The person navigating, operating the bridge equipment and manoeuvring the ship.

All seagoing ships must be equipped with running and signal lights in compliance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea (COLREG).

A shaped seal unit to go around right-angled or compound corners.

A joint between two elements located approximately at right angles in the form of L.

Stainless steel sandwich panels developed by MacGREGOR company for fixed and hoistable car decks on ferries and ro-ro ships.

A heat exchanger where hot air or liquid is cooled by seawater or by fresh water. Coolers fall into two groups, shell and tube, and the plate type.

A ductile metal, which has good electrical conductivity and is widely used in electrical equipment. It has a high resistance to corrosion and also forms a number of important alloys, e.g. brass and bronze.

A vessel intended for buoy handling.

A group of vessels sailing together, e.g. through a canal or ice.

The entire system for delivering bulk cargo from the shore stockpile or receiving point to the ship.

Magnetic compass, gyrocompass, radar, echo sounder, rudder angle indicator, propeller revolution counter, rate of turn indicator.

A circuit that converts AC to DC or from DC to AC or acts as AC frequency changer. Modern electric drive systems, in which speed control of the electric motor is required, use power supply converters.

All tasks relevant for deciding, executing and maintaining the course and speed in relation to waters and traffic.

A collective description for paints based on binders such as bitumen, alkyds and oils.

To stop the ripening process and to preserve the quality of fruit, vegetables, flowers or other perishable goods during sea transport, Controlled Atmosphere (CA) has proved to be an ideal solution.

The main workstation on the bridge where speed and course are considered and controlled, preferably conceived for working in the seated position with optimum visibility and integrated presentation of information and operating equipment.

A valve that regulates the fluid flow. It is usually operated remotely as the regulating unit of an automatic control system. The actuator may be pneumatic, electric or hydraulic in operation.

Those spaces in which the ship radio or the main navigating equipment or the emergency source of power is located, or where the fire recording or fire control equipment is centralized, (SOLAS).

The science and practice of designing ships as distinguished from their construction which is covered to shipbuilding.

Distance of one minute of longitude at the equator, equal to 1852m.