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

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.

Used by some seamen to describe St. Elmo's Fire.

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 ...

Fit and beautiful (describing a boat)

Code of minimum conditions for the carriage of cargo under a bill of lading.

A large piece of fabric designed to be hoisted on the spars of a sailboat in such a manner as to catch the wind and propel the boat.

Eastern Central Motor Carriers Association.

Asian Shipowners Forum.

(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and a higher clew.

Children's bonus bonds, often nicknamed baby bonds, are friendly society policies allowing tax-free.

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Federation of American Controlled Shipping.

Reduction of corrosion of a metal in an electrolyte by galvanically coupling it to a more anodic metal; a form of cathodic protection.

New Building

Ultra High Frequency. (300-3000 MHz) The apparatus using these frequencies are the best one for internal communications on steel ships as they are not hampered by steel bulkheads.

For company pension schemes, an employee may retire at an early age provided it is authorised by the.

The motion of a vessel when she goes off from her course.

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Liquid flows through into the valve and flows out through one of two tubes which is selected by changing the angle of a lever.