Agency for Internatinal Development.

Lying almost beam on to strong winds and being driven before them while under bare poles (without sails up). The helm is lashed so as to point the vessel into the wind, but it continually falls away because of the pressure of the wind. It is a technique f ...

Destroyed by Storm.

Time-dependent strain occurring under stress. The creep strain occurring at a diminishing rate is called primary creep; that occurring at a minimum and almost constant rate, secondary creep; and that occurring at an accelerating rate, tertiary creep.

Netherlands Antilles (flag)

Annual Inert Gas System Survey.

Hydrostatic Balanced Loading. Method of loading large oil tankers which allows to extends the lives of tankers from 25 to 30 years with regard to MARPOL phase-out provision.

American Institute of Marine Underwriters.

1.Marine Evacuation System.2.Mobile Earth Station

(ESOP)A plan devised to encourage employees to purchase stock in their company usually at a price below.

U.S. Customs' master computer system, "Automated Commercial Systems."

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A colorless, odorless noncombustible gas with the formula CO2 that is present in the atmosphere. It is formed by the combustion of carbon and carbon compounds (such as fossil fuels and biomass), by respiration, which is a slow combustion in animals and pl ...

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

An atmospheric sounding instrument which is supported by a captive balloon and used to obtain temperature and humidity data from the ground level to a height of a few thousand feet. The data is telemetered to the ground through a wire cable.

Estimated Time of ReadinessTime at which the ship will be ready to load, for instance when the crew has to clean the holds first.

National Bureau of Standards (see NIST

In a semiconductor, the energy difference between the highest valence band and the lowest conduction band.

In order to obtain the clean bill of lading, the shipper signs a letter of indemnity to the carrier on the basis of which may be obtained the clean bill of lading, although the dock or mate's receipt showed that the shipment was damaged or in bad conditio ...

(BOP)A country's financial position, with other countries of the world, which is made up of its.