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

Is the volume of a given weight of gas, usually expressed as cu ft/lb as SPT conditions.

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

A fitting of wood or metal, with horns, used for securing lines (tying up).

Any person not a common carrier who, under special and individual contracts or agreements, transports passengers or property for compensation.

A valve that permits flow in one direction only.

Starboard.

An area designated for the stowage of cargoes in container; usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation. Here containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.

Consists of a vessel which is a combination of oil sump and oil separator, an oil cooler and an oil filter.

A representation on a plane surface of the spherical surface of the earth. The equivalent of a map for use by navigators.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

A machine that compresses air, gases.

The radio operator.

(1) Free, not entangled (2) To finalize all formalities in a Customs House.

To get spliced is slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

Abbreviation for "Completely Knocked Down." Parts and subassemblies being transported to an assembly plant.

A rope network.