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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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Hood

Oil & gas; Oil

Each one of the removable sections that make up the lagging, grating, hatches etc of a vessel.

Pivoting

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Situation during the launching when a ship aquires positive buoyancy and is supported on land only by the bow poppet of the sliding way. Also called rotating.

Throat

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In a square sail, it is the superior corner situated near the mast.

Load calculation

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Converging point of several board or land lines, with respective blocks, where connexions and handling are performed for loading and unloading products.

Depth

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1 - Vertical distance which separates the keel from the main deck or from the first tween deck upwards; it is measured mid ship. 2 - Sandy or rocky head of land which goes toward the sea from the ...

Load plan

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Appropriate load distribution, throughout the ship's tanks, taking into account the nature of the load, the weigh of the load and the ship's scale.

Load unit

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Transport equipment appropriate to be used for the transport of goods, subject to complete manipulation, during the journey for all the means of transport used. Containers in general are considered ...