Any act or activity undertaken to assist a vessel or any other property in danger in navigable waters or in any...
A rigid vertical post used in place of a mast to support derricks.
An abrasive cleaning method for steel plating which may use dry sand or sand and water mixture.
SPS deck overlay system – SPS is a composite structural laminate that replaces conventional stiffened metal plates...
Drain lines from toilets, bathrooms, galley, etc.
A pump which supplies seawater for flushing toilets.
Steam that is at the boiling temperature associated with its particular pressure, i.e. the saturation pressure.
The condition of air at any given temperature and water vapour pressure, when a reduction in temperature would...
A numerical factor which relates the measured value to the actual value.
A hole cut into a stiffening member to allow continuous welding of a plate seam.
A marine term for the size and strength of structural elements: the dimensions of the ship frames, girders, stiffeners...
The integrated part of the main engine supplied with scavenge air from one or more turbochargers.
The fire of flammable mixture (cylinder oil, unburned fuel and carbon) which can collect in the scavenge space...
Removal of exhaust gases by blowing fresh air in.
Cross-flow scavenging, loop scavenging, uniflow scavenging. The uniflow one is the most efficient scavenging system...
The area where the event, e.g. an accident has happened.
see POWER-SAVING DEVICES
The elevator with a platform supported by a system of levers and hydraulic rams. Scissor lifts are usually located...
A container location device. The SCOLD unit is a compact radio beacon which should be attached to a container with...
An alternative cooling system with a large opening in the bottom shell which admits sea water into a large-volume...