Floating Storage Unit

A document which requires proper signatures for consummating carriage of contract. Must be marked as "original" by the issuing carrier.

The term "mAh" means "milliamp hours"; it is on most rechargeable battery labels. It refers to the amount of time you can expect a fully charged battery to last. For example, if the battery label states "2,400 mAh," it means the battery can power a device ...

Laytime can be defined as the amount of time allowed to a ship in a voyage charter for loading and unloading of cargo at a port. If a ship fails to complete the work during this allotted time and the ship is required to stay at a port for a longer time, t ...

Deadweight tons.

Abbreviation for the critical value of the plane strain stress-intensity factor that will produce crack propagation by stress-corrosion cracking of a given material in a given environment.

A term which relates to a person's final salary in an occupational pension scheme taken out.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors. Characterized by radial flow. (Centrifugal)

Subcommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (IMO)

Association of Diving Contractors.

An instrument that uses radio waves to communicate with other vessels. VHF very high frequency - radios are common for marine use, but are limited in range. Single Side Band SSB - radios have longer ranges.

Car Equivalent Unit. To assess the carrying capacity of Car carriers.

Estimated Time of CompletionEstimated time of completion of the cargo operations. Normally the agent should ask the captain how long he requires to make the ship seaworthy after the ETC. Very few agents adhere to this, order the pilot and the tugs for the ...

An electrode when polarized frequently yields a current potential relationship over a region which can be approximated by:h=

Amp Hours: AH A unit of measure for a battery's storage capacity. Most auto/marine and light truck batteries are tested at a 20-hour discharge rate. Example: A 12-volt 100ah rated marine battery means that 5 amps can be discharged for 20 hours at 80° ...

Generally, a measure of the departure of the mean daily temperature from a given standard, one degree day for each degree (

Annual Cargo Gear survey.

States that the volume of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial volumes which the constituent gases would occupy if each existed alone at the total pressure of the mixture.

See electrokinetic potential.

100 fathoms or 600 feet (6 feet to a fathom).