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

To haul in.

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 amount by which magnetic variation changes up or down each year in a particular area. The annual increase or decrease is printed in the compass roses on each chart and may make a significant difference over a number of years.

A card marked in degrees and having sightings on it that is used to take bearings relative to the ship, rather than magnetic bearings as taken with a compass.

A large sail that is a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa. Hoisted without a pole, the tack is attached at the bottom of the headstay.

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

Small boat similar to and including jetskis

To make secure

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

Hoist or haul in the anchor.

A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

The transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container is received by a rail terminal or water port from another carrier.

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

The distance a boat can move around its anchor. Swinging room is important because if other boats or objects are within a boat's swinging circle they may collide.

To leave port.

Order given to a boat's crew when going alongside under oars. Denotes that boat has sufficient way, and that oars are to be placed inside the boat.

Material that stores energy, although mass will also retain coolness. The thermal storage capacity of a material is a measure of the material's ability to absorb and store heat.

A Customs document permitting the holder to temporarily carry or send merchandise into certain foreign countries (for display, demonstration or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds. Any of various Customs documents required for crossin ...

A colorless odorless very poisonous gas formed by the incomplete burning of carbon. Found in some ambient air conditions.