Damage that is not evident from viewing the unopened package.

The two sides of a block. (2) Pieces of timber attached to the mast below the masthead to support the trestle trees.

This term refers to the hardness or softness of gaskets.

Remove unnecessary things from the decks usually in preparation for oncoming bad weather.

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

Food.

An opening in the deck near the bow from which the spinnaker is hoisted. Spinnakers are also often referred to as chutes.

The tackle used to adjust the clew in and out on the boom.

A sailboat sailing on a tack with the wind coming from starboard and the boom on the port side. If two boats under sail are approaching, the one on port tack must give way to the boat on starboard tack.

Law that derives its force and authority from precedent, custom and usage rather than from statutes, particularly with reference to the laws of England and the United States.

Referring to the lines of a vessel's hull when they give a a fine and unobstructed run from bow to stern so that she moves through the water smoothly.

Books covering information about coastal navigation, including navigational aids, courses, distances, anchorages and harbors.

a filter intended to prevent only large particles from entering a component immediately downstream.

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight And Exchange."

A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. A mixture of individual gases. The gaseous mixture surrounding the earth..

Abbreviation for "Carload" and "Containerload".

Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea.

Price includes commission as well as CIF.

An expansion joint designed to take up thermal expansion.

A circle on a chart, showing all 360