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SCM

Stern To Manifold (Distance)

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Device that permits passage between regions of differing air pressures, most often used for passage between atmospheric pressure and chambers in which the air is compressed. A typical modern air lock consists of a cylinder of steel plate with airtight doo ...

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In Lieu of Dry Dock, Class survey, mostly underwater, which allows the shipowner to postpone a dry dock.

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BR

1.Brazil(flag)2. Brazilian Class society.

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A crane with a cantilever which is incapable of luffing. The cargo hook is fixed on the out end of the cantilever or hanged on a movable carriage along it.

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ORO

Ore/Oil Carrier

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A form of erosion-corrosion generally associated with the local impingement of a high-velocity. Flowing fluid against a solid surface.

Tall and short waves caused by water current and wave directions being opposite to the direction of the wind.

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VC

St. Vincent & The Grenadines (Flag)

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GO

Gas Oil

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AHR

Antwerp Hamburg Range

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BL

Bulgarian Lloyd (Class Society)

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American Society for Engineering Education.

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ATC

Affordability Through Commonality (NAVSEA Program)

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More Or Less Owners

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UPS

Uninterrupted Power Supply

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Cargo banned by general cargo workers for some reason. This ban could be because the cargo is dangerous or hazardous to health.

IGC

CodeInternational Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk,IMO

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York-Antwerp Rules 1950 Rules to settle General Average claims. Their use is normally stipulated in the B/L or C/P.

Brittleness exhibited by some steels after being heated to a temperature within the range of about 200 to 370