Cubic feet per minute. An airflow measurement of volume.

A bearing 180

Percentage of freight payable to broker (by owners in c/p's) or applicable to sale or purchase.

American Standards Committee X12 responsible for developing EDI standards for the United States.

Deck supported by pillars, fastened to pontoons. The pontoons are half submerged during operations. Kept in position by anchors (or by dynamic positioning). Normally equipped with its own propulsion machinery.

A port that is not directly listed in the tide tables but for which information is available as a difference from a nearby standard port.

Is that pressure of either motive fluid or discharge at which an ejector returns to stable operation following a period of unstable operation due to having previously reached the breaking pressure. There are two recovery pressures, one for motive fluid an ...

Small stuff seized across a hook to prevent it from unshipping (once hooked, mousing keeps the hook on).

An aid to taking as astronomical sight with a sextant when the sea horizon is obscured through haze, fog, or darkness.

Wind blowing from off the shore.

A contract for leasing between the ship owners and the lessee. It would state, e.g., the duration of the lease in years or voyages.

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.

A navigational aid that emits radio waves for navigational purposes. The radio beacon's position is known and the direction of the radio beacon can be determined by using a radio direction finder.

Amount of unused space in a ship or a hold by virtue of the irregular shape of the cargo.

To the bow of the boat, forward of the beam.

Is one that does not enter into known chemical combination, either with itself or another element. There are four known gases of this type: helium; neon; argon and krypton. or a gas that does not supply any of the needs of combustion.

A vessel is in soundings when she is in sufficiently shallow water for soundings to be made and used as an aid in the vessel's navigation.

Carries supplies to drilling units or installations during field de-velopment or production.

The top of a wave.

An emergency signal flare that will float down on a parachute after launch, hopefully improving its visibility.