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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abaft |
aft of something or towards the stern of a ship |
| abandon ship |
get away from a ship when there is a danger of ship sinking |
| abeam |
on the side of a ship which is perpendicular to the ships fore and aft line |
| able seaman |
a senior and experienced seaman in deck department who assists the officer on watch steers the ship and keeps gangway watch; one grade higher than the beginning grade of ordinary seaman; AB for short; AB was used apparently instead of AS to avoid confusion with OS which stands for ordinary seaman |
| aboard |
on board; in or on a ship |
| abreast |
side by side; abeam of |
| Abt |
about |
| accommodation |
spaces in ship used for mess rooms sleeping rooms lavatories and recreation |
| accommodation ladder |
a retractable ladder with collapsible handrails for safe access to and from ship; hinged to a platform attached to ships sides usually available at port and starboard sides |
| accumulator |
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| Act of God |
the cause attributed to a casualty when the casualty occurs without human contribution and which could not be foreseen or averted by reasonable precautionary measures |
| ad valorem freight |
freight calculated as a percentage of the value of the goods |
| adiabatic |
change of volume and pressure of a gas in which there is no heat gained or lost by the gas |
| ADNR |
Regulation for the Carriage of Dangerous Substances on the Rhine (EU) |
| ADR |
Regulations Concerning the International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road (European law) |
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