A SWATH hull form variant produced by Lockheed Martin from USA. A further development of SWATH technology using...
A loop of rope or wire which is used for he hoisting of a heavy item. It may also describe a length of wire with...
1.The difference between the actual distance travelled by a ship and the theoretical distance given by the product...
To separate from by unshackling a link of chain, e.g. slip an anchor.
An inclined shipbuilding berth.
A chute for dumping garbage overboard.
Tanks in an oil tanker used to collect drainings, tank washings and other oily mixtures.
Drilling with both oil-based mud and synthetic based mud generates waste streams, often referred to as ‘slop mud...
The operation of a ship at a lower speed than normal one in order to save fuel on ballast voyage or when fuel is...
The residue from any oil separation process which is usually a mixture of water, solid material and high viscosity...
Ejection of sludge from the separator bowl.
Sludge oil means sludge from the fuel or lubricating oil separators, waste lubricating oil from the main or auxiliary...
A tank provided to receive oily residues coming from the oily water filtering or separating equipment and from...
A large valve in which a rectangular or circular gate slides across the opening.
A catamaran with unconventionally shaped hulls: two submarine-like floating bodies lie deep under the water surface...
A fitting for securing the end link of a chafing chain, consisting of two parallel vertical plates mounted on a...
A mixture of pollutants, principally ground-level ozone, produced by chemical reactions in the air involving smog-forming...
Smoke can be black, blue, white, yellow or brown in colour. Black smoke is mainly comprised of carbon particulates...
see Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan.
An organisation dedicated to the promotion of safe and reliable operation of gas tankers and terminals.