Owners shall have a lien on the cargo for freight, deadfreight, demurrage and damages for detention. Charterers shall remain responsible for deadfreight and demurrage (including damages for detention) incurred at the port of loading. Charterers shall also remain responsible for freight and demurrage (including damages for detention) incurred at the port of discharge but only to such extent as the owners have been unable to obtain payment thereof by exercising the lien on the cargo." … [Read more...]
Lyle gun
A gun used in the life-saving services to throw a life line to a ship in distress or from ship to shore and used when a boat cannot be launched. … [Read more...]
Lubber line
The black line parallel with ship's keel marked on the inner surface of the bowl of a compass, indicating the compass direction of the ship's head. … [Read more...]
Loran C
A position-fixing system, based on chains of shore-based low-frequency radio transmissions. … [Read more...]
Lookout
The man stationed aloft or in the bows for observing and reporting objects seen. … [Read more...]
Longshoreman
A laborer who works at loading and discharging cargo. … [Read more...]
Longitudinal
A fore and aft strength member of a ship's structure. … [Read more...]
Long Ton
A unit of weight = 2,240 pounds or 1,106 kilos. … [Read more...]
Logbook
A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with remarks concerning the state of the weather, etc. … [Read more...]
Log
An apparatus for measuring the speed of a vessel through the water. Also, an entry made in a logbook to record any event e.g. to enter in the logbook the name of a seaman and his offense and the penalty attached to it. … [Read more...]