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

A disturbance of surface water by conflicting current or by winds.

Machines in which the compressing element is a piston having a reciprocating motion in a cylinder.

A dinghy or raft that can be inflated for use or deflated for easy stowage.

A fitting around the propeller shaft to keep the bearing lubricated and to keep water out of the boat.

The direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel

(1) The edge where the deck joins the hull; top edge of bulwarks. (2) The railing around the deck.

The riding lights required to be carried by vessels at anchor.

To lash up.

The volume of a substance passing a point per unit time (e.g., meters per second, gallons per hour, etc.).

The amount of work done on or by a system is equal to the amount of energy transferred to or from the system.

An illegal form of discounting or refunding that has the net effect of lowering the tariff price. See also Malpractice.

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

A line used for capsizing the sea anchor and hauling it in.

A ring used to attach certain bellow type flexible members of an air actuators to the mounting surface.

The settings on a pressure switch used to either load or unload the air compressor on a constant speed application, or start or stop the compressor on a start/stop application. The cut out pressure is also known as the maximum pressure, or the point at wh ...

To enter a port or harbor

Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat

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

(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.