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(GPP)At its simplest, this is a series of individual personal pension plans, although if an employer.

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A person specialising in insurance matters and who gives advice on the subject as well as arranging.

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A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

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Document listing all personal goods of crew members.

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Of, relating to, or using air. Moved by air pressure. Filled with compressed air.

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A winch used solely for warping, on which a rope may be wound under power but not stored.

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Landing Craft Air Cushion

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Depending upon as a condition

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That amount of cooling energy to be supplied (or heat and humidity removed) based on the sensible and latent loads.

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A fuel gas with a heating value between 90 and 200 Btu per cubic foot.

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The gap between government spending and revenue and thus the amount that needs to be borrowed. .

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The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset. In.

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An old term for getting married.

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The act of taking a ship on the high seas from those lawfully entitled to it.

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A type of water heater in which heated water is stored within the tank. Hot water is released from the top of the tank when a hot water faucet is turned. This water is replaced with cold water that flows into the tank and down to just above the bottom pla ...

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(CQS) A US system which collects and disseminates, electronically, current bid and asked quotations along.

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Loss of effective propeller thrust caused by the blades cutting across the column of water sucked along by the propeller instead of working in it. Can also lead to heavy vibration of the vessel.

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Turbines or engines in which gas expands, does work, and undergoes a drop in temperature.

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An order to hold a vessel on the course she is heading.

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Long-range navigation system that uses radio signals transmitted at specific times. An onboard receiver computes position by measuring the difference in time of signal reception. This system is being phased out in favor of GPS.

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