A written agreement between the master of a ship and the crew concerning their employment. It includes rates of pay and capacity of each crewman, the date of commencement of the voyage and its duration.
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BUMPKIN
The spar projecting from stern of ship
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TRAMP FREIGHTER
A cargo ship engaged in the tramp trade.
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CORDAGE
Ropes in the rigging of a ship
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WEATHER SIDE
The side of a ship exposed to the wind.
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CAPACITY PLAN
A plan outlining the spaces available for fuel, cargo, ballast, fresh water, etc, with guides on weight and volume for spaces at various drafts and displacements
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GYRO REPEATER
A device which displays at a different location the indications of the master gyrocompass.
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GYROCOMPASS
A compass having one or more gyroscopes as the directive element, and which is northseeking. Its operation depends upon four natural phenomena, namely gyroscopic inertia, gyroscopic precession, the earth's rotation, and gravity. When such a compass controls remote indicators, called GYRO REPEATERS, it is called a master gyrocompass.
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DOGWATCH
A short, evening period of watch duty on a ship
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FILTER LIFE TEST
A type of filter capacity test in which a clogging contaminant is added to the influent of a filter, under specified test conditions, to produce a given rise in pressure drop across the filter or until a specified reduction of flow is reached. Filter life may be expressed as test time required to reach terminal conditions at a specified contaminant addition rate.
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DRUM
A container with a capacity of 55 U.S. gallons.
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