In the direction of the vessel's head. Wind ahead is from the direction toward which the vessel's head points. In a forward direction.

An accelerated corrosion test for electrodeposits.

The maximum load that a generating unit, power plant, or other electrical apparatus can carry under specified conditions for a given period of time, without exceeding its approved limits of temperature and stress.

Placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.

Vanuatu (Flag)

An air infiltration measurement technique developed by the Brookhaven National Laboratory to measure changes over time (one week to five months) when determining a building's air infiltration rate. This test cannot locate exact points of infiltration, but ...

Coast Guard's Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System

The rope which goes round a sail, and to which the canvass is sewed.

The non-combustible residue of a combusted substance composed primarily of alkali and metal oxides.

A crystal that has a treelike branching pattern, being most evident in cast metals, slowly cooled through the solidification range.

A self regulated London exchange serving world wide interests. It is the world's premier maritime.

Electronic Navigation Chart

The title of a commander of a fleet or a subdivision of it.

A financial ratio which is similar to the current ratio, but more stringent. It is defined.

An act beyond human control, such as lightning, flood or earthquake. – An unpredictable situation which is beyond the power of man. A natural event, not preventable by any human power, such as flood, storms, or lighting usually quoted as “force majeure” ...

Transportation Research Board

Oil Pollution.

(ARM)In the US, a mortgage in which the interest rate is liable to change over the term of the loan and.

The ceiling classification which is applied when the ceiling height is determined by timing the ascent and disappearance of a ceiling balloon or pilot balloon.

An income tax allowance to single people including widows/widowers, separated spouses etc who are.