A government document declaring designated goods to be shipped out of the country. To be completed by the exporter and filed with the U.S. Government.

A port free of customs duty and most customs regulations.

A boat selling supplies, provisions, and articles to ships.

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

A familiar dish at sea before refrigeration was available. It was a stew of salt meat, broken biscuit, potatoes, onions and available spices.

A ship owned and armed by a private individual that is empowered by a government to fight with enemy ships and capture enemy shipping in time of war.

A solid adsorbent used for drying compressed air.

A measurement. Parts per billion

Tassels of unraveled line, yarns, etc. which are lashed around chafe spots such as spreaders to prevent chafe on sails.

A container with no sides and frame members at the front and rear. Container can be loaded from the sides and top.

A certificate issued by an independent agent or firm attesting to the quality and/or quantity of the merchandise being shipped. Such a certificate is usually required in a letter of credit for commodity shipments.

A chaplain.

A type of flag used to identify a boater's affiliation with a yacht club or boating organization.

Seaman who was born aboard a warship. As this was once considered to be one of the essentials of the perfect seaman, it has long been a complimentary term.

Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.

The total electrical power input to a compressor, including drive motor, cooling fan, motors, controls, etc.

Metal fitting attached to the hull that supports and aligns the aft portion of the propeller shaft.

Maximum pressure a vessel, or air filter housing will withstand without bursting.

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

Removing cargo from a container (devanning).