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

Of, relating to, or using air. Moved by air pressure. Filled with compressed air.

Flat bottomed vessel with a shallow draught.

Crew store managed by crew members offering everything from snacks to toiletries. Originally the name given to clothing that was issued to seamen.

A large body of water taken aboard (ship a sea).

Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper.

A compartment on or near the bridge of a ship that contains the steering wheel and other controls, compass, charts, navigating equipment and means of communicating with the engine room and other parts of the ship. Also known as wheelhouse

The short aftermost raised deck of a vessel.

A rail fastened along the inside of the bulwarks of a vessel and pierced to hold belaying pins

(0.2+0.02 log10(Vc)) Vc (4d/3D)2, for passenger ships the following formula is added: 1.25 (GT+10000)/10000 (N1+(N2/10)), where Vc is the volume of cargo holds, D is the distance between ship's bottom and the uppermost deck, d is the draught N1 is the num ...

(1) To stop moving. (2) Usually air travels smoothly along both sides of a sail, but if the sail is not properly trimmed, the air can leave one of the sides of the sail and begin to stall. Stalled sails are not operating efficiently.

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

Pounds per square inch, absolute.

To double a vessel's mooring lines.

Is a process taking place under constant temperature. To compress the gas from state 1 to state 2, heat must be removed to keep the temperature constant. The pressure change is reciprocal to the change in specific volume.

The horsepower calculated from compressor-indicator diagrams. Applied only to displacement type compressors.

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.

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

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 meridian from which longitude is measured eastwards or westwards. The longitude of the prime meridian, passing through Greenwich, England, is 0