A piece of wood fitted in various places to act as a preventative to chafe.

To know and to be able to recite the points of a compass from north to south to north again, both clockwise and counter-clockwise.

The process of distilling (purifying) water using solar energy. Water can be placed in an air tight solar collector with a sloped glazing material, and as it heats and evaporates, distilled water condenses on the collector glazing, and runs down where it ...

Stationed near an offshore in-stallation, responsible for evacuating its crew in emergencies. Also performs continuous guard function, warning other vessels to keep their distance from installations, etc.

Where documents presented by an Exporter under a Letter of Credit do not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit or are inconsistent with other documents presented.

An option strategy with limited risk and limited profit potential that involves both a long (or.

Joining the ends of two lines without increasing the thickness over the length of the splice, so that the splice will pass freely through a block.

Crew store managed by crew members offering everything from snacks to toiletries. Originally the name given to clothing that was issued to seamen.

The space between decks. The name of the deck or decks between the ceiling and main deck.

A general term applied to the energy that is converted to a form that can not be effectively used (lost) during the operation of an energy producing, conducting, or consuming system.

A name usually given to a State body having control or regulation of public utilities.

A unit or investment fund which invests in the stocks of growth companies.

Flat bottomed vessel with a shallow draught.

(1) A knot used to secure a line to another object such as a ring or cylindrical object or to another line; (2) Common term for an enlistment.

Division of the circumference of the magnetic compass card into thirty-two points, each of 11

A value used to estimate interior air cooling requirements (load) calculated as the number of degrees per day (over a specified period) that the daily average temperature is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit (or some other, specified base temperature). The dail ...

Insurance provided for company employees by employers. Items covered may include health insurance,.

Fresh water mixed with sea water, having a density between 1,000 and 1,026 kg/cm3

When flogging a seaman, to run the fingers through the Cat-O'-Nine-Tails after each stroke to separate the strands in preparation for the next stroke.

A schooner with a square rigged sail on the forward mast.