The process of degrading organic material (biomass) by microorganisms in aerobic conditions.

The locker in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

The production of electrical current from light.

The amount of sky covered or concealed by clouds or obscuring phenomena. It is reported in tenths, so that 0.0 indicates a clear sky and 1.0 (or 10/10) indicates a completely covered sky. The following classifications are used in aviation weather observat ...

A company on the London Stock Exchange with a large market capitalisation, stable earnings,.

Sailing in the same direction as the wind with the wind coming from the stern.

Shipment of goods to a foreign country.

An instrument for measuring the relative speed of a fluid. It consists of a concentric pipe arrangement in which the inner pipe is open at one end and the outer pipe is perforated and closed at both ends. Each pipe is connected to a manometer. The unit is ...

See constant-level balloon.

A running light allowed on some sailboats instead of the normal bow and stern lights. The tricolor light contains the red and green side lights and the white stern light in a single fitting that is attached to the top of the mast.

Any point of sail with the wind coming from the side of the boat. If the wind is coming from directly over the side, it is a beam reach. If the wind is coming from forward of abeam it is a close reach. If the wind is coming from over the quarter, it is ca ...

Under ICC and common law, the requirement that a rate not be higher than is necessary to reimburse the carrier for the actual cost of transporting the traffic and allow a fair profit.

(1) The location from which a vessel is steered and its speed controlled; navigation and command center of the vessel. (2) A man made structure crossing a body of water.

Chocks which hold and anchor in place either in a locker or on deck.

Freedom Of Navigation

The unofficial filtration industry description for filters designed to trap small size contaminants.

The true owner of a security or property which may be registered in another name.

A charge imposed by a fund management company to cover administrative and marketing costs, and to.

Board that holds graph paper on which is plotted information obtained from a pilot-balloon observation.

To turn the boat away from the wind. Also, Fall Off. The opposite of heading up.