Ship’s stores that can be delivered under special arrangements direct from a bonded warehouse to the vessel without payment of the customs duties. … [Read more...]

An upright, wooden or iron post to which hawsers or mooring lines may be secured. … [Read more...]

Steam generating units used aboard ship to provide steam for propulsion or for heating and other auxiliary purposes. … [Read more...]

A mini-caterpillar with push-blade used for the careful distribution of loose goods in cargo holds of bulk carriers … [Read more...]

The speed of a vessel adjusted to that of a pilot boat at which the pilot can safely embark/disembark … [Read more...]

All equipment, such as pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, hoist, etc., necessary for a safe transfer of the pilot. … [Read more...]

An apparatus consisting of an outside shell and a sheave through which a rope may be passed (pulley). … [Read more...]

An area which cannot be scanned by the ship’s radar because it is shielded by parts of the superstructure, masts, etc. … [Read more...]

A whistle signal made by the vessel … [Read more...]

A pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board ship, used for securing mooring or towing lines. Similar to dock bollards.Cast steel heads serving as posts to which mooring lines and cables are secured on a ship. … [Read more...]