The helmsman.

The anchor is under the hawse .

Ocean vessels constructed with heavy-duty submersible hydraulic lift or elevator system at the stern of the vessel. The Sea-Bee system facilitates forward transfer and positioning of barges. Sea-Bee barges are larger than LASH barges. The Sea-Bee system i ...

A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.

The normal working pressure for an air motor (6 bar).

A type of knot used to fasten an anchor to its line.

Various means for allowing LNG tanks to expand and contract due to temperature changes by sliding on the tank supports while restricting its movement due to the motion of the vessel.

Line on a chart linking points of equal depth. also known as a Depth Contour.

A region near the earth in which the relative velocity increases from zero with elevation, due to the motion of the atmosphere relative to the earth's surface.

1.06 liquid U.S. quarts or 33.9 fluid ounces.

The way a boats spars and sails are arranged. To rig a vessel is to fit her with masts, spars, sails and running and standing rigging; term is also used to mean the setting up a device, e.g., to rig a lifeline, a tackle, etc

The bow and forward part of the vessel above the waterline.

ACRONYM - Approach temperature. Usually the difference between cooling water temperature in to compressed air temperature out of an inter-cooler or after-cooler. Sometimes used to define oil cooler efficiency (cooling water temperature in to oil temperatu ...

A design in which the forestay does not go to the very top of the mast, but instead to a point 3/4-7/8 of the way up the mast.

See insurance.

A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.

Sailor's songs sung in the forecastle when the men of a watch were off duty. These were sung for entertainment, thus they were not shanties.

The right to maintain a course according to the Rules of Navigation. When two boats are on intersecting courses, one is the "stand-on" vessel (has "right of way" and must hold its course steady) so the other "give-way" vessel may steer clear. ...

A container insulated on the walls, roof, floor, and doors, to reduce the effect of external temperatures on the cargo.

To assist or help.