Country, island or territory the vessel visits.

A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

TIME

Micrometer or one millionth of a meter; micron is sometimes represented in filtration by the Greek letter

Shipper's instructions to carrier for forwarding goods; usually the triplicate copy of the bill of lading.

A sail plan in which the main and/or mizzen, or the foresail of a schooner, is of triangular shape, very long in the luff and set from a tall mast. This is almost now universal in all sailing yachts.

A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

Heat exchangers for removing the heat of compression between stages of a compressor.

Person authorized by transportation lines to publish tariffs or rates, rules, and regulations for their account.

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

ACRONYM - MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

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

A pattern or template. Also a shape of metal or wood over or in which an object may be hammered or pressed to fit.

To mark a course on a chart.

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

Two or more bearings are noted on the chart in order to determine the ship's position at the intersection of the two

The after rail at the stern of a ship. Also called a Pushpit

Abbreviation for "Currency Adjustment Factor." A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations.

The relative humidity of a gas (or air) vapor mixture is the ratio of the partial pressure of the vapor to the vapor saturation pressure at the dry bulb temperature of the mixture.