The prefix placed before the name of a warship of the British Navy to indicate that she is Her (His) Majesty's ship.

Pusher/Tag.

System to Automate and Integrate Logistics.

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Sediment & Water (formerly BS&W)

A measurement. Inside diameter.

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

That part of yard that lies between the lift and the outboard end of the yard.

See "Free of Particular Average."

A document prepared by a transportation line at the point of a shipment; shows the point of the origin, destination, route, consignor, consignee, description of shipment and amount charged for the transportation service. It is forwarded with the shipment ...

The distance traveled after correction for current, leeway and other errors that may not have been included in the original distance measurement.

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.

A small freshwater mollusk that was accidentally introduced to North American waters via ballast water from a transoceanic vessel. The zebra mussel has had significant negative economic and ecological effects: It clogs water intake pipes and attaches to a ...

A drive arrangement for power transmission to compressors.

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 ...

A spar from which a square sail is hung. A long spar, tapered at the ends, attached at its middle to a mast and running athwartships at right angles to the mast; used to support the top of a square sail. The yard can pivot (be braced) around the mast. At ...

A look-out is stationed in a position to watch for danger ahead. To be on guard against sudden opposition or danger.

Tug/Maintenance Boat.

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