A metal fitting on the mast that the stays attached to the mast; a fitting on the mast for securing rigging.

(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.

The naval architect's drawings of a ship showing the various sections.

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

Pieces of ice, about the size of a small house, that have broken off a glacier.

Said of a vessel when she is entirely surrounded by ice.

Wood or metal supports (Dunnage) to keep shipments in place to prevent cargo shifting.

A government document which permits the "Licensee" to engage in the export of designated goods to certain destinations.

The horsepower required to isothermally compress the air or gas delivered by the compressor at specified conditions.

A line leading forward from the end of a mainsail boom to prevent the boom from swinging inboard while broad reaching or running. also Preventer

The process of connecting a moving rail car with a motionless rail car within a rail classification yard in order to make up a train. The cars move by gravity from an incline or "hump" onto the appropriate track.

This type of clause covers merchandise if the damage amounts to three percent or more of the insured value of the package or cargo. If the vessel burns, sinks, collides, or sinks, all losses are fully covered. In marine insurance, the word average describ ...

The forward end of a ship's after superstructure, where the poop deck descends to the upper deck.

A unit used to measure the barometric pressure of the atmosphere. 1 millibar equals 0.03 inches of mercury.

An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature.Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as ...

Said to contain.

To attach a boat to a mooring, dock, post, anchor, etc.

A person or firm, licensed by the treasury department of their country when required, engaged in entering and clearing goods through Customs for a client (importer).

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