An instrument for measuring electrical current in amperes.

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

In a sailing ship carrying multiple masts, the mast set closest to the stern.

Sometimes called a pulsation damper this is a small receiver fitted on the inlet or discharge of a reciprocating compressor. The device is designed to remove the resonance from the compressor thereby reducing noise.

The reply to an officer's order signifying that he is understood and will be obeyed (I understand).

To hold the mainsail or jib off to the side to cause the wind to blow onto the backside of the sail, used to slow a boat

The outboard hulls of a trimaran.

(Delivered At Frontier) (...Named Place):A Term of Sale which means the sellers fulfill their obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available, cleared for export, at the named point and placed at the frontier, but before the customs Terms of ...

A pallet so designed that the forks of a fork lift truck can be inserted from two sides only.

To push a sail out so that the wind fills the opposite side, thus slowing the boat down.

Charges that are applied to the base tariff rate or base contract rate, e.g., bunkers, container, currency, destination/delivery.

The bearing of a celestial body from an observer's position.

Seaman's call to attract attention.

Bunker adjustment factor

The hatchway nearest the stern.

A member of the steward's department who served meals to officers and crew.

Consignments of cargo sent abroad in a ship to be sold or bartered by the master to best advantage or when the opportunity arises.

The captain of the ship.

One of the 3 possible distances:The max height from the water line to the topmost of a ship,The clearance between the topmost point and a bridge over a river,The max height from the water line to the top of the hatch coamings.

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