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Pounds per square inch, absolute.

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The borrowing of money by the master using his ship as security.

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A safety device used to prevent or stop unwanted flames.

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Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

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A dining room on a ship.

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The large enclosed floor where the lines of a vessel are laid out and the molds or templates made.

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Estimated account

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2,000 pounds.

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Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.

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To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff.

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The tackle used for running guns in and out.

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Bow

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

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Document listing all personal goods of crew members.

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BTU

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.

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To double a vessel's mooring lines.

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Load/unload control system that tries to maximize compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle.

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Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors.

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An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships.

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A law limiting the time in which claims or suits may be instituted.

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Shell or body of a ship.

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