To ease away slowly, as in a line, sheet, or falls of a tackle.

Waterproof clothing.

Heavy-weather practice of pouring oil on the sea so as to form a film on the surface, thus preventing the seas from breaking. To smooth out some difficulty.

A term describing the seamen of a British warship.

An anchor which has become entangled with some object on the bottom, or, on weighing, has it's rode or chain wound around its stock or flukes.

Abbreviation for:- Port of Loading.- Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.

Steel section running along the length of each bottom edge of a shipping container giving its structural strength.

To bleed is the operation of draining any water out of a buoy which may have seeped inside after long use at sea.

A free port in a country divorced from Customs authority but under government control. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import duty regulations.

A set of radio, sound, and visual signals designed to aid in communications between vessels without language problems. It can be used with Morse Code, with signal pennants, and by spoken code letters.

Any rope or line.

A materials handling/storage facility used for completely unitized loads in containers and/or empty containers. Commonly referred to as CY.

A deck dryer composed of a flat piece of wood shod with rubber, and a handle. Stanchions

Wind coming from the south.

Abbreviation for "Bales."

The anti-corrosive paint used on and above the waterline.

Specially designed for the transport of chemicals.

The internal duct and filter medium support

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

The document required by the carrier or freight forwarders to obtain (besides the data needed) authorization to issue and sign the air waybill in the name of the shipper.