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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Radiocommunication workstation
A workstation for operating and control of equipment for GMDSS distress and safety communications and general communication.
Small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH)
A catamaran with unconventionally shaped hulls: two submarine-like floating bodies lie deep under the water surface and thus create the required buoyancy.
Heavy lift ships
Specialized ships capable of transporting non-standardized heavy cargoes. They can be subdivided into four main categories: project cargo ships, open deck cargo ships, dock ships, and semi-submersible ships.
