Get gear in condition for use; to separate the blocks of a tackle to lengthen the fall (ready for use again).

A rail surrounding the poop deck.

An association formed in September 1994 by a merger of the National Federation of Independent.

Low Pressure Turbine

A popular term used to describe the increase in average global temperatures due to the greenhouse effect.

As provided in the Shipping Act of 1984, a contract between a shipper (or a shippers association) and an ocean common carrier (or conference) in which the shipper makes a commitment to provide a certain minimum quantity of cargo or freight revenue over a ...

Surrounded by land.

An analytical method of assessing machine health by quantifying and examining ferrous wear particles suspended in the lubricant or hydraulic fluid.

A line with a weight on the end used to measure depth. The lead is dropped into the water and marks on the line are read to determine the current water depth. The lead usually has a cavity to return a sample of the bottom type mud, sand, etc.

Catastrophic brittle failure of a normally ductile metal when in contact with a liquid metal and subsequently stressed in tension.

A surface-active agent; usually an organic compound whose moleculei contain a hydrophilic group at one end and a lipophilic group at the other.

A portion of the discharge gas is redirected through a heat exchanger and then expanded back to suction pressure, where it is mixed with normal suction gas stream and commonly used to compensate for process flow demands.

To deliberately put a sailor ashore and leave him there while the ship sails away.

Standard cubic feet per minute., SCFM or scfm. Flow of free air measured at some reference point and converted to a standard set of reference conditions (e.g., 14.4 psia, 80

Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

Is pressure as determined by most instruments and gauges.

A labyrinth type filter having the active surfaces continuously splashed with oil. Most pollutants are absorbed by the oil which when circulated releases its pollutants, which sink by gravity to the bottom of the oil pan.

The recipient (typically a bank) to whom a garnishee order has been delivered.

The purchase of a security, commodity or financial instrument (e.g. shares) in the belief that.