Is any gas or gas mixture in which one or more of the constituents is at its saturated vapor pressure. The constituent at saturation pressure may or may not be water vapor.

The highest level of cube utilization that can be achieved when loading cargo into a container.

Steering; keeping the ship on the course given (no lazy steering).

The number of degrees of list a vessel has. The first indication that a vessel may need to reef is when there is too great an angle of heel.

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.

A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

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 ...

Compressors of 20 HP or less, generally combined with all the components required to put the into operation.

A locker big enough to hang clothes.

Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail.

Customs form permitting in bond cargo to be moved from one location to another under Customs control, within the same Customs district. Usually in motor carrier's possession while draying cargo.

A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

The distance the bow of a boat is forward of another's stern

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

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

Abbreviation for "Less than Container Load." The quantity of freight which is less than that required for the application of a container load rate. Loose Freight.

Book in which is kept a reckoning of items of cargo received or discharged from a hatch or vessel.