The inside measurement of a tanker’s cargo compartments or tanks, usually expressed in barrels or cubic feet/meters. … [Read more...]
Crude Oil Washing
A method of cleaning tanks using oil from the ship’s cargo. COW is normally used when a tanker is discharging. Oil is taken from the tanks and pumped through a special line to fixed or semi-fixed tank washing machines where it is sprayed against all inside surfaces of the tank. This procedure removes any cargo which is ‘clinging’ to the surfaces of the tank. A system of cleaning the cargo tanks by washing them with the cargo of crude oil during discharge … [Read more...]
Crow’s nest
The platform or tub on the mast for the lookout. … [Read more...]
Crash-stop
An emergency reversal operation of the main engine(s) to avoid a collision … [Read more...]
Course made good
That course which a vessel makes good over ground, after allowing for the effect of currents, tidal streams, and leeway caused by wind and sea … [Read more...]
Course
The intended horizontal direction of travel of a craft.The intended direction of movement of a vessel through the water … [Read more...]
coral reefs
Extensive limestone structures built largely by corals. They occur in shallow tropical and provide habitat for a large variety of other marine life forms. … [Read more...]
Contamination
The result from commingling of a grade of cargo with a sufficient quantity of another grade to destroy the characteristics of the cargo. … [Read more...]
Consignor
The shipper of the cargo. … [Read more...]
Consignee
The person to whom cargo is consigned as stated on the bills of lading. … [Read more...]