Glossary

Maritime glossary, terms beginning with B (page 12)

All maritime glossary terms that begin with the letter B, drawn from every subject section. 2894 entries.

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Bureau Veritas VeriFuel X149. Marine Fuels, Bunkering, and Alternative Fuels: The marine fuel testing and advisory arm of Bureau Veritas, offering ISO 8217 analysis and bunker quantity surveys.
Bureau Veritas Veristar X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Classification society digital platform offering fleet performance and emissions monitoring modules.
Bureau Veritas Veristar Hull X78. Voyage Optimization and Vessel Performance Software: A classification software module from Bureau Veritas supporting hull condition monitoring, thickness measurements, and survey planning.
Bureau Veritas Veristar Info X78. Voyage Optimization and Vessel Performance Software: A fleet information platform from Bureau Veritas providing class status, certificates, and regulatory data for vessels in its register.
Burgan Bank X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Kuwaiti bank that has selectively participated in regional shipping transactions.
Burgee X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Vessel pennant; in container parlance, sometimes used for carrier house flag on stowage docs.
Burger Boat X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: Manitowoc, Wisconsin builder of aluminum motoryachts up to 200 feet.
Burger Boat Company X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: US builder of custom aluminum and steel yachts in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Burges Salmon X114. Maritime Arbitration and Shipping Law Firms: Bristol firm with a shipping practice covering ports and marine insurance.
Burgess X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: Global superyacht brokerage and management firm founded 1975 by Nicholas Edmiston and Jonathan Beckett.
Burial assessment study X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Engineering analysis determining target burial depth for subsea cables based on seabed risk.
Burial Assessment Survey (BAS) X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Pre-installation geophysical study assessing seabed soil suitability for cable trenching or jetting.
Burial at sea X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Last-resort disposal of remains under master's authority; flag-state and IMGS guidance on documentation.
Burial Depth of Lowering X91. Submarines and Submarine Cable Systems: Specified depth to which a submarine cable is buried below the seabed.
Burial protection index X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Mobility index used to size required cable burial depth against seabed scour and anchor drag.
Burial Protection Index (BPI) X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Index used by submarine cable operators to define burial depth requirements based on water depth and seabed activity.
Buried Cable Detection X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Use of magnetometers, gradiometers, or active toning to locate buried cables for inspection, repair, or out-of-service recovery.
Buried Steel X100. Marine Cathodic Protection and Anodes: Steel in soil or mud whose cathodic protection follows ISO 15589 and NACE SP0169 criteria.
Burn area estimation X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Rule of Nines used shipboard to estimate total body surface area burned.
Burn dressing X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Hydrogel dressings (e.g., Water-Jel) carried for thermal injuries from galley or engine room.
Burn Efficiency X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Fraction of oil mass consumed during ISB, typically 60 to 98 percent for fresh oils contained at 2 to 3 mm thickness.
Burn Residue X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Solid or semi-solid byproduct of ISB requiring net recovery and waste management.
Burner X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Combustion unit of a marine boiler comprising atomizer, ignition, and air register.
Burner management system X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: BMS, sequence and safety logic for boiler firing including purge and flame supervision.
Burness Corlett Three Quays X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A British naval architecture and marine consultancy practice providing surveying, design review, and expert witness services.
Burning Cost X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: ratio of incurred losses to premium used for pricing reinsurance treaties.
Burning Liquids Salvage X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Specialized response to vessels carrying flammable cargoes such as crude oil, naphtha, or LPG.
Burning machine X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: CNC cutting gantry equipped with oxyfuel or plasma torches for nested plate cutting.
Burning quality X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: General term for the ease and completeness with which a fuel ignites and burns, captured for distillates by cetane index and for residuals by CCAI.
Burning, plate X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Thermal cutting of steel plate by oxyfuel or plasma along nested patterns.
Burnishing X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Smoothing of an antifouling paint surface by water flow, enhancing the polishing rate of SPC paints.
Burnt Cable Recovery X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The controlled burning of insulated cable to recover copper, now banned in EU SRR yards and HKC yards in favor of mechanical stripping.
Burra Charter F2. Maritime Culture, Heritage, Archaeology, Art and Museums: ICOMOS Australia heritage conservation charter relevant to ships.
