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Name applied to a class of instruments which measure the liquid content of the atmosphere.

Category:Meteorology

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

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

Category:Sea Words

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

Category:Financial Terms

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

Category:Sea Words

T/V

Tanker Vessel

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Ports in order of calling

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STW

Subcommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (IMO)

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See electrokinetic potential.

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.

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

Category:Sea Words

CEU

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

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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.

Category:Sea Words

Admiralty constant – A coefficient used in the preliminary estimations of the power required in a new design to attain the desired speed. It is presented by the formula: where: D = displacement in tons, V = speed in knots, P = shaft power in kW. Values ...

Category:Technical Terms

Half Dispatch Working Time Saved

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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° ...

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A metal rod placed in a water heater tank to protect the tank from corrosion. Anodes of aluminum, magnesium, or zinc are the more frequently metals. The anode creates a galvanic cell in which magnesium or zinc will be corroded more quickly than the metal ...

Category:Energy Terms

(Delivered Duty Unpaid) (...Named Port of Destination):A Term of Sale where the seller fulfills his obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available at the named place in the country of importation. The seller has to bear the costs and risks ...

Category:Sea Words

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 ...

BCS

Bangladesh Coasting Service.

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