A method of payment for goods in which the buyer pays the seller in advance of the shipment of goods. Usually employed when the goods, such as specialized machinery, are built to order.

Secretly, to remove spirit from a keg or cask by making a small hole and sucking through a straw. also called Suck the Monkey

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

The outer layer on a coalescing filter that prevents separated liquids from re-entering the air stream. Also known as anti re-entrainment barrier.

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.

An inland point provided by an all water carrier's through bill of lading in the U.S. by first discharging the container in an East Coast port.

A sailor's carving or etching on bones, teeth, tusks or shells.

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.

The breaking-up of paint into fine particles or droplets by a paint gun using compressed air.

The extreme deck fore and aft measurement of a vessel.

Government officials responsible for regulating goods, services and supplies into a country.

Sailing with the motor on and in gear

A mechanical barometer used to measure air pressure for warnings of changing weather.

(1) A line by which the end of a spar is hoisted or lowered. (2) A line that holds up the boom when it is not being used. (3) A line from the upper mast which controls the height of the spinnaker pole.

A published rate that is never assessed because no freight moves under it.

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.

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 method of payment for goods in which cash is paid at the time of order and the transaction becomes binding on both buyer and seller.

Complete encirclement of a cleat, bollard, pin or winch by a line.

Is a standardized method to determine the carbon formation characteristics of compressor lubricants.