A power or sailing boat used by pi-lots (men who have local knowledge of navigation hazards of ports).

A legally binding agreement between two or more persons/organizations to carry out reciprocal obligations or value.

The annual rate of interest paid by the issuer of a bond until maturity. So, for instance, a Glaxo.

A common measurement of the internal volume of a ship with certain spaces excluded. One ton equals 100 cubic feet; the total of all the enclosed spaces within a ship expressed in tons each of which is equivalent to 100 cubic feet.

A built in mechanical device to recover a portion of the power consumed by a constant speed centrifugal compressor when operating at reduced capacity or reduced pressure rise, or both.

A sudden and violent gust of wind.

A short term note issued by banks and corporations with a range of maturities from 30 days to 270.

Pipe-bundle also called umbilical stalk, which bundles together different supply pipes like air, fresh water, electrical power, communicative signal pipes, through which the underwater working unit obtains the supplies from the base above water or underwa ...

A volume. Cubic meters per second.

A mortgage on a non residential building occupied by a.

An entry made into an account or statement to nullify a previous.

The container of fresh water for drinking purpose used by the crew; formerly it consisted of a cask.

A soft, black, mayonnaise-like deposit which is typically an emulsion of oil, water, and oil insolubles.

Light-weight foresail similar to a spinnaker but set without a pole.

see Turnbuckle

The North Star; visible in the northern hemisphere and indicates the direction of north. In the southern hemisphere the Southern Cross is used to find the direction of south.

A term used to describe the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.

To ease away slowly, as in a line, sheet, or falls of a tackle.

The providing of all information by a company in accordance with the requirements of a regulatory.

A coating or precipitate deposited on surfaces such as water pipes, steam boilers that are in contact with hard water. Water that contains carbonates or bicarbonates of calcium or magnesium are likely to cause scale when heated.