A vertical longitudinal center line section of a vessel.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

A hand held pneumatic tool. Designed for light demolition work, digging, making holes etc.

A fender made of granulated cork and covered with woven tarred stuff.

A draft that matures either a certain number of days after acceptance or a certain number of days after the date of the draft.

The erection or superstructure fitted about amidship on the upper deck of a ship. The officer's quarters, staterooms and accommodations are usually in the bridge house.

The portion of a valve used to guide the disc.

Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.

Lines drawn on a weather map indicating regions of equal pressure. When the lines are close together, this indicates a rapid change in air pressure, accompanied by strong winds.

The horizontal movement of the water due to tide

A line attached to the crown of an anchor and used to help free it in the event it becomes fouled.

A Latin term meaning "For the sake of form."

(1) A small wooden cask in which grog was carried. (2) A type of marine steam reciprocating engine where two engines were used together on the same propeller shaft.

A metal pin by which the plating and other parts of iron and steel vessels are joined. Rivets are known by their heads, such as: Flush, pan, snap, plug, tap, countersunk, mushroom, and swollen neck.

TRADES Foreign-to-foreign trade carried by ships from a nation other than the two trading nations.

A term used to describe a chemical process in which heat is released. For example, combustion is an exothermic process because heat is released. A reaction or process that produces heat; a combustion reaction.

A flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.

Allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond through the U.S. to be exported from another port, without paying duty.

A certificate issued as a result of an examination of competency and experience. Some refer to their USCG license as their ticket

Part of a ship/s side projecting upwards along the line of the weather deck or uppermost deck.