Lifting device attached to a crane.

A number of yarns, twisted together and which in turn may be twisted into rope; a rope is stranded when a strain is broken; rope may be designated by the number of strands composing. Rope is commonly three-stranded. A vessel run ashore is said to be stran ...

Hypocritical smile, or sneer.

Abbreviation for:- Collect (cash) on Delivery.- Carried on Docket (pricing).

Correct alignment of the optical parts of an instrument.

The captain or master of a ship.

Is a pipe coming from the top of the airline to feed air to an outlet for tools or air operated devices, so that condensation does not easily flow into the dropleg.

A device for mounting cylinders.

A facility or enclosure in which air content and other conditions (such as temperature, humidity, and pressure) are controlled and maintained at a specific level by special facilities and operating processes and by trained personnel.

One whose occupation is to rig or unrig vessels.

Rate at which unsaturated air cools as it travels vertically, provided that all temperature change is adiabatic (without heat exchange), and no condensation occurs.

Beat to windward to avoid being driven onto a lee shore.

Strips of material temporarily holding parts of a ship in position.

The charge in a company's accounts which reflects the reduction in value of an asset over time as.

A navigational light with a steady beam of light, having no intervals of darkness.

What is NDT ? The field of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) is a very broad,interdisciplinary field that plays a critical role in assuring that structural components and systems perform their function in are liable and cost effective fashion. NDT technicians ...

Clean galley and mess halls, set tables, prepare salads, clean living quarters.

on square-rigged ships, a platform at the masthead resting on the trestletrees and crosstrees. In addition to being a work platform, it extended the topmast shrouds to give additional support to the topmast.

The great circle on the celestial sphere in the plane of the earth's equator; also called the celestial equator. The sun is on the equinoctial twice a year, on the equinoxes, March 21 and September 23. On these days the sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p ...

A kind of winch, which is applied for receiving/throwing the hydrographic survey apparatus, and performing the hydrographic measurements.