Burrill cavitation chart X162. Naval Architecture, Stability, Resistance, and Structural Design: Empirical chart by L C Burrill (1943) relating propeller thrust loading to back cavitation percentage for merchant ship propellers.
Burrowing-type tug X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: tug with very high bollard pull used in confined harbors.
Burst Disc X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Pressure relief safety device fitted to high-pressure gas storage.
Burst Pressure X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Pressure at which a pressure receptacle fails, IMDG requires minimum margin above test pressure.
Bury assessment survey X122. Submarine Cable Laying, Repair Vessels and Operators: Pre-lay survey defining target burial depth by route segment, typically 0.6 to 3 m depending on seabed hazard classification per ICPC Recommendation 6.
Bus bar X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Conductive bar within an offshore substation collecting and distributing power between cable feeders.
Bus Service for Seafarers X154. Maritime Welfare, Seafarer Charities, and MLC Rights: Mission-operated shuttle from terminals to welfare centers and city, often funded by ITF Seafarers' Trust grants.
Bus tie breaker X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Switchboard breaker connecting two sections of the main bus, normally closed at sea.
Busan X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: The headquarters city of the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency.
Busan KMOU X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: See Korea Maritime and Ocean University.
Busan Maritime Cluster F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: Korean port-city maritime industry hub.
Busan Port Authority X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: South Korean state corporation overseeing the world's seventh largest container port, with 23.5 million TEU handled in 2023.
Busan Port Pilots X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Branch of the Korea Maritime Pilots Association serving the South Korean container hub of Busan New Port and North Port.
Busbar X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Solid copper or aluminum conductor that distributes power within a switchboard or distribution panel.
Busbar Trunking X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Prefabricated enclosed busway used in engine rooms to carry heavy currents between switchboards and large loads.
Bushel X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: The customary US grain measure used in barge load tickets, equal to 60 pounds for soybeans and 56 pounds for corn.
Business Continuity Plan X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Procedures that keep critical shipping operations running during and after a cyber incident.
Business Continuity Plan (BCP) X139. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT Threats and Standards: Plan ensuring continued operations; Maersk's manual booking workaround during NotPetya is a frequently cited example.
Business Email Compromise X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Fraud in which attackers impersonate executives, agents, or counterparties to redirect maritime payments such as bunker invoices.
Business Email Compromise (BEC) X139. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT Threats and Standards: Fraud type that cost maritime firms hundreds of millions; the 2018 Maritime CFO Forum survey ranked it the top financial cyber loss.
Business Interruption X53. Marine Insurance, P&I and Hull Clauses: A category of loss arising from interruption to commercial operations, included in loss of hire and certain extension covers.
Business-as-Usual Scenario (BAU) D6. Decarbonization, emissions and alternative fuels: Reference emissions trajectory without new policies.
Buss F1. Maritime History: Dutch herring-fishing vessel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Butadiene X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: IBC chemical; carried in chemical and gas tankers; polymerization risk.
Butadienes Stabilized X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 1010, Class 2.1 flammable gas, often in pressurized tank containers.
Butane X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: LPG component; carried fully pressurized, semi-refrigerated, or fully refrigerated.
Butane UN 1011 X172. IMDG Code: Classes, Divisions, Segregation, and Key UN Numbers: A Class 2.1 flammable liquefied gas commonly shipped in pressurised cylinders or under refrigeration.
Butanol X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 1120, Class 3 flammable liquid Packing Group II or III depending on isomer.
Butcher Block X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: IMPA 174151 hardwood or polyethylene cutting board, color coded under HACCP guidance.
Butt weld B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Weld joining two plates in the same plane.
Butter (Salted) X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: IMPA 551005 250 g block, frozen storage at -18 C standard.
Butter reefer carriage X70. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Shipping: Dairy product transported chilled at plus two to plus four degrees Celsius or frozen at minus 18 degrees Celsius for long voyages.
Butterfly valve X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Disc type valve common on sea water and ventilation lines, operated by lever or actuator.
Butterworth Machine X93. IBC Code and Chemical Tanker Operations: Brand of portable and fixed tank cleaning machines historically associated with Butterworth Systems Inc., widely used aboard tankers.
Butyl Acetate X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 1123, Class 3 flammable liquid Packing Group II or III.
