A rope passed round a man in the chains, while sounding.

An accumulation of deposits. This term includes accumulation and growth of marine organisms on a submerged metal surface and also includes the accumulation of deposits (usually inorganic) on heat exchanger tubing.

The time allotted to a man to stand at the helm.

(1) The alternate rise and fall of the bow of a vessel proceeding through waves; also called hobby horsing (2) The theoretical distance advanced by a propeller in one revolution. (3) Tar and resin used for caulking between the planks of a wooden vessel.

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Also called solidification crackinghot cracking of weldments is caused by the segregation at grain boundaries of low-melting constituents in the weld metal. This can resultin grain-boundary tearing under thermal contraction stresses. Hot cracking can be m ...

Passenger Ship Safety Certificate

Publications that describe features of particular sailing areas, such as hazards, anchorages, etc.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

An instrument which automatically records the voltage applied to it, as a function of time.

Landfall. To reach shore.

A device for measuring temperatures, consisting of lengths of two dissimilar metals or alloys that are electrically joined at one end and connected to a voltage-measuring instrument at the other end. When one junction is hotter than the other, a thermal e ...

Safety Of Life At Sea (International Convention)

Self Contained underwater Breathing Apparatus - see Aqualung.

Hard surfaced area of the quay on which shipping containers are assembled before loading.

Energy conversion technologies that harness the energy in tides, waves, and thermal gradients in the oceans.

One who designs ships.

A pointed metal spike, used to separate strands of rope in splicing.

Are categorized as internal or external heat reactivated. Internal type - Process air enters the dryer through the inlet piping, is then dried as it passes through the desiccant bed, and discharges through the outlet piping as dry air. Regeneration of the ...

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