Belgian ShipMaster's Association Professional Association for shipmasters legally recognized by decision of the Belgian Council of State of 29th November 1977. Main international objective: safety of shipping & promotion of the profession. Practically BES ...

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic

Primitive plants, usually aquatic, capable of synthesizing their own food by photosynthesis.

The shaft speed specified for the ship's acceptance on initial delivery, or after being modified, as applicable

The temperature of a body referred to the absolute zero, at which point the volume of an ideal gas theoretically becomes zero. (Fahrenheit scale is minus 459.67

A passive or mechanical device used to ventilate an attic space, primarily to reduce heat buildup and moisture condensation.

The power conduit of an electric power plant; the starting point of the electric transmission system.

Method of reeving a tackle in order to gain the maximum increase in power.

The transfer of ownership of an item from one person to another. The 'item' may be tangible or.

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Department of Trade and Industry (UK)

ECOnomic & SOCial Counsil of the United NationsUN agency parenting the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation, and the IMO.

Charge assessed by a pier or dock owner against freight handled over the pier or dock or against a steamship company using the pier or dock.

The interface between an eletrode or a suspended particle and an electrolyte created by charge-charge interaction (charge separation) leading to an alignment of oppositely charged ions at the surface of the electrode or particle. The simplest model is rep ...

See copper-accelerated salt-spray test.

Water

Evidence of plastic deformation in structural materials. Also called plastic flow or creep. See also flow.

A permanent loop spliced in the end of a line, sometimes around a thimble.

A device for converting one form of energy or fuel into useful energy or work.

The value of a shipment agreed upon in order to secure a specific freight rate.