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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Hull
The structural body of a ship, including shell plating, framing, decks, bulkheads, etc.
Inert gas system
A system of preventing any explosion in the cargo tanks of a tanker by replacing the cargo, as it is pumped out, by an inert gas, sometimes by flue gas from ship boilers.
Waterjet
A propulsor that consists of a water inlet channel with inlet located in the bottom of the ship, a pump that accelerates the water and a nozzle.
