Knees placed in the forward part of a vessel, across the stem, to unite the bows on each side. (See PLATE 3.)

An individual with specific knowledge of a harbor, canal, river or other waterway, qualified to guide vessels through the region. Some areas require that boats and ships be piloted by a licensed pilot.

Successive shipments are permitted under letters of credit. Usually they must take place within a given period of time.

One complete turn of the line around a cleat, spar or another line.

A mast that is in place is stepped.

A cargo movement in which the water carrier provides a through service between an inland point and the port of load/discharge. The carrier is responsible for cargo and costs from origin on to destination. Also known as IPI or Through Service.

Kept in a neat seaman-like manner.

A type of air circulation in a container. In top air units, air is drawn from the bottom of the container, filtered through the evaporator for cooling and then forced through the ducted passages along the top of the container. This type of airflow require ...

A painted stripe along the waterline delineating the topside from the bottom paint

A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.

The space provided for stowage of provisions or other materials.

Tanks carried in various parts of a ship for water ballast, for stability and to make the ship seaworthy.

A small, heavy triangular loose-footed sail fitted aft of the mast and used primarily in very strong winds.

A metallic pad, usually embedded in concrete, on which the compressor feet are mounted.

An opening in a deck, cockpit, toe-rail or gunwale to allow water to run off the deck and drain back into the sea.

States that the volume of a gas, at constant temperature, varies inversely with the pressure.

An insurance term referring to any defect or other characteristic of a product that could result in damage to the product without external cause (for example, instability in a chemical that could cause it to explode spontaneously). Insurance policies may ...

There is no such thing on a boat! See Fender.

A rate published on traffic moving from an interior point to a port for transshipment to a foreign country.

A deck crew member who is subordinate to the Able Bodied Seamen.