The point of a tide when the water is the highest.

To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

Extending a sail using a whisker pole

A person who arranges for transportation of loads for a percentage of the revenue from the load.

Removing cargo from a container (devanning).

That part of the total stroke which can be utilized repeatedly in actuator applications. It is measured starting at the compressed height and is the difference between the compressed height and the actuator height limit.

A keel that runs the length of the boat.

Abbreviation for Container Yard.- The designation for full container receipt/delivery

That geographical belt located approximately in 40 degrees south latitude in which are encountered the prevailing or stormy westerlies.

A slide which travels on a track to which the mainsheet may be attached. The sail shape can be subtly altered by changing the mainsheet position on the traveler.

The space between any decks.

Cost of unloading a vessel is borne by the charterer.

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

The compressor is started automatically, depending on demand. Control panel is energized with no "pre-start" cycle required, as pre-lubrication pump and buffer (seal) air are always "on". A state of pre-start exists. Steam turbine compressors are "slow-ro ...

The rules concerning which vessel has the right of way if there is a possibility of collision between two or more boats; written to prevent accidents and collisions; includes right of way, lights, pennants, and whistle signals

Hundred weight (United States, 100 pounds: U.K.,112)

A draft to which no documents are attached.

A chaplain.

An occasional sprinkling dashed from the top of a wave by the wind, or by its striking an object.

GMT for short. Greenwich Meridian Time, also known as Universal Time or Zulu time. A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons. It is the time used by navigators in celestial navigation.