A large net with its mouth held open, towed by a trawler along the bottom to catch bottom fish.

To calculate your position using time, the position of celestial bodies, and mathematical tables. Position is determined by measuring the apparent altitude of one of these objects above the horizon using a sextant and recording the times of these sighting ...

Vessel or vessels of practically any size or type.

Type of wrench used to tighten or loosen fire hose fittings.

The tensile or compressive loading on the crosshead assembly with compressive piston rod loading on the outward stroke and tensile piston rod loading on the inward stroke.

A quality of compressed air for use with pneumatic instruments and controls. (usually dry and free from contaminants)

A statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for a specified voyage.

The lower yard on a mizzen mast of a square-rigged ship.

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

The portion of a valve used to guide the disc.

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

All countries require that the importer make a declaration on incoming foreign goods. The importer then normally pays a duty on the imported merchandise. The importer's statement is compared against the carrier's vessel manifest to ensure that all foreign ...

A rail car without a roof and walls.

A compartment where the crew lives.

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

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

The horizontal movement of the water due to tide

Is a process taking place under constant volume. To raise the pressure from state 1 to state 2, heat must be added. The pressure change is proportional to the change in temperature.

Sailor slang for marriage.

A barge which loads material dumped into it by a dredger and discharges the cargo through the bottom.