Offshore cranes and other equipment doing subsea work are provided with AHC systems to ensure presicion in high...
The reduction of rolling provides better fuel/speed performance on rough seas, enhances crew safety and possibly...
A motor providing rotary or linear motion.
Registered trademark for AUS32 (Aqueous Urea Solution 32.5%) and is used in a process called selective catalytic...
The mass of water which is considered to be set in motion by a ship when heaving, pitching, rolling and vibrating.
Chemicals added to fuel, lubricating oils or fresh water to improve their physical or chemical characteristics.
Bonding strength; the attraction of a coating to the substrate, or to another film of paint or any other material...
Substance that makes things stick.
A thermodynamic process described by that no heat is added or removed from the system.
The confirmed or official ship dimensions.
As used in international conventions, the government of the state whose flag the ship is flying.
A coefficient used in the preliminary estimations of the power required in a new design to attain the desired speed.
Floating, not controlled, without a clearly determinable direction. A vessel is said to be adrift when she breaks...
A solid substance used to remove components from a gas being processed.
Adhesion of molecules from a gas or liquid to a surface. Typical examples are instrument or inert gas driers. Should...
The distance that the ship has advanced in a direction parallel to the original course measured from the point...
In a floating condition; the opposite of aground.
A tanker with deadweight of 79,999dwt, however the term Aframax is generally used for tankers in the 50,000 – 100,000dwt...
A type of lifting gear often installed on stern of cable vessels, pipe-lying vessels and offshore construction...
A compartment located aft of the aftermost watertight bulkhead.