Maintenance performed after a machine has failed to return it to an operating state.

An abbreviation for "Cubic." A unit of volume measurement.

A positive displacement type compressor.

Shell or body of a ship.

Long-range navigation system that uses radio signals transmitted at specific times. An onboard receiver computes position by measuring the difference in time of signal reception. This system is being phased out in favor of GPS.

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

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.

(1) Said of seas that break over a vessel or over a sea wall. (2) A whale breaches when it leaps out of the water.

A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.

A white navigation light carried by vessels under way at night to indicate their presence and give an indication of their course.

To ascertain the proper course to be steered to make the desired point or port. Shark's mouth

Practices and measures that increase energy efficiency.

A small channel or opening in a filter medium which allows passage of gas.

A synthetic rubber frequently used for vessel and liquid filter element gasket.

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.

To take in the slack and secure the standing rigging.

All naval officers with the rank of rear admiral (or its equivalent) and above.

A safety device used to prevent or stop unwanted flames.

Long bars or bolts with a padlock on the end, on which iron shackles could slide, which were used on board ship to confine the legs of prisoners.

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.