Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.

The passing of several turns of line across the jaw of a hook to prevent something on the hook, such as an eye or a line, from jumping clear.

ACRONYM - British thermal unit. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit under set conditions of temperature and pressure.

a filter medium that retains contaminants primarily within tortuous passages.

Is the unique temperature to which the air (or any gas) must be cooled in order that it shall be saturated with respect to ice.

A stationary element that may be adjustable and which directs the flow medium to the inlet of an impeller.

Complementary equipment for terminal and over the road handling containers.

An order to hold a vessel on the course she is heading.

To take a boat into water that is too shallow for it to float in, i.e: the bottom of the boat is resting on the ground.

Accumulation of foreign matter, such as mud or debris, in a cooler, pipe, or valve. In a cooler, H 2 O D P and D T will be seen to increase, as well as CTD.

An order to make haste.

Swing of the boom from one side of the ship to the other when the tack is changed.

The measurement of the angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. A vessel with a 0

Devices that may be used to position the impeller or to protect the shaft.

Pipe lines to a compartment for smothering a fire by steam or by a chemical.

Loss of effective propeller thrust caused by the blades cutting across the column of water sucked along by the propeller instead of working in it. Can also lead to heavy vibration of the vessel.

A safety device used to prevent or stop unwanted flames.

Turbines or engines in which gas expands, does work, and undergoes a drop in temperature.

A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.

see Holystone