A thick oily substance used to reduce friction between two surfaces.
A separator designed to extract vegetable and animal oils from galley grey wastewater before the water is discharged...
Ports in the lakes of Canada and the USA popular for grain, iron ore and coal shipments. In Canada: Port Arthur...
Cargo ship developed to carry raw materials and manufactured goods on the Great Lakes. Most of them carry bulk...
A seawater, which travels over the weather deck of a ship without any waves breaking.
Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases include, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous...
Wire ropes which secure a lifeboat against the cradle when it is up on the davits.
Fins fitted ahead of the propeller on both sides of the sternpost to improve the propeller efficiency.
Connected to earth, or an extended conducting body, e.g. the hull of a ship, which acts as an earth.
The term used when a vessel runs aground in an area where groundings are so common that the insurer of the ship...
Bosses or lugs on sternpost drilled for the pins (pintles) on which the rudder hinges.
The junction of deck and shell at top of sheer strake.
A triangular plate, usually fitted to distribute forces at a strength connection between two structural members.
A special hall or room that has equipment for doing physical exercises.
A wheel that spins inside a frame and is used for keeping ships and aircrafts steady.