Technically, the temperature registered by the dry-bulb thermometer of a psychrometer. However, it is identical with the temperature of the air and may also be used in that sense.

Deadfreight. Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

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Minerals Management Service (U.S.)

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

Sailor's name for the north star, Polaris, which for all practical purposes remains fixed above the north pole, bearing north from everywhere in the northern hemisphere, making it a true aid to navigation.

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

The maximum or minimum value at the normal stress at a point in a plane considered with respect to all possible orientations of the considered plane. On such principal planes the shear stress is zero. There are three principal stresses on three mutually p ...

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant temperature, in a compressor free from losses, from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure.

Applies to vessels, not to cargo, (0.2+0.02 log10V) where V is the volume in cubic meters of all enclosed spaces on the vessel.

Construction (CONSTR)

Installations character for MO with Class A Specific Automation Equipment.

Rank intermediate between officer and rating, and in charge of ratings; more or less equivalent to the rank of sergeant.

The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

A pension scheme in which an employee's pension is based on number of years of service and final.

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

To reeve and secure a line.

Marks of identification.

Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

The portion of the precipitation on the land which ultimately reaches the streams. especially the water from rain or melted snow that flows over the surface.