An order to make haste.

(1) A piece of equipment used to drive piles into the ground. (2) Name given to a ship which because of her short length, cannot ride two consecutive waves, and pitches violently into the second.

The latest time cargo may be delivered to a terminal for loading to a scheduled train or ship.

A pillar or handhold on a boat - Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.

Joining the ends of two lines without increasing the thickness over the length of the splice, so that the splice will pass freely through a block.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

The typical winds for a particular region and time of year.

Fitted with drilling rig (oil derrick with rotary drill and a mud pumping system), drilling for petroleum.

A single masted cutter built expressly for the prevention of smuggling and the enforcement of customs regulations.

The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the seller pays the freight charges of the inland carrier.

The soft sandstone block sailors use to scrub the deck, so-called, because seamen were on their knees to use it.

On a square-rigged ship, a small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather. A square version is called a Moonraker.

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 device actuated by inlet static pressure and designed to open during an emergency or abnormal condition to prevent a rise of internal pressure in excess of a specified value.

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

Depending upon as a condition

The truck unit into which freight is loaded as in tractor trailer combination. See Container.

The forwardmost or front part of the vessel. Opposite of Stern

Sailor's slang for anchor.