed stern, such as those on a canoe.

Abbreviation for "Please Authorize Delivery Against Guarantee." A request from the consignee to the shipper to allow the carrier or agent to release cargo against a guarantee, either bank or personal. Made when the consignee is unable to produce original ...

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. North is the direction toward the North Pole and is at 0

International Union of Marine Insurance

Merchant Navy nickname for seaman whose turn of duty it is to keep the mess clean.

One thousand kilowatt-hours or 1 million watt-hours.

(1) The formation at high temperatures of thick corrosion product layers on a metal surface. (2) The deposition of water-insoluble constituents on a metal surface.

The amount by which magnetic variation changes up or down each year in a particular area. The annual increase or decrease is printed in the compass roses on each chart and may make a significant difference over a number of years.

The process by which building societies and mutual insurers convert themselves from mutual.

Pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.

A ratio used to work out how many days on average it takes a company to get paid for what it.

A wide range of indices including shares, stocks and fixed interest securities published by the.