All naval officers with the rank of rear admiral (or its equivalent) and above.

To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff.

Load/unload control system that tries to maximize compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle.

A life insurance policy which pays a benefit on the death of the insured but which also provides a.

The forwardmost or front part of the vessel. Opposite of Stern

2,000 pounds.

A series of sound signals required by COLREGS to prevent collisions at sea.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors.

The officer in charge of the watch.

Snow gauge composed of a metal cylinder, closed at one end, used to obtain a sample of snow from which the water is measured after melting.

Is the unique temperature to which the air (or any gas) must be cooled in order that it shall be saturated with respect to ice.

A safety device used to prevent or stop unwanted flames.

Carriers' practice of dividing revenue received from through rates where joint hauls are involved. This is usually according to agreed formulae.

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

A device that converts high-pressure steam, produced in a boiler, into mechanical energy that can then be used to produce electricity by forcing blades in a cylinder to rotate and turn a generator shaft.

(0.2+0.02 log10(Vc)) Vc (4d/3D)2, for passenger ships the following formula is added: 1.25 (GT+10000)/10000 (N1+(N2/10)), where Vc is the volume of cargo holds, D is the distance between ship's bottom and the uppermost deck, d is the draught N1 is the num ...

To touch bottom.

A synthetic rubber frequently used for vessel and liquid filter element gasket.

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