An untidy loose end of a rope (or rags).

Is the total gas pressure (static plus velocity) at the discharge port of the compressor. Velocity pressure is considered only with dynamic compressors.

Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper.

A security which gives the holder the right to acquire a share or bond at a specific price and date..

The amount of money which an individual has available to spend on inessential items after essential.

A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a trade was effected as an agency cross or a.

See Advance Payment Guarantee, Bid Bond/Guarantee, Performance Bond/Guarantee.

The study of the earth's waters.

Lie at anchor

The upward curvature of the keel towards the bow and stern.

A system of reefing a sail by partially furling it. Roller furling systems are not necessarily designed to support roller reefing.

Said of a vessel that is firm, strong, and unlikely to develop leaks.

Something of value given by one party to another in return for entering into a contract. To be.

The ratio between a company's earnings (net profit after tax) and the net dividend paid to.

Of a system (or part thereof) is its condition at an instant of time as described or measured by its properties.

The most important commercial measurement when the intrinsic weight of the cargo is so low that the ship becomes full without being loaded to the cargo line. Is expressed in cubic metres or cubic feet.

An aneroid barometer with a scale graduated in altitude instead of pressure units.

Light rope secured to a buoy to hold vessel while stronger moorings are attached.

An enemy vessel captured at sea by a privateer or a ship of war. The term is also applied to contraband cargo taken from a merchant ship.