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

Indian Register of Shipping (Class Society)

Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading

The riding lights required to be carried by vessels at anchor.

A disturbance of surface water by conflicting current or by winds.

The meteorological visual range, which can be estimated from the average extinction coefficient using the Koschmieder equation.

A point located en route between two other points.

Amount of unused space in a ship or a hold by virtue of the irregular shape of the cargo.

A ring used to attach certain bellow type flexible members of an air actuators to the mounting surface.

Said of a vessel when the depth of water can be measured by the lead (within the 100 fathom curve).

An approximate unit of heat produced by a resting person, equal to about 18.5 Btu per square foot per hour.

A fitting around the propeller shaft to keep the bearing lubricated and to keep water out of the boat.

Extra bits added on to a derivatives instrument or securities issue with the intention of.

A vessel whose bow and stern have drooped. The opposite of sagged.

The situation which exists when a person dies without making a will. The person is then said to have.

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.

Chemical reactions, typically associated with combustion processes; the balancing of chemical reactions by providing the exact proportions of reactant compounds to ensure a complete reaction; all the reactants are used up to produce a single set of produc ...

Vessel moves to a new area for a new season.

To enter a port or harbor

Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat