All elements of the bilge system are to be tested to demonstrate satisfactory pumping operation, including emergency...
The water that collects in the bilges of a vessel which generally becomes foul and noxious. Bilge water also contains...
Current MARPOL legislation stipulates that separated bilge water containing 15 ppm or below in water can be disposed...
see Oily water separator.
A sump to which bilge water drains. It is important to arrange bilge wells in the way enabling permanent access...
Document issued on behalf of the carrier describing the kind and quantity of goods being shipped, the shipper...
Receipt for payment of the ship purchase price, delivered by the seller to the buyer on completion of the contract.
Bimetallic joints between steel and aluminium are increasingly made with transition bars. These are explosively...
A resin or other cement-like material used to hold particles together and provide mechanical strength or to ensure...
A general term for substances that counter foul actively. Biocides can have very different levels of toxicity and...
Essentially biofuels, both bioethanol and biodiesel, are derivate of vegetable oils and animal fats. In Europe...
The inboard end of a ship anchoring cable which is secured in the chain locker by the clench pin.
Vertical tubular steel posts; two of them are fastened to the rectangular base of a bollard.
Elastic cement used in place of paint to protect steel.
A mixture of extremely heavy hydrocarbons obtained from residue refining process; used for road surfacing, roofing...
Coaltar, creosote (coaltar and wood), coaltar pitch, antracene oil, coaltar naphtha. See also High heat tanker...
Cargo banned by general cargo workers for some reason. For example because the cargo is dangerous or hazardous...
A slang expression referring to the personnel in the engine department aboard ship, that has an origin back to...
Crude oil, furnace oil, fuel oil, also tar and asphalt.
A complete loss of power resulting from damage or equipment failure in a power station, power lines or other parts...