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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Manoeuvring tests
The full-scale trials conducted in order to evaluate such performance of a ship as turning, yaw-checking, course-keeping and stopping abilities.
Tugs
Small vessels designed to tow or push large ships or barges. Tugs have powerful diesel engines and are essential to docks and ports to manoeuver large ships into their berths.
Cable vessel
A special ship designed to perform cable operations such as repair, laying and ploughing, usually combined repair-and-layer ship.