Metal particles expelled during fusion welding that do not form a part of the weld.

A device which prevents spark from the combustion in prime movers, boilers, etc. from reaching the open air.

see OFFSHORE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE INSTALLATIONS.

Separate compartments including holds and tanks.

If the vessel operates in areas where SOx emissions are controlled, compliance can be achieved using low sulphur fuel, or by cleaning exhaust gases using SOx scrubbers.

A flat-bottomed craft of full body, applied for the transportation of bulky freight such as coal or lumber, sand, stone, and so on, usually without engines or crew accommodation.

A charter in which the bare ship is chartered without crew. The charterer for a stipulated sum takes over the vessel for a stated period of time, with a minimum of restrictions.

A unit of pressure equal to 100 000 Pascal (14.5 PSIG).

A commercial shipping trade organisation headquartered in Copenhagen. BIMCO is one of the largest international organisations of ship owners in the world.

A special link between a floating pipeline and hopper dredger.

Emergency source of electrical power – A source of electrical power intended to supply the emergency switchboard in the event of failure of the supply from the main source of electrical power, (acc. to SOLAS Chapter II-1, Part A).

A pipe which leads down to almost the bottom of a tank to enable the depth of liquid to be measured by a sounding tape. A striking pad must be located on the tank bottom beneath the pipe.

The procedure during which seawater ballast is introduced in specific tanks to achieve a desired stability, draught and trim.

Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) is a system designed to remove and destroy/inactive biological organisms (zooplankton, algae, bacteria) from ballast water.

Paints based on unconventional binders, such as epoxies, chlorinated rubbers, vinyls etc.

Any method to kill, remove or render infertile, harmful or potentially harmful organisms within ballast water.

Equipment used to remove the products of combustion from boiler tubs.

Ships conducting ballast water management must discharge fewer than 10 viable organisms per cubic metre that are greater than or equal to 50 micrometers in minimum dimension...

Sound Navigation Ranging. Electronic equipment which provides the means to search and detect submerged obstructions such as reefs or sunken ships that endanger sea routes.

Liquids, usually volatile, used in the manufacture of paint to dissolve or disperse the binder-forming constituents, and which evaporate during drying and therefore, do not become a part of the dried film.