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Shipped under rate that includes cost from end of ship's tackle at load port to end of ship's tackle at discharge port.

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A device which operates compressors in sequence according to a programmed schedule.

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A point located en route between two other points.

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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 ...

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A joint Bureau of the Census' International Trade Administration form used for compiling U.S. exports. It is completed by a shipper and shows the value, weight, destination, etc., of export shipments as well as Schedule B commodity code.

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To capsize.

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(1) To lay a line out in coils so that it can run without fouling. (2) Folding a sail in layers on the boom.

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Temperature at which condesation first occurs and moisture is formed.

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

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

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

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Said of a man who goes to sea as a rating compared with officers, and lives forward. Forward of a mast.

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Hug

To keep close.

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

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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.

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A small flat boat, usually inflatable.

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

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

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: Regular ship shaped vessel, production ship. Positioned by anchors or dynamic positioning. Has its own propulsion machinery.

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A ring-shaped fitting into which the rudder pintle is inserted which allows the rudder to pivot.

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