Another name for the bo'sun's whistle.

Light, warm wind on surface of sea.

The horizontal movement of the water due to tide

A term used to cover all of the anchor gear.

A quality of compressed air for use with pneumatic instruments and controls. (usually dry and free from contaminants)

Singapore 30-mile limit Service.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

A mutual association formed by people with a common affiliation such as employees, a union or a.

Is a process taking place under constant volume. To raise the pressure from state 1 to state 2, heat must be added. The pressure change is proportional to the change in temperature.

A unit linked single premium whole life assurance policy. Part of the premium gives life cover.

The spontaneous chipping, fragmentation, or separation of a surtace or surface coating.

A small buoy that is used to mark the position of an anchor. It is attached to the base or crown of an anchor and can be used to recover the anchor if it has to be cast adrift, or to trip it if it becomes wedged.

Part of a ship/s side projecting upwards along the line of the weather deck or uppermost deck.

The planting, cultivation, and harvesting of a single species of crop in a specified area.

A term used to describe a technologically advanced window system that contains glazing that can change or switch its optical qualities when a low voltage electrical signal is applied to it, or in response to changes in heat or light.

(DRP)A plan which allows private investors to reinvest cash dividends from their investments cheaply.

Shoal area between two navigational channels.

The length of fluid flow (gas or liquid) past a sensor required for the sensor to respond to 63.2% of a step change in speed. Expressed in feet or meters. For anemometers, this value is calculated from time constant times wind tunnel speed.

modulated radiosonde-A radiosonde which transmits the indications of the meteorological sensing elements in the form of pulses spaced in time. The meteorological data are evaluated from the intervals between the pulses. Also called timeinterval radiosonde ...

Forcing material into the seams of the planks in a boat's deck or sides to make them watertight; the material itself. Oakum was once the material used for this purpose, and was then sealed with hot pitch to prevent it from rotting. Today there are polymer ...