Observing with the eye. Applied to a document, means examining and signing as evidence of satisfaction as to its authenticity.

A line running from near the top of the mast, used to hold the spinnaker pole in place.

A small projection of land.

On a square-rigged ship, the short pieces of line which hang from the yards and support the footropes on which the topmen stand while working aloft on the sails.

The process of modifying the characteristics of electrical power (for e.g., inverting dc to AC).

A protective options strategy in which a written call and a long put are taken against a previously.

The distribution of part of a company's earnings to shareholders, usually twice a year in the.

A short, confused sea.

An able-bodied seamen entrusted with the steering of a vessel when entering or leaving a harbor. He is also involved with the use and upkeep of navigational equipment.

A wind coming from the southwest

The portion of a safety/relief valve that surrounds the spring. The spring housing.

To collide with a vessel head on.

(1) A spar. Such as a pole used to position a sail (e.g., spinnaker pole or whisker pole, which serves the same purpose for a jib). (2) One of the two points around which the earth spins, known as the north and south poles.

A test applied to the first machine of anew design.

A nautical guy, often a negative connotation.

A weather prediction.

In a manner, or fashion, befitting a seaman.

A federally funded institute, created by the Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974, that conducted research and development of solar energy technologies. Became the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in 1991.

A certificate issued on the occurrence of a chargeable event. Details listed include the amount of.

The programs and instructions which direct a computer.