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A member of the steward's department who served meals to officers and crew.

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Fine dust or salt particles dispersed through a portion of the atmosphere; a type of lithometer. The particles are so small they cannot be felt or seen with the naked eye. Many haze formations are caused by the presence of an abundance of condensation nuc ...

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Inter-governmental organisation

Operating Differential Subsidy Agreement

Joint Industry Project

A temperature scale on which the freezing point of water equals 32

These are state government agencies responsible for the regulation of public utilities within a state or region. A state legislature oversees the PUC by reviewing changes to utility laws, rules and regulations and approving the PUC's budget. The commissio ...

Any process whereby a base metal or alloy is either (1) coated with another metal or alloy and heated to a sufficient temperature in a suitable environment or (2) exposed to a gaseous or liquid medium containing the other metal or alloy, thus causing diff ...

A condition in which the interfacial tension between a liquid and a solid is such that the contact angle is 0

To move cargo up line to a vessel leaving sooner than the one booked. (See "Roll.")

Current efficiency at the cathode.

The document which lists the regulations that govern the running of a company. Articles of.

Microorganisms that live in oxygen deprived environments.

Calculation of a loss by an average adjuster.

An electrical conductor that serves as a common connection for two or more electrical circuits; may be in the form of rigid bars or stranded conductors or cables.

Any person on board other than the master and members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship.