A chemical used as a preservative and in bonding agents. It is found in household products such as plywood, furniture, carpets, and some types of foam insulation. It is also a by-product of combustion and is a strong-smelling, colorless gas that is an eye ...

A type of cistern barometer in which the level of mercury in the cistern is adjusted to the zero point of the scale before each reading.

At or in the direction of the bow. Also the fore part of the ship.

The buying or selling of underlying instruments such as commodities, securities and currencies etc.

The setting of the price (which then remains fixed) for forward dealing. This occurs at the time.

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the bow of the ship.

See Brokerage.

Full Operational Status

Fuel Oil Surcharge.

Federal On-Scene Coordinator

Fuels formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals. It takes millions of years to form fossil fuels. Oil, natural gas, and coal are fossil fuels.

Free On Truck

Closing small leaks in a vessel's underwater body by drawing a sail, filled with oakum, underneath her.

(1) Generally something wrong or difficult (2) To be tangled (line) or in turmoil (air); to entangle or obstruct (3) In racing, a rules infraction

Jammed, not clear.

A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were damaged when received. Compare Clean Bill of Lading.

A place not suitable for anchoring.

An anchor which has become entangled with some object on the bottom, or, on weighing, has it's rode or chain wound around its stock or flukes.

Said of the anchor chain when moored and the chain does not lead clear of another chain.

An accumulation of deposits. This term includes accumulation and growth of marine organisms on a submerged metal surface and also includes the accumulation of deposits (usually inorganic) on heat exchanger tubing.