A pulpit located on the stern.

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.

A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with remarks concerning the state of the weather, etc.

A kind of navigational buoy

A shortening of the term, "Roll On/Roll Off." A method of ocean cargo service using a vessel with ramps which allows wheeled vehicles to be loaded and discharged without cranes.

The leaning of a boat to the side because of excess weight on that side; inclination of a boat due to excess weight on one side or the other.

The proper return port of a discharged seaman.

The process of desiccants being regenerated by water being driven off the desiccant. Hot air or gas passes through the desiccant bed, heating it. As a result, the partial pressure of the water vapor becomes higher than that in the regenerating air. Water ...

Freight on which transportation charges are calculated on the basis of volume measurement.

A receptacle, open to atmosphere, that is used to used to collect condensate. For example, two or three drain pipes from various filters may be discharging into a funnel. In this case the funnel is a tundish.

Required by some countries for protection against the dumping of certain types of merchandise or products.

General name for a broad, flat-bottomed boat used in transporting cargo between a vessel and the shore. The distinction between a lighter and a barge is more in the manner of use than in equipment. The term "lighter" refers to a short haul, generally in c ...

In trouble.

Rank intermediate between officer and rating, and in charge of ratings; more or less equivalent to the rank of sergeant.

The unloading of a container or cargo van.

Overboard and by the ship's side.

A listing of a particular boat's steering deviation on each point of the compass

(1) The mast section next above the topmast and and below the royal mast. (2) The yard supported by that mast. (3) The third lowest square sail. It is stretched between the topgallant yard and the top yard.

Sailor's name for the north star, Polaris, which for all practical purposes remains fixed above the north pole, bearing north from everywhere in the northern hemisphere, making it a true aid to navigation.