The international radiotelephony urgency signal. When repeated three times, indicates uncertainty or alert, followed by nature of urgency. … [Read more...]

A square or pane of thin board, framed in a thicker one, called a stile, and generally composed of two or more joined together. Such are the partitions by which the officers' cabins are formed on the lower deck; and such likewise are the framings of the great cabin bulkheads, &c. which consist of rails, stiles, and panels. … [Read more...]

The maximum size ship that can fit through the Panama Canal in terms of width, length and draft generally about 80,000dwt. … [Read more...]

A short piece of rope secured in the bow of a small boat used for making her fast. … [Read more...]

A metal eye permanently secured to a deck or bulkhead (for mooring any blocks and tackle). … [Read more...]

an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil, other than crude oil. … [Read more...]

is the inner element designed to contain the cargo when the cargo containment system includes two boundaries. … [Read more...]

an exposure limit which is published and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a legal standard. It may be either time weighted average (TWA) exposure limit (8 h) or a 15-min short-term exposure limit (STEL), or a ceiling (C). … [Read more...]

a passenger or ferry ship which has Ro-Ro access of sufficient dimensions to allow the carriage of Ro-Ro Trailers and/or Ro-Ro Passenger (Ro-Pax)/Ro-Ro Cars.  … [Read more...]

means the quantity of cargo poured through one hatch opening as one step in the loading plan, i.e. from the time the spout is positioned over a hatch opening until it is moved to another hatch opening. … [Read more...]