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Oil

This category refers to oil as petroleum, a liquid flammable that occurs in nature that has a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other varying liquid organic compounds. Oil is found in geologic formations under the Earth's surface.

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Trial speed

Oil & gas; Oil

Speed which must be obtained by the ship when in the the so called trial conditions (calm sea, clean hull, no wind), in order to make sure that in normal service conditions it can develop service ...

Class location unit

Oil & gas; Oil

In the area stretching 200 m to each side of the route, with a length of 1600 m, defined with the purpose of allowing the counting of constructions to be used as housing.

Trimming

Oil & gas; Oil

Gathering debris from lading and bulk, so as to make removing and clearing up.

Gangway

Oil & gas; Oil

1 - Place of entrance in a seacraft, or where the lading is received or loaded. 2 - It is the name given to the official entrance on the ship. It is the main access to the ship. 3 - Openning on the ...

Register tonnes

Oil & gas; Oil

Tonnes that appear in register documents given to each merchant ship by competent authority in a country.

Registered tonnage

Oil & gas; Oil

Volume of internal boat space, measured according to specific rules of tonnage measure and displacement. One should not misunderstand tonnage and displacement. The first one means internal boat ...