A marine insurance term meaning that the assurer will not allow payment for partial loss or damage to cargo shipments except in certain circumstances, such as stranding, sinking, collision or fire.

A white light, usually on the masthead, visible from all directions, used to indicate that a vessel is anchored.

(1) Floating, but at mercy of wind and sea. (2) Piercing the hull with a projectile. (3) Taking in sail during a calm.

Pull the sail in by pulling on the sheet.

A facility on a website which allows users to write messages on a particular subject and 'post'.

A life insurance policy which remains in force where the insured has paid premiums over part of the.

A horizontal pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot (lower edge) of the sail is fastened

A non-negotiable bill of lading which states a specific identity to whom the goods should be delivered. See Bill of Lading.

The naval architect's drawings of a ship showing the various sections.

A ship owned and armed by a private individual that is empowered by a government to fight with enemy ships and capture enemy shipping in time of war.

A device in which organic material is biochemically decomposed (digested) by anaerobic bacteria to treat the material and/or to produce biogas.

A clause in an insurance policy which specifies items or conditions not covered.

A slang name for a bullying officer on a ship.

Wind-bound. When a vessel is kept in port by a head wind.

A sea with waves approaching from the stern of the boat; a sea in which the waves are moving in the same direction as the vessel

A port free of customs duty and most customs regulations.

A language of "dots" and "dashes" used to send messages, either sound using radio waves, or light using a searchlight or Aldis lamp.

Sunk

(ECU)A weighted average of European Community currencies with weighting tending to be proportional to a.

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram