Seaward, a safe distance from shore; To keep an offing is to keep a safe distance away from the coast because of navigational dangers, fog, or other hazards.

One who earns his living by service at sea.

To fill the seams of a vessel with pitch.

A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

Sailing other than close; hauled or into the wind (wind astern).

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure in inches or millibars of mercury

A compressor belonging to the group of displacement reciprocating compressors.

To repeat an order for information to the crew.

A reversible propeller mounted in a tunnel running through the ship/s hull to give movement athwart-ships.

Abbreviation for "Government Bill of Lading."

A small vessel fitted for towing.

imposes a 50-percent tariff on maintenance and repair work done on U.S.-flag vessels in foreign shipyards. Also, U.S.-flag vessels must either be built in the United States or have been a U.S.-flag vessel for at least 3 years to be eligible to carry prefe ...

An officer taking his turn as officer of the watch.

Completely filled with water.

Rope made of the fibers of the hemp plant and used for small stuff or less than 24 thread (1.75 inch circumference). (Rope is measured by circumference, wire by diameter.)

Sailing upwind so close to the wind that the forward edge of the sail is stalling or luffing, reducing the power generated by the sail and the angle of heel. Also known as pinching.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors

The amount of work done on or by a system is equal to the amount of energy transferred to or from the system.

An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train, truck, or airplane or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel, train, truck, or airplane.

The command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward