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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Noise Code
A new mandatory code for the protection of seafarers against noise on board.
Daughter boat
A fast support boat designed to be carried aboard a larger vessel. Standard boats are equipped with a special lifting arrangement with a steel frame for safe launch and recovery, and a release hook to fit a davit system.
Sewage treatment, waste management
There are three main sewage treatment processes: biological, physico-chemical and electrocatalytic oxidation.