Coastal Trade limit service in Sabah and Sarawak.

An order given to take hold of a rope and pull.

An object that might not allow safe operation. A group of rocks just under the water or a submerged wreck could be a navigational hazard.

Old three-masted trading vessel which was square-rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast. Similar to the Caravel, but larger and more robust.

A Government Act introduced primarily to provide increased protection for investors and to regulate.

Harmonisation Group on ECDIS

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Used in emergencies, this is a container which allows oil to drip into the sea in heavy weather. An oil slick is produced which prevents waves from breaking over the deck of a boat.

A balloon used to carry a radiosonde aloft, considerably larger than pilot balloons or ceiling balloons.

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.

A calorimetric radiation instrument of historic interest used for the measurement of outgoing heat radiation from the earth during an interval of time. The time integration is performed by allowing the radiation to fall on an uninsulated vessel containing ...

A single inlet compressor with the impeller or impellers mounted on a shaft supported by two bearings in a pedestal, with the driver coupled to the compressor shaft.

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

Short pieces of line fastened to the sail at reef points, used for tying a reef to reduce sail area. The reef line will pass through reef cringles, which will become the new tack and clew of the reefed sail.

Said of a vessel when unable to maneuver.

Combination port.

An electrical generator that runs at a constant speed and draws its excitation from a power source external or independent of the load or transmission network it is supplying.

Council of European & Japanese National Shipowners Associations

The component of a central receiver solar thermal system where reflected solar energy is absorbed and converted to thermal energy.