To ease out or slacken a line, chain or cable or let it run in a controlled manner.

To continue sailing under the same canvas despite the worsening of the wind.

A beam which supports a deck.

Unlicensed members of the engine department who attend to a fully automated engine room.

The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.

A genoa jib. A large jib that overlaps the mast.

A carrier giving a customer illegal preference to attract cargo. This can take the form of a money refund (rebate); using lower figures than actual for the assessment of freight charges (undercubing); misdeclaration of the commodity shipped to allow the a ...

Small boat similar to and including jetskis

Upward displacing swells.

Narrow triangular sail set on a long yard or spar, the forward end of which is hauled down so that it sets obliquely on the mast with a high peak.

To remain nearly alongside another vessel.

The recognized abbreviation for the International Chamber of Commerce Terms of Sale. These terms were last amended, effective July 1, 1990.

A propeller that can have the pitch of its blade changed to reduce drag when not in use.

A stick with a blade in the end of it used to propel a small boat through the water; The act of using a paddle to propel a boat.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the flowing medium. (Raise the pressure of the air by converting the energy from the velocity of the air to pressure.)

A small boat intended to be used only for short sails or racing.

Industry-related: A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.

The adjustment of the standing rigging, the sails and the hull to balance the boat for optimum performance.

The general name for ropes, blocks and tackles, tools, etc. (things).

Abbreviation for "Government Bill of Lading."