Butyl Acrylate Inhibited X93. IBC Code and Chemical Tanker Operations: Acrylate monomer assigned UN 2348, Type 2 ship, Category Y under Annex II, requiring polymerization inhibitor with shipper-issued Inhibitor Certificate.
Butyl Acrylate Stabilized X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 2348, Class 3 flammable liquid Packing Group III.
Butyl rubber X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: Elastomer used in some fuel handling hoses, compatible with hydrocarbons but degraded by aromatic-rich residues.
Butyl tin X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Class of organotin biocides including TBT, banned for use as antifouling under the AFS Convention.
Butylene X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 1012, Class 2.1 flammable gas.
Butyric Acid X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 2820, Class 8 corrosive liquid Packing Group III.
Buyan-M class X62. Naval Warships and Combat Systems: Russian Project 21631 corvette equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles for littoral operations.
Buyback Program X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Government funded scheme to reduce fishing capacity by purchasing and decommissioning vessels and permits.
Buyer's Default X29. Ship Sale and Purchase, Management Contracts and Valuation: NSF 2012 Clause 13 remedies for purchaser non-performance.
Buyer's Nomination X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Cash buyer's selection of the final recycling facility under the sale contract.
Buyer's Nominee X29. Ship Sale and Purchase, Management Contracts and Valuation: SPV nominated by purchaser to take title at closing.
Buyer's Representatives X29. Ship Sale and Purchase, Management Contracts and Valuation: NSF 2012 Clause 15 right to place observers on board.
Buyer's Survey X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A pre-purchase inspection arranged on behalf of a prospective vessel buyer to assess physical condition, class status, and likely repair liabilities.
Buys Ballot's law X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: With back to the wind in the Northern Hemisphere, low pressure is to the left.
BV X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: Bureau Veritas, France-headquartered classification society and IACS member founded 1828.
BV (Bureau Veritas) X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Classification society issuing Statements of Compliance with HKC to recycling facilities including several Alang plots.
BV Additional Notation Cyber Secure X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Optional class notation from Bureau Veritas attesting to defined cyber security measures.
BV Coastal Area X8. IACS, Class Rules and Class Notations: BV navigation notation restricting service to coastal voyages within defined distance from shore.
BV Cyber Managed X25. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT and IT: Bureau Veritas cybersecurity notation for vessels with managed cyber risk programs.
BV Cyber Resilient X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Bureau Veritas additional class notation addressing technical cyber resilience of shipboard systems.
BV Energetics X112. IMO GHG Strategy, CII, EEXI and EU Maritime Regulation: Bureau Veritas digital platform for carbon intensity monitoring and CII forecasting.
BV HSM X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Bureau Veritas additional class notation for installed hull stress monitoring systems.
BV Hull X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: Bureau Veritas direct calculation tool for hull structural assessment under NR 467 and CSR-BC+OT.
BV I X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: Bureau Veritas principal class symbol.
BV I HULL MACH X8. IACS, Class Rules and Class Notations: BV main class notation for hull and machinery surveyed under BV Rules.
BV LNG Bunkering Notation X110. LNG Bunkering Infrastructure and Vessels: Bureau Veritas class notation for vessels arranged for LNG bunkering operations.
BV Mars 2000 X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: BV legacy software for cross-sectional and 3D FEM analysis of ship structures.
BV NR 467 X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: Bureau Veritas Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships, the principal BV class rule set.
BV NR 659 X148. Maritime Cybersecurity, IACS Cyber Rules, and Incidents: The Bureau Veritas rule note "Rules on Cyber Security for the Classification of Marine Units," providing cyber-secure and cyber-managed notations.
BV NR 663 X109. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships and MASS Code: The Bureau Veritas guidance note titled Guidelines for Smart Ship and Smart Yacht covering autonomous and digital functions.
BV NR467 X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: Bureau Veritas Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships.
BV NR659 X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Bureau Veritas Rule Note for cyber security on board ships covering design and operational requirements.
BV Unrestricted Navigation X8. IACS, Class Rules and Class Notations: BV navigation notation for worldwide service without geographic restriction.
BV Veristar X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: Bureau Veritas software platform hosting electronic class records.
BVG Associates X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: UK consultancy publishing offshore wind cost benchmarking and supply chain studies.
