A power-driven cable lifter mounted on a vertical shaft. The shaft may be extended beyond the cable lifter to carry a warping end. The cable lifter is declutch-able from the prime mover, and in operation and use is similar to the windlass.

Amount payable by charterer for failing to load the quantity agreed in the contract of carriage.

Reid Vapor Pressure

"AGM" stands for "absorbed glass mat" and is the latest technological advance in vehicle battery design. It doesn't contain any fluid; it is completely safe if the casing gets damaged. AGM batteries have very long shelf lives; they can withstand freezing ...

Mobile offshore production

A contractual agreement between a ship owner and a cargo owner, usually arranged by a broker, whereby a ship is chartered (hired) either for one voyage or a period of time.

Voyage between the time a ship is chartered and the time she performs the voyage.

1. On a line at right angles to a ship/s length.2. At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat.

A way of loading cargo into large barges and then in turn loading the barges into a ship.

Automatic identification system

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 ...

Berth Terms

Last date, agreed in a charter party, by which vessel must be available to the charterer at the agreed place.

Inshore Traffic Zone. Navigational lane which lies between a TSS and the coast. Can only be used by ships calling a port or place inside the zone.

United States Code of Federal Regulations

Years

Bridge Resources Management.

(See WATCH.)

National oil and hazardous substances pollution Contigency Plan.

Space between adjacent frames, on the bottom of a tanker.