Canvas, cloth, leather, tubing, rubber or other material placed around a line or cable to protect it from wear and abrasion

A spring line tied from the boat to chain rode, usually near the water's surface. It helps disperse tension forces. It also prevents damage to the boat by ground tackle and can help in the retrieval of the ground tackle in heavy weather.

A person or firm performing a consolidation service for others. The consolidator takes advantage of lower full carload (FCL) rates, and savings are passed on to shippers.

(1) The flag traditionally flown by pirate ships. (2) The name given by sailors to the bubonic plague, whose victims were said to turn black.

A document specifying the nation of registry of the vessel.

A written contract between the owner of a vessel and the person desiring to employ the vessel (charterer); sets forth the terms of the arrangement such as duration of agreement, freight rate and ports involved in the trip.

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

Center point of all underwater area of the hull where the hull's lateral resistance can be said to be centered.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

A vertical post extending above the deck for securing mooring lines

see Turnbuckle

An apparatus consisting of an outside shell and a sheave through which a rope may be passed (pulley).

A single outlet or limited number of outlets in a building used to connect tools or equipment to the air system.

The place at which a shipment is received by a carrier from the shipper.

A cone-tipped metal rod designed to be driven downward into deposited snow or firn. The measured amount of force required to drive the rod a given distance is an indication of the physical properties of the snow or firn.

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

A set of radio, sound, and visual signals designed to aid in communications between vessels without language problems. It can be used with Morse Code, with signal pennants, and by spoken code letters.

A mortgage on a non residential building occupied by a.

Statement on the condition of the vessel. The sufficiency of a vessel in materials, construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. Any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer, overloading, untrained o ...

A bend or hitch used to attach a line to a ring or spar so that by pulling the end of the line, the hitch will come free. This is done by passing a bight of the line under the other part so that when strain is applied the bight is jammed. A pull on the en ...