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...]
Bollard
An upright, wooden or iron post to which hawsers or mooring lines may be secured. … [Read more...]
Boilers
Steam generating units used aboard ship to provide steam for propulsion or for heating and other auxiliary purposes. … [Read more...]
Bob cat
A mini-caterpillar with push-blade used for the careful distribution of loose goods in cargo holds of bulk carriers … [Read more...]
Boarding speed
The speed of a vessel adjusted to that of a pilot boat at which the pilot can safely embark/disembark … [Read more...]
Boarding arrangements
All equipment, such as pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, hoist, etc., necessary for a safe transfer of the pilot. … [Read more...]
Block
An apparatus consisting of an outside shell and a sheave through which a rope may be passed (pulley). … [Read more...]
Blind sector
An area which cannot be scanned by the ship’s radar because it is shielded by parts of the superstructure, masts, etc. … [Read more...]
Blast
A whistle signal made by the vessel … [Read more...]
Bitts
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...]