Boats & ships

Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

Industry: Transportation

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Boats & ships

Semi submersible

Transportation; Boats & ships

A ship able to submerge part of itself to load or discharge cargo that can be floated on or off. Usually semi submersible ships are heavy-duty vessels.

Self-geared ship

Transportation; Boats & ships

Any ship with its own gear, or crane/s for loading and discharging shipping cargo including containers, thus enabling the ship to serve ports which do not have suitable lifting equipment.

Self-trimming ship

Transportation; Boats & ships

A ship whose holds re shaped in such a way that the cargo levels itself.

A certificate issued by a classification society surveyor to allow a vessel to proceed after she has met with a mishap that may have affected its seaworthiness. It is frequently issued to enable a ...

Sea worthiness

Transportation; Boats & ships

The condition of the ship, based on the sufficiency of a vessel in terms of materials construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. Any sort of disrepair to the ...

Sea trials

Transportation; Boats & ships

A series of trials conducted by the builders during which the owner's representatives on board act in a consulting and checking capacity to determine if the vessel has met the specifications.