Quality System Certification System.

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

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

The national flag flown on a jackstaff on the bow of naval ships while anchored.

A factor is an agent who will, at a discount (usually five to 8% of the gross), buy receivables.

The operation of temporarily holding two lines together by seizing.

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A vessel's track through the water.

Abbreviation for precipitation-evaporation ratio.

Description of a vessel when she rolls or pitches excessively while underway in heavy seas.

A block of wood or a bracket attached to a spar to support another spar attached to it.

(See ROPE-YARN.)

To keep the sails full and drawing

A navigational light which turns on and off in a regular pattern, but is on more than it is off, so the period of light is longer than the period of darkness.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

Protection and indemnity insurance

North American Free Trade Agreement.

[meaning]

A system in which radar techniques are used to determine the range, elevation, and azimuth of a radar target carried a!oft by a radiosonde, so that wind data may be obtained along with the other meteorological data.

Document that identifies goods imported when placed in a bonded warehouse. The duty is not imposed on the products while in the warehouse but will be collected when they are withdrawn for delivery or consumption.