In trouble.

Liner Shipping Agreements.

A nickname referring to British seamen. All British ships were to carry a supply of lime juice for issue to the crew as a preventative against scurvy.

Columnar support for the steering wheel in the cockpit.

The gears that reduce engine speed to propeller speed.

Break horse power

Two navigational aids separated in distance so that they can be aligned to determine that a boat lies on a certain line. Transits can be used to determine a boat's position or guide it through a channel. Also called a range.

Tanks used for the storage of air discharged from compressors. They serve also to damp discharge line pulsations.

The ratio of clearance volume to the volume swept by the compressing element.

Toward the shore

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant temperature, in a compressor free from losses, from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure.

Said of a seaman who has retired from sea service.

Merchant seaman's name for his bed or mattress.

The short deckhouse or main hatchway which is raised above the level of the cabin top or coachroof.

Is the ratio of actual capacity to piston displacement, stated as a percentage.

Any raised portion of a vessel/s hull above an upermost continuous deck such as a poop, bridge or forecastle and extending from side to side of the vessel.

Person who assists in saving life or property from a vessel wrecked near the coast. Often applied to a small boat that lies in narrow waters ready to wait on a vessel, if required.

A squally wind sometimes accompanied by rain, observed as a dark cloud stretched across the horizon.

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