A lubricating oil made with synthetic base stocks.

(1) In good condition. (2) To adjust to proper shape or size.

An abbreviation of forecastle.

Navigable channel.

A piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail.

Nickname for a ship's cooper.

Transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container leaves a rail or water terminal.

A means of purifying an air stream by using both gravitational and centrifugal forces.

Direct current. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity

A navigational aid with a light that flashes about once per second.

A bulkhead that will not let water pass from one side of it to the other.

Search of a vessel, by Customs authorities, for unreported goods.

Measurement ton 40 cubic ft or one cubic meter.Net ton, or short ton 2,000 lbs.Gross ton/long ton 2,240 lbs.Metric ton/kilo ton 2,204.6 lbs.Cubic meter 35.314 cubic ft.

The total rate from the point of origin to final destination.

An inspection cover or port in an air receiver tank.

The compression of an air actuator (air spring) below its design height.

To bagpipe the mizzen, is to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the weather mizzen rigging.

Kilograms per square centimeter absolute.

A vessel discharges part of its cargo at anchor into a lighter to reduce the vessel's draft so it can then get alongside a pier.

A line drawn to indicate both the direction and magnitude of a force, such as leeway or a current.