Ad valorem.

The part of the boat behind the beam.

ACRONYM - A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit. A ...

The measurement around the body of a ship. The half girth is taken from the center line of the keel to the upper deck beam end.

To combine or charge with gas.

The removal of heat from a gas after compression is completed.

The farthest aft.

Fitted with cabins and catering facilities for offshore crews. Semisubmersible accommodation units are ofte called "Flotels".

Used for lashing down sails, awnings, etc., a series of round turns where the end is passed over the standing part and under the bight and pulled taut on each turn.

A line on the compass aligned with the centerline of the vessel that indicates the vessel's compass heading. Since it points to the vessel's bow, it enables a course to be steered by bringing the lubber's line to the point on the compass card which indica ...

Line 12 inches or 300 mm long, painted amidships on both sides and parallel to the load lines.

Not attached to the shore or the ground in any manner. Usually, but not necessarily, moving through or making way through the water.

(1) Broken water at bow of a vessel making way. (2) Disturbed water made by a propeller or paddle wheel. (3) The rush or sweeping of waves on a bank, shore, or vessel.

In square-rigged vessels, short lines at the lower end of the futtock shrouds used to bring in the shrouds tighter to give room to brace the yards at a sharper angle when sailing close hauled.

An instrument used to keep a record of atmospheric pressure, such as on a paper drum.

Angled frames in the extreme forward or aft ends of a ship which form the sharp ends of the vessel's hull.

One carrier assumes the charges of another without any increase in charges to the shipper.

A device for drying compressed air by means of condensation obtained by over-compression or cooling, absorption, adsorption or a combination of the above methods.

Is the force in newton required to move a fluid layer of one square meter area and a thickness of one meter with a velocity of one meter per second.

Can occur any time warm, moist air blows over a surface cool enough to drop it's temperature below the dew point.