Subcommittee on Fire Protection (IMO)

A drum of a windlass for heaving in line.

Old nickname for a second mate.

Frequency Shift Keying. A form of frequency modulation of a data signal performed by a modem for transmission over dedicated wire or phone lines.

Dining room facilities for officers separate from the crew and passenger dining room.

The inherent characteristic of a material to inhibit the transfer of energy. In electrical conductors, electrical resistance results in the generation of heat. Electrical resistance is measured in Ohms. The heat transfer resistance properties of insulatio ...

To change direction so as to point farther away from the wind. Also Bear Away, Bear Off or Head Down. The opposite of heading up.

A market in which there are more sellers than buyers resulting in falling.

The officer on board responsible for the navigation of the ship.

Average speed of recovery two shots of chain cable when three shots are submerged and freely suspended at commencement lifting (m/s)

Caulking and weatherstripping to reduce air infiltration and exfiltration into/out of a building.

Said of a vessel when unable to maneuver.

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.

Accelerated deterioration of metals in carbonaceous gases at elevated temperatures to form a dustlike corrosion product; a unique form of high temperature corrosion which forms a dust-like corrosion product and sometimes develops hemispherical pits on a s ...

Plating

A sailboat is always on one tack or the other; that is the sail is always on one side or the other.

International convention on Maritime Liens and Mortages 1993.

Costs that are repetitive and occur when an organization produces similar goods or services on a continuing basis.

See 'futures.

An economy whose growth is believed to be neither too 'hot' (i.e. too fast) or too 'cold' (too slow).