A class of rain gauge in which the level of the collected rain water is measured by the position of a float resting on the surface of the water.

The direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel

A measure of luminous flux remaining in a light beam after it has passed through a specified distance of the atmosphere.

A vessel is in soundings when she is in sufficiently shallow water for soundings to be made and used as an aid in the vessel's navigation.

Geological Survey/Supply Vessel.

A type of furnace or reactor in which the emission of sulfur compounds is lowered by the addition of crushed limestone in the fluidized bed thus obviating the need for much of the expensive stack gas clean-up equipment. The particles are collected and rec ...

The turning or twisting force generated by an electrical motor in order for it to operate.

A contract for leasing between the ship owners and the lessee. It would state, e.g., the duration of the lease in years or voyages.

See embrittlement.

Being or composed of matter other than hydrocarbons and their derivatives, or matter that is not of plant or animal origin. Contrast with organic.

A c.g.s. (centimeter-gram-second) unit of mass. Originally defined as the mass of 1 cubic centimeter of water at 4

A direct-vision nephoscope constructed in the following manner: A grid-work of bars is mounted horizontally on the end of a vertical column and made free to rotate about the vertical axis. The observer rotates the grid and adjusts his or her position unti ...

The volume of a substance passing a point per unit time (e.g., meters per second, gallons per hour, etc.).

To the bow of the boat, forward of the beam.

Percentage of freight payable to broker (by owners in c/p's) or applicable to sale or purchase.

The inability of a person or company to settle debts when they become.

Force wind-Wind with a speed above 64 knots (73 mph); Beaufort scale numbers 12 through 17.

Differences between the compass reading and an actual magnetic direction caused by magnetic forces in the vicinity of the compass, which are usually the result of masses of metal, speaker magnets, etc. (2) Vessel departure from specified voyage course.

A type of atmometer. It is a pan used in the measurement of the evaporation of water into the atmosphere. The NWS Class A pan is a cylindrical container 48 inches in diameter and 10 inches deep.

An important parameter in establishing an entrained particle's potential to impinge on control surfaces and cause erosion.