Those spaces in which the main navigating equipment, the ship's radio or the emergency source of power are located or where the fire recording or fire control equipment is centralized and also those spaces used for galleys, main pantries, stores (except i ...

Hague-Visby Rules

Practice of loading iron ore cargoes into every alternate hold, leaving the remaining holds empty.

European Court of Justice.

A surface treatment at elevated temperature, generally carried out in pack, vapor, or salt bath, in which an alloy is formed by the inward diffusion of chromium into the base metal.

In Water Survey

Marine Accident Reporting Scheme Created by the Nautical Institute NI, the report are anonymous and do not provide any name of persons, ships or companies. The are published monthly in the NI publication 'Seaways'.The reports can be Emailed to mars@nautin ...

The annual solar savings of a solar building is the energy savings attributable to a solar feature relative to the energy requirements of a non-solar building.

Pakistan (Flag)

The ratio of light reflected by a surface to the light falling on it.

International Convention on the Arrest of Seagoing Ships1952 Allows the creditors of shipping debts to present his claim in any country signatory of the convention, and arrest the vessel if needed

(AMEX)A stock exchange located in Manhattan where stocks of small to medium sized companies are.

The law of the sea; jurisdiction over maritime causes.

Operation mode of a communication circuit in which each end can transmit and receive, but not simultaneously.

The interval between full moon and change of moon and the highest high tide.

The final payment on a loan which is significantly larger than those preceding.

The maximum stress (tensile. compressive, or shear) a material can sustain without fracture, determined by dividing maximum load by the original cross-sectional area of the specimen. Also called nominal strength or maximum strength.

Satellite Navigation

An instrument used to keep a record of atmospheric pressure, such as on a paper drum.

A mast that is stepped (placed) on the deck of a boat rather than through the boat and keel stepped. The mast of a deck stepped boat is usually easier to raise and lower and are usually intended for lighter conditions than keel stepped boats.