Qualified Individual (OPA 90)

Striking "bells" a little before the proper time at the end of a watch. More generally, doing something unjustifiably or unnecessarily early.

An instrument which measures the intensity of radiation by determining the amount of chemical change( or fluorescence produced by that radiation.

Time Charter

The same as a-trip.

Current efficiency of the anode..

The power (in Watts) used by a device to produce useful work. Also called input power.

A system in which a secondary fluid absorbs the refrigerant, releasing heat, then releases the refrigerant and reabsorbs the heat. Ammonia or water is used as the vapor in commercial absorption cycle systems, and water or lithium bromide is the absorber.

A type of air cooling device that uses absorption cooling to cool interior spaces.

1.Line Of Position.Agreement concerning Liability for Oil Pollution.

H2B Radio transmission designatorSelective calling signal using a single frequency code, single-sideband, full carrier. (ALRS)

In reference to a solar energy conversion devices, the degree to which a substance will absorb solar energy. In a solar photovoltaic device, the factor by which photons are absorbed as they travel a unit distance through a material.

Of or pertaining to the air, atmosphere, or aviation. Also, same as antenna.

The mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere, composed of, by volume, 21 percent oxygen, 78 percent nitrogen.

When the cable is hove taut so as to bring the vessel nearly over her anchor. The yards are a-peek when they are topped up by contrary lifts.

A building material made from clay, straw, and water, formed into blocks, and dried; used traditionally in the southwestern U.S.

A solar water or space-heating system that use pumps or fans to circulate the heat-transfer fluid from the solar collectors to a storage tank subsystem.

The situation of the anchor when it is raised clear of the ground. The same as a-weigh.

The electrolyte adjacent to the anode in an electrolytic cell.

A former credit card system which was sold to Mastercard and.