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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Lightship mass
The mass of the ship in metric tons without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and feed water in tanks, consumable stores, passengers and crew and their belongings.
Mushroom
A cover permanently fitted above a ventilator located in the weather deck, usually round and of larger diameter than the ventilator.
Bow thruster
A lateral thruster fitted in an athwartships tunnel near the bow to improve manoeuvrability. When the bow thruster is used while the vessel is moving forward the thrust is partially counteracted by a vacuum...
