A type of filter capacity test in which a clogging contaminant is added to the influent of a filter, under specified test conditions, to produce a given rise in pressure drop across the filter or until a specified reduction of flow is reached. Filter life ...

A sea on the quarter (coming from a side of the stern).

The weight prescribed by agreement between carrier and shipper for goods shipped in certain packages or in a certain number.

Cubic capacity of a vessels holds to carry packaged dry cargo such as bales/pallets.

To cast overboard or off. To discard something as unwanted or burdensome. Goods or equipment may be jettisoned to lighten a ship in danger.

Small bulldozer used to go over bulk cargoes.

A representative of a government commission or agency vested with power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, take testimony, and conduct hearings of cases submitted to, or initiated by, that agency. Also called Hearing Examiner.

Touching or fast to the bottom.

Continuous longitudinals fastened under the deck.

A receptacle which serves to store compressed air for heavy demands in excess of compressor capacity.

The largest of the headsails; corresponds to the genoa.

The working portion of a cruise between ports. A long cruise may have many legs. The distance sailed on one tack. The course from one race mark to another.

A forceful resistance to recognized authority. A refusal to obey a legal order of a superior officer is also considered mutiny.

The error in a compass reading caused by the heel of a boat.

A single turn of line around an object with the end being led back through the bight. It's the basis upon which many nautical knots are contructed.

A triangular topsail set above the mainsail in a gaff-rigged vessel.

Abbreviation for "Destination Delivery Charge." A charge, based on container size, that is applied in many tariffs to cargo. This charge is considered accessorial and is added to the base ocean freight. This charge covers crane lifts off the vessel, draya ...

The gingerbread woodwork on the stern of old sailing ships.

Sequence of letters and numbers, unique to each ship by which ships can be identified.

A cargo consolidator in ocean trades who will buy space from a carrier and subsell it to smaller shippers. The NVOCC issues bills of lading, publishes tariffs and otherwise conducts itself as an ocean common carrier, except that it will not provide the ac ...