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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Coastguard vessel
A ship that can monitor, patrol and protect coastal waters and also can carry out pollution control, salvage and firefighting tasks.
Well intervention vessel
A dynamically positioned (DP) ship-shaped offshore unit provided with equipment for well stimulation or maintenance (e.g. coil tubing).
Rudder carrier
A fitting placed inboard (on the steering gear deck) which carries the whole weight of the rudder and the tiller. Rotary vane steering gears and some RAM-type steering gears have the rudder carrier integrated.
