Compartment in the stern of a vessel used for storage; a storage space below the deck in the cockpit.

All (not just 98%) particles larger than the stated micron size have been removed from the fluid being filtered.

The act if striking or collision of a moving vessel against a stationary object.

The act of decoying a ship ashore by means of false lights.

The hatchway nearest the stern.

A time draft (or bill of exchange) that the drawee (payer) has accepted and is unconditionally obligated to pay at maturity.- Broadly speaking, any agreement to purchase goods under specified terms.

Numerous shipments from different shippers to one consignee that are consolidated and treated as a single consignment.

That part of the ocean lying below 300 fathoms from the surface.

Ratio between measured shaft power and the adiabatic compression power, referring to measured mass flow.

A string of vessels which makes a particular voyage and serves a particular market.

Undisturbed environmental surroundings, particularly to air and temperature.

In a ship with multiple cabins, the cabin closest to the stern.

A written receipt in full, in discharge from all claims.

To remove the ballast from the a ship.

The turning of the blade of an oar from the vertical to the horizontal while it is being taken aback for the next stroke. This reduces the windage on the blade thus reducing the effort expended.

The value of a shipment agreed upon in order to secure a specific freight rate.

That time during which weather that prevents working shall not count as laytime

The part of the boat behind the beam.

Said of a rope when it is under such tension that it is practically rigid.

The total pressure measured from absolute zero ( i.e., from an absolute vacuum).