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

The joining of two timbers by beveling the edges so the same thickness is maintained throughout the length of the joint.

To cause a break in the hull which may sink the vessel; the vessel is then called stove.

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

A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

Practices and measures that increase energy efficiency.

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.

A group of whales.

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

A name usually given to a State body having control or regulation of public utilities.

A pneumatic device with a rotary output. Typically of a vane or rack-and-pinion construction.

A floatation device shaped like a U and thrown to people in the water in emergencies.

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.

(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 thick serge jacket worn by seamen while keeping watch at night or in stormy weather.

Carriers' practice of dividing revenue received from through rates where joint hauls are involved. This is usually according to agreed formulae.

Prepare for going to sea, extra lashing on all movable objects.

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.

A method of signaling and communicating using two flags held in position by the signaler, the positions of the flags denoting the meaning.

The pressure containing stationary element that encloses the rotor and associated internal components of a compressor, including integral inlet and discharge connections.