A storage tank where sewage is stored until it can be removed to a treatment facility.

Lying nearly head to wind and stopped, and maintaining this position by trimming sail or working engines.

A container constructed to carry grain, powder and other free-flowing solids in bulk. Used in conjunction with a tilt chassis or platform.

At or in the direction of the bow. Also the fore part of the ship.

The pressure encountered on the return side of a system.

Machine which receives dry bulk cargo. It is used for stowing sugar,ores and minerals in the holds.

- A hitch used for bending a line to a spar, which if tied properly, won't slip. The end of the line is passed around the spar and then passed a second time around so it rides over the standing part. Then it is carried across and up through the bight.

A schematic flow sheet showing all controls involved with the system.

Has to do with the properties of air-water vapor mixtures in the atmosphere.

a filter element intended to be discarded and replaced after one service cycle.

A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the buyer pays the transportation charge and the seller reduces the invoice by a like amount.

Surface which forms a shore-based interface with ships.

The upward curvature of the keel towards the bow and stern.

Compartment in which clothing for issue to crew is stowed.

A government office where duties are paid, import documents filed, etc., on foreign shipments.

A shipment loaded into a container at the pier or terminal, thence to the consignee's facility.

Persons and property carried by transport lines.

Contraction for "Shipper's Export Declaration."

A material (such as oil) used between moving parts of machinery to make the surfaces slippery and reduce friction.