Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; Rules of the Road. Internationally accepted rules by which vessels at sea must keep clear of each other.

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.

The balance required to be kept on deposit at a bank by a borrower when taking out a loan. Should.

A pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board ship, used for securing mooring or towing lines. Similar to dock bollards.

A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures. Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer.

The department in the London Stock Exchange which is responsible for the Regulatory News Service.

Fast boat used for passenger and cargo traffic in fairly sheltered waters.

An amount added or deducted from base rate to make a rate to or from some other point or via another route.

A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed; the generic name used to describe types of fast sailing ships.

A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.

A program whereby the U.S. government attempted to offset the higher shipbuilding cost in the U.S. by paying up to 50% of the difference between cost of U.S. and nonU.S. construction. The difference went to the U.S. shipyard. It is unfunded since 1982.

A measure of air compressor efficiency, usually in the form of bhp/100 acfm or acfm/bhp

A company in which the directors control more than half the voting shares, or where such control is.

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

A large and powerful sheet winch

A device for issuing fog signals, used for giving a warning of a vessel's presence in fog. These signals are also made by lighthouses.

Elevated structure from which coal and other cargoes can be loaded into a vessel. Name is also given to a landing-place, or loading-place.

The action of a whale when it comes to the surface and expels the seawater it has taken in while feeding. The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaling ship when sighting this spouting water is "There she blows".

A machine that compresses air, gases.

A tax credit aimed at anyone with a child under 16, regardless of their marital status. The.