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Load/unload control system that tries to maximizes compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle

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Is the ratio of the theoretical work calculated on an isothermal basis to the actual work transferred to the gas during compression.

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Remove a boat from the water.

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A measure of distance approximately 3 nautical miles. One-twentieth of a degree of latitude.

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Small masses of drift ice with waterways in which a vessel can sail.

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Ton

A measure of weight ashore and a measure of capacity on a vessel.

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Compass error. The difference between the reading of a compass and the actual magnetic course or bearing due to errors in the compass reading. These errors can be caused by metals, magnetic fields and electrical fields near the compass. The act of checkin ...

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Containers loaded at port of loading and discharged at port of destination.

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A canvas canopy secured over the ship's deck as a protection from the weather (covering).

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Media of heat transfer in a refrigeration unit. R12 and R22 are commonly used refrigerants.

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A slang term for an open-top trailer or container with a tarpaulin cover.

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On a square-rigged ship, the area between the after end of the forecastle and the forward end of the booms where lines, blocks, and tackle were stored.

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Dining room facilities for officers separate from the crew and passenger dining room.

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Vertical distance from the keel to the uppermost deck, taken inside the ship/s plating.

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NEC

ACRONYM - National Electrical Code

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Supporting braces made into a right angle, used for strength when two parts are joined.

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A gap unintentionally left uncovered while painting or varnishing.

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A black ball visible in all directions, displayed in the forward part of a vessel to indicate that the vessel is anchored.

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Carry over of particles or contaminant from the filter or other filter materials into the clean side of the air flow.

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Are those constituents in the suction gas that cannot be condensed to a liquid with the cooling medium available.

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