A two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail

A port free of customs duty and most customs regulations.

The acting of one person on behalf of another; a document authorizing one person to act on behalf of another.

Steady regular winds in a belt approximately 30

On gaff-rigged sailing vessels the luff of the mainsail is secured to the mast by wooden hoops, which slide up or down the mast as the sail is raised or lowered.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.

Environmental contaminant that ingresses due to the action of the system or machine.

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.

Standard Carrier Abbreviation Code identifying an individual common carrier. A three letter carrier code followed by a suffix identifies the carrier's equipment. A suffix of "U" is a container and "C" is a chassis.

A dust-collection chamber containing numerous permeable fabric filters through which the exhaust gases pass. Finer particulates entrained in the exhaust gas stream are collected in the filters for subsequent treatment/disposal.

1,728 cubic inches. A volume contained in a space measuring one foot high, one foot wide and one foot long.

A pallet designed so that the forks of a fork lift truck can be inserted from all four sides. See Fork lift.

Sailing term used to indicate a sailing vessel underway with no headsails set.

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.

Free air delivery. Air at the atmospheric conditions of the site and unaffected by the compressor. Flow is measured at the discharge valve of the compressor, after the aftercooler, the water separator and built in check valve. Capacity and power consumpti ...

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

When an anchored vessel is forced, by wind or current, to swing across her anchor so as to risk fouling it with her own cable, she is said to break sheer.

Introduction to a Charter Party

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail