(ISA)A tax-favoured savings account introduced on 6th April 1999 which replaced PEPs and TESSAs. ISAs.

International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation

Loadline (International Convention On Load Lines)

Polaris, the North Star, is visible in the northern hemisphere and indicates the direction of north. In the southern hemisphere the Southern Cross is used to find the direction of south.

A transducer for converting thermal energy directly into electrical energy. It is composed of pairs of thermocouples which are connected either in series or in parallel. Thermopiles are used in thermoelectric radiation instruments when the output of a sin ...

The lowest value of a measured quality at which a sensor responds. Compare to tracking.

A measure of the intensity of gusts given by the ratio of the total range of wind speed between gusts and the intermediate periods of lighter wind to the mean wind speed, averaged over both gusts and lulls.

Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled to the boom or yards.

A wind moving from the land to the water due to temperature changes in the evening, where the temperature of the land falls below the sea temperature.

Space cooling achieved by shading, natural (unassisted, as opposed to forced) ventilation, conduction control, radiation, and evaporation; also called passive cooling.

A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

A component of a water heating system that opens at a designated temperature or pressure to prevent a possible tank, radiator, or delivery pipe rupture.

This is an insurance policy purchased by a seller to provide protection against non-payment by a buyer due to insolvency or political/economic turmoil in the buyers country.

Free In Trimmed

Continuous Survey of Machinery

To receive goods from a foreign country.

A device or media that absorbs heat for storage for later use.

The generation of an electric current, when two conductors of different metals are joined at their ends to form a circuit, with the two junctions kept at different temperatures.

A person entrusted to manage the assets and interests of another. For example, an executor in a.

To make life onboard for the crew as uncomfortable as possible, by keeping them at work at all hours, often unnecessarily.