Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea.

Flow of air under specific conditions required at a particular point.

When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind. If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively.

A triangular fore-and-aft sail carried on a stay. A sail that is set on a stay, and not on a yard or a mast. On a cutter this is the sail located between the jib and the main sail

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

When the wind shifts toward the bow. Opposite of lifted.

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

Where meals are eaten

Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).

Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.

A hole in the hull for mooring lines, cable, or chain to run through.

Freight charges paid by the consignor (shipper) prior to the release of the bills of lading by the carrier.

An in-house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

The ratio and percent of the actual delivered capacity (measured at inlet temperature, pressure and gas composition) to the piston displacement.

A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

A locker big enough to hang clothes.

A tube with a narrow throat (a constriction) that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of the liquid passing through it, creating a partial vacuum immediately after the constriction in the tube. The vacuum created has a sucking effect, and a ven ...

Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and ...