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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Bunker stations
Fuel receiving stations, usually at an upper deck level, port and starboard, furnished with valves, elbows, pressure gauges, filters and relief valves.
Aframax tanker
A tanker with deadweight of 79,999dwt, however the term Aframax is generally used for tankers in the 50,000 – 100,000dwt capacity range.
Hold
A large space below deck for the stowage of cargo; the lowermost cargo compartment.