Master of a ship or pilot-in-command of an aircraft, commanding officer of a warship or an operator of any other vessel … [Read more...]

The vertical barrel(drum) device used to heave in cable or lines … [Read more...]

To turn over(of a boat) be overturned in the water. … [Read more...]

Routing a vessel around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. … [Read more...]

A general plan or inboard profile which gives all data relating to the capacity of cargo spaces, tanks, bunkers and storerooms. … [Read more...]

The same as console bracket. Short crooked timbers, resembling knees, for support or ornament. The HAIR-BRACKET is the boundary of the aft part of the figurehead, and its lower part finishes with the fore part of the upper deck.  The CONSOLE BRACKET is a light piece of ornament, at the fore part of the quarter gallery, sometimes called a CANTING-LIVRE. … [Read more...]

The act of turning any thing completely over, so that the under surface shall lie upwards. It is otherwise said to be half or quarter canted. … [Read more...]

A clause in a charter party whereby the charterer reserves the right to cancel the charter if the ship fails to arrive, ready to load, on a specified date at a named port. … [Read more...]

A stated date after which, if a vessel is not ready to load, the intending charterers have the option of canceling the charter. The passing of the canceling date leaves the owner’s obligation unimpaired unless the charterer releases him. … [Read more...]

The arching of the deck upward measured at the centerline in inches per foot beam. … [Read more...]