The situation of a vessel when listed over by the wind to such an extent that she does not recover.

Reserve Capacity: RC The number of minutes it takes to discharge a battery to 10.5 volts by 25-amp discharge at 80°F.

The amount of precipitation captured by a rain gauge.

The international carrier is obligated to make declarations of the ship's crew and contents at both the port of departure and arrival. The vessel manifest lists various details about each shipment by B/L number. Obviously, the B/L serves as the core sourc ...

Out Of Gauge.

Single Anchor Leg Mooring

SAR Management Information System.

Digital Selective CallingGMDSS System: MF/HF/VHF facility which allows for automatic access to coast stations equipped with the system. A short list to select the quickly the nature of distress is available, unfortunately the "pirate attack" had been forg ...

Integrated Bridge System

Institute of London Underwriters

Medical First Aid Guide

Waste Dumping Ship.

A thermodynamic cycle using constant pressure, heat addition and rejection, representing the idealized behavior of the working fluid in a gas turbine type heat engine.

An ice coating with a consistency intermediate between glaze and rime.

To revolve the drum of a capstan, winch or windlass. (Pulling with mechanical deck heaving gear).

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 ...

Deviation. Vessel departure from specified voyage course

The total gas pressure (static plus velocity).

Vapour pressure

The process of removing a power plant, apparatus, equipment, building, or facility from operation.