Hollow vessel of iron, steel or wood, that is filled with water and sunk under a vessel. When water is pumped out, the buoyancy of the camel lifts the ship. Very valuable aid to salvage operations.

(Compressors/Gas Turbines) Is an alarm system that has maybe 3 sensors connected to it and it will require minimum of 2 of the 3 to alarm before the alarm will act. There is a controller connected that does the logic decision based on set parameters.

An electronic communications or direction finding system which uses Very High Frequency radio waves. VHF radios are the most common communications radio carried on boats, but their range is usually limited to line of sight between the transmitting and rec ...

Kilowatt hour - A unit of work, being the work done in one hour at the rate of 1,000 watts.

Fittings on the mast to which the forestay and shrouds attach.

A device for applying a fine spray by compressed air.

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

A buoy moored near a Lightship from which she can check her position to make sure that she has not moved by dragging.

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the stern of the ship.

An arbitrary filter efficiency rating.

A bill of lading term to provide surrender of the original bill of lading before freight is released; usually associated with a shipment covered under a letter of credit.

Namely. Used in tariffs to specify commodities.

See Ship's Port Agent

The total price to move cargo from origin to destination, inclusive of all charges.

A movable block and tackle used on board for a variety of purposes, including the handling of cargo in holds.

(1) To lean over to one side, due to wind pressure on the sails or crew on the side; The amount that a boat is tipped over side-to-side, relative to its normal horizontal position. (2) The after end of a ship's keel. (3) The lower end of a mast.

The ratio in percentage of the time that the equipment is in operation to the total working time.

Strong offshore current extending to the shore.

A threaded, adjustable fitting, used for stays, lifelines and sometimes other rigging. It is used to to maintain correct tension on standing rigging. Can also be used to pull objects together.

A gun used in the life-saving services to throw a life line to a ship in distress or from ship to shore and used when a boat cannot be launched.