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Restricted Service between Brunei and Labuan.

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Is the ratio in absolute units of the actual gas temperature to the critical temperature.

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The strokes on the ship's bell to mark the passage of time. The passage of time in each watch is marked by the bell every half-hour.

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An instrument used to measure the amount of dew formed on a given surface.

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A device designed to remove solids, such as dirt, scale, rust and other contaminants from the air system.

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A registered trademark for a cholorflourocarbon (CFC) gas that is highly stable and that has been historically used as a refrigerant.

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A stock option, which specifies a set number of shares at a specified option price extending over a.

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Same as aneroid barometer. Holostelic means wholly made of solids, while aneroid means devoid of liquid.

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Reduce dew point by passing compressed air through a bundle of hollow membrane fibers; water vapor and a portion of the compressed air then permeate the membrane walls and vent to atmosphere

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SOC

Shipper Owned Container

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The condition in which all machinery solely required for propulsion is stopped.

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Old sailing ship term for taking a nap.

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The process of checking the accuracy of and adjusting the ship's magnetic compass.

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Two navigational aids separated in distance so that they can be aligned to determine that a boat lies on a certain line. Transits can be used to determine a boat's position or guide it through a channel. Also called a range.

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Cubic capacity in 'grain"

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A machine that compresses gases. Divided into two groups; process gas compressors and oil and gas field compressors.

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Hygrometer in which the dew (frost) point is determined by observing the temperature of an artificially cooled surface at the moment at which dew (frost) first appears on it.

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A receptacle, open to atmosphere, that is used to used to collect condensate. For example, two or three drain pipes from various filters may be discharging into a funnel. In this case the funnel is a tundish.

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Installations character for MO with Class A Specific Automation Equipment.

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The length of time that a product or appliance is expected to meet a certain level of performance under nominal operating conditions; in a luminaire, the period after which the lumen depreciation and lamp failure is at 70% of its initial value.

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