Change direction so as to point closer to where the wind is coming from. The opposite of falling off.

A measure of the average amount of a specified pollutant or material emitted for a specific type of fuel or process.

The replacement of a non-functional or ineffective lamp with a new, more efficient lamp.

A small, moveable graduated scale adjacent and parallel to the main scale of an instrument. It provides a means for interpolating between the graduations of the main scale.

The overall assets of an individual less liabilities.

Half of a sphere. On the globe hemispheres are used to describe the halves of the earth north or south of the equator.

Vessel contract where charterers take over all responsibility for the operation of the vessel and expenses for a certain period of time.

Cylindrical Water-Tube Boiler Survey.

Classifications of fires developed by the National Fire Protection Association.

A type of incandescent lamp with an interior coating of aluminum that reflects light to the front of the bulb. They are designed to spread light over specific areas.

Intergranular fracture of maraging steels with decreased toughness resulting from improper processing after hot working. Thermal embrittlement occurs upon heating above l095

A UK tax on gifts made by an individual, whether made during their life or after death. Replaced by.

(ERISA)In the US, a federal law introduced for the protection of participants in private pension.

In the US, a board of Directors comprised of seven members which directs the federal banking system,.

The government department which collects customs and excise duties and.

Abbreviation for mean sea level.

Foreign Vessel

An officer who attends to the berthing, etc., of ships in a harbor.

A docking line going at approximately a right angle from the boat to the dock, preventing movement away from the dock.

Protesting involves getting legal evidence that a bill of exchange or promissory note has not been paid.