A reduction in current, voltage, or power due to transmission. The opposite of amplification.
One of three possible phases of iron and carbon atoms in carbon steel, characterised by a face-centred cubit unit...
Container equipped for the transportation of vehicles.
The ignition of a combustible material without initiation by a spark or flame, when the material has been raised...
A novel radar-based system displaying ship’s unique identification numbers alongside the radar vectors. AIS equipment...
Automatic control system used for automatic navigation. The system can sense the difference between the ordered...
Automatic radar plotting aids are essentially utilized to improve the standard of collision avoidance at sea. Primarily...
Automation can be defined as an apparatus, process, or system that is selfacting or self-regulating, generally...
Unconventional automatic mooring systems designed to reduce harbour time for ferries. The mooring operation is...
On two-stroke diesels, electrically-driven auxiliary blowers are usually provided because the exhaust gas-driven...
A boiler that supplies steam for essential auxiliary purposes but not for main propulsion.
A term applied collectively to all machinery and apparatus forming the nonpropulsive equipment of a ship.
Propulsion system that consists of a medium-speed diesel engine, a reduction gear with Power Take In (PTI) drive...
The WÄRTSILÄ® Auxpac is a generating set designed for auxiliary power generation in commercial type vessels. It...
1. This is the marine insurance term for a partial loss. Particular charges are not to be included when calculating...
In general, average affairs adjusters are entrusted with the task of apportioning the loss and expenditure over...
Description of the situation when the anchor has just been lifted from the seabed.
Sheets of canvas or similar material, erected above weather decks to provide shade and shelter.
Azipod is the electrically driven propulsor with an AC motor incorporated in a streamlined azimuthing pod unit...