Calculated Carbon Aromacity Index. The CCAI is a calculated value originally intended to indicate the ignition properties or ignition delay of the fuel related to the viscosity and density. The CCAI gives no indication of the combustion properties. The C ...

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

(See Z and GMT)

A deck with legs that can be jacked up or down. During operations, the legs rest on the sea-bed. When the rig is moved, the legs are retracted, leaving the rig floating. A jackup has normally no propulsion machinery of its own.

The cover for the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine.

Ceiling panels that contain electric resistance heating elements embedded within them to provide radiant heat to a room.

Abbreviation for "Transportation and Exportation." Customs form used to control cargo movement from port of entry to port of exit, meaning that the cargo is moving from one country, through the United States, to another country.

A charge imposed when investors redeem (sell) shares in mutual funds, which has the effect of.

A drive arrangement for power transmission to compressors.

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Sediment & Water (formerly BS&W)

A line or cable secured between two points and used as a support for various purposes.

See "Free of Particular Average."

A measure of the capacity of a material to resist heat transfer. The R-Value is the reciprocal of the conductivity of a material (U-Value). The larger the R-Value of a material, the greater its insulating properties.

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

Interpretations and Insstructions.

A mast that is stepped (placed) on the keel at the bottom of the boat rather than on the deck. Keel stepped masts are considered sturdier than deck stepped masts.

Time charter

The portion of the deck between the forecastle and quarterdeck of a sailing vessel.

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 ...