A wire or rope contrivance placed around cargo and used to load or discharge it to/from a vessel.

Any rope or line.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; Rules of the Road. Internationally accepted rules by which vessels at sea must keep clear of each other.

To obtain his reaction to something.

A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures. Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer.

Articles packed so that one rests partially or entirely within another, thereby reducing the cubic-foot displacement.

A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed; the generic name used to describe types of fast sailing ships.

(1) A spar that extends from the bow of the boat. (2) A spar stretching diagonally across a four-sided fore-and-aft sail to support the peak.

A warehouse authorized by Customs authorities for storage of goods on which payment of duties is deferred until the goods are removed.

A pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board ship, used for securing mooring or towing lines. Similar to dock bollards.

Large ships dating back to the 17th century typically with three masts carrying rectangular sails mounted on horizontal spars called yards. A sailing-ship rig with rectangular sails set approximately at right angles to the keel line from horizontal yards.

A program whereby the U.S. government attempted to offset the higher shipbuilding cost in the U.S. by paying up to 50% of the difference between cost of U.S. and nonU.S. construction. The difference went to the U.S. shipyard. It is unfunded since 1982.

An amount added or deducted from base rate to make a rate to or from some other point or via another route.

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.

The process of declaring the importation of foreign-made goods into the United States for use in the United States.

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

A measure of air compressor efficiency, usually in the form of bhp/100 acfm or acfm/bhp

Small line consisting of several loosely twisted yarns.

A valve that permits flow in one direction only.

Slacking a rope smartly, carefully and in small amounts.