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Is one in which the space occupied by the mixture is saturated with water vapor at the mixture temperature.

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Cloths hung on the lee side of a berth to keep one from rolling out of their bunk

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The medium or material that does the actual filtering or separating. May be paper, wire mesh, special cellulose, inorganic plastic, or a combination.

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

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

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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

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Abbreviation for "Over, Short or Damaged" Usually discovered at cargo unloading.

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To wrap a small line around another.

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An additional keel secured outside the main keel, usually as protection in the event of grounding.

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Cargo discharged in excess of the quantity on the manifest.

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A deck exposed to the wind and sea.

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A drogue or drag device to slow down a boat, hold its bow into the sea in heavy weather, and reduce the boat's drift downwind.

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A new letter of credit issued to another beneficiary on the strength of a primary credit. The second L/C uses the first L/C as collateral for the bank. Used in a three-party transaction.

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P4

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Distribution pressure (headers).

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A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

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A line attached to the boom to prevent it from accidentally gybing.

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A flat tray, generally made of wood but occasionally of steel, on which goods particularly those in boxes, cartons or bags, can be stacked. Its purpose is to facilitate the movement of such goods, mainly by the use of forklift trucks.

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(1) Order to men at the mast to extend themselves at intervals along a yard. (2) To keep a vessel at a certain place until a specified time has elapsed.

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Allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond to another port, where a superseding entry is filed.

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P5

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Pressure at the point of use.

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