Directly ahead on the extension of the ship's fore and aft line.

Amplitude Modulation.

Mobile offshore production

Computer-Assisted Operations Research Facility: A MarAd R&D facility located at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York.

Memorandum Of Consultation.

A winch with the ability to drop and hoist the anchor which is tied with a rope or a rope combined with chain and to hold and storage rope may be fixed or not the warping ends

American Committee for Flags of Necessity

Those exposures typically occurring once per week, or less frequently.

Barrels

Able seaman.

Accord du transport Dangereux par voie Navigable pour Rhin (European accord for the transport of dangerous good on inland waterways: Rhine)

If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, a storm's center and direction of travel can be determined by using Buys Ballot's Law. To do this, face the wind and extend your right arm out at about 90

Forward

A type of cyanometer. an instrument used to measure the blueness of the sky. The Linke-scale is simply a set of eight cards of different standardized shades of blue. They are evenly numbered 2 to 26. The odd numbers are used by the observer if he or she j ...

A point located en route between two other points.

Time based on Greenwich Mean Time.

1.Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.2.Bow Loading System

(See WATCH.)

The mating device that is inserted into the coupler of a quick coupler and locked to complete the connection. Also referred to as plug or nipple.

Strengthening on the two top corners of shipping containers.