Canvas, wood or rope used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or a dock.

A light line used for hauling over a heavier rope or cable.

Capable of going to sea.

A device for mounting cylinders.

To attain headway (to get going or pick up speed).

A heavy colorless gas that does not support combustion but is formed by the combustion and decomposition of organic substances. Found in some ambient air conditions.

A stopper used to prevent water from entering the hawse hole in heavy weather.

Isolated rocky peak rising from a sheet of inland ice.

The overlapping of wooden planks, used to form the outer surface of a boat's hull.

Is the ratio of weight of vapor existing in a given space to the weight that would be present if the space were saturated at the space temperature.

A hand held pneumatic chipping tool which the blows are transmitted through a group of floating needles or metal rods.

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.

Pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.

Slang for anchor

A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

Abbreviation for "Electronic Data Interface." Generic term for transmission of transactional data between computer systems. EDI is typically via a batched transmission, usually conforming to consistent standards.

The cover of a scuttle-way or small hatchway which leads to to or from a store room, cabin of small craft, crew's quarters, the forecastle or fore peak.

ACRONYM - non-lubricated compressor.

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. North is the direction toward the North Pole and is at 0

On or in a ship.