Kilowatt - A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

Inlet guide-vane valve. Valve assembly at the air inlet of a "blower" (single stage, low pressure, centrifugal air compressor). Usually advised to be mounted in very close proximity to the "blower" impeller. Provides "pre-swirl" of air flow in same rotati ...

A device worn around a person's body that can be tethered to jack lines to help prevent a person from falling overboard.

Towing and Anchor Handling Purposes.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature at the compressor inlet flange.

A structure for impeding and controlling the flow of water in a water course, and which increases the water elevation to create the hydraulic head. The reservoir creates, in effect, stored energy.

Jettisoned goods that cast overboard and are buoyed for subsequent recovery.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Buoy at seaward end of channel leading from a port.

A material made of tarred hemp or manila rope fibers, used for caulking seams of decks and sides of a wooden ship in order to make them watertight.

A deposit resulting from the oxidation and polymerization of fuels and lubricants when exposed to high temperatures. Similar to, but harder, than varnish.

A V-shaped chain, wire, or rope attached to a vessel being towed to which the towline is connected.

A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff.

The operation of temporarily holding two lines together by seizing.

A length of line or thin rope; A line used to attach a sail to a spar.

A British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association

Department of Transportation.

Segregated Ballast Tanks

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A type of directional antenna used on some types of radar and radio equipment consisting of an array of elemental, single- wire dipole antennas and reflectors.