BVI Charter Yacht Society X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: Tortola-based trade body representing crewed charter yachts based in the British Virgin Islands.
BVM with PEEP valve X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Bag-valve-mask fitted with positive end-expiratory pressure valve for severe respiratory failure.
BW Catcher X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: BW Offshore FPSO operating on the Catcher field, UK North Sea.
BW Catcher FPSO X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: BW Offshore FPSO operating on the Catcher field in the UK North Sea for Premier Oil.
BW Cidade de Sao Vicente X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: BW Offshore FPSO operating off Brazil.
BW Epic Kosan X140. Ammonia as Marine Fuel and Hydrogen Shipping: Largest pressurized LPG carrier owner with 79 vessels capable of carrying ammonia, headquartered in Singapore.
BW Gas X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Historic LPG arm of BW Group, succeeded by BW LPG as a separately listed company.
BW Gemini X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: VLGC of 84,000 cbm delivered 2015 by Hyundai Heavy Industries for BW LPG.
BW Group X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Singapore-headquartered shipping group with interests across LPG, LNG, product tankers, and offshore LNG infrastructure.
BW LNG X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Singapore-based LNG carrier and FSRU owner within the BW Group.
BW LPG X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Oslo-listed VLGC owner and operator, one of the largest fleets of Very Large Gas Carriers globally.
BW LPG Avance Conversion X140. Ammonia as Marine Fuel and Hydrogen Shipping: First VLGC retrofit to LPG dual-fuel completed 2023, with NH3 dual-fuel variant planned by 2026.
BW Magna X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: FSRU of 170,000 m3 chartered to ENGRO Elengy Terminal at Port Qasim Pakistan.
BW Offshore X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Oslo-listed FPSO owner and operator with a fleet of converted and purpose-built production units.
BW Pioneer X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: BW Offshore FPSO, the first FPSO operating in the US Gulf of Mexico.
BW Pioneer FPSO X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: BW Offshore FPSO operating on the Cascade and Chinook fields in the US Gulf of Mexico.
BW Singapore X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: FSRU of 170,000 m3 owned by BW LNG, deployed at PGN terminal in Lampung Indonesia.
BW Tatiana X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: FSRU of 170,000 m3 deployed at Gulf of Aqaba Jordan terminal for NEPCO.
BWB (Backscatter Worldwide) X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Acoustic backscatter mosaic concept used in seabed classification, normalized for incidence angle and absorption losses.
BWM 2017 Amendments X158. IMO Conventions, Protocols, Codes, and Resolutions: Amendments adopted by MEPC.297(72) establishing the experience-building phase and revised implementation schedule for D-2 compliance.
BWM Convention A4. Other IMO and ILO conventions and codes: International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, in force 2017.
BWM D-1 Standard X158. IMO Conventions, Protocols, Codes, and Resolutions: Ballast Water Exchange Standard requiring at least 95 percent volumetric exchange of ballast water.
BWM D-2 Standard X158. IMO Conventions, Protocols, Codes, and Resolutions: Ballast Water Performance Standard limiting viable organisms to specified concentrations after treatment.
BWMP X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Ballast Water Management Plan reviewed during BWMC surveys.
BWMS Code A4. Other IMO and ILO conventions and codes: Code for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems, MEPC.300(72).
BWMS Commissioning Test X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Performance verification of ballast water treatment system after installation.
By the head X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Trimmed deeper at the bow than the stern.
By the stern X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Trimmed deeper aft than forward.
By the wind X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Sailing close-hauled.
By-Catch D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: Unintended catch of non-target species during fishing.
By-Catch Reduction Device (BRD) D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Gear modification reducing non-target catch.
By-Product PCB D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: Polychlorinated biphenyl arising as a contaminant in some industrial processes.
Bycatch X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Catch of species other than the target species, addressed by FAO International Guidelines on Bycatch Management 2011.
Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Modification to trawl gear, such as a square mesh panel, that allows escape of non-target species.
Byford Dolphin X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Semi-submersible drilling rig where four divers were killed in a saturation system explosive decompression on 5 November 1983.
Bypass Damper X69. EGCS Scrubbers, SCR and Marine Air Emissions: Mechanical damper used to divert exhaust around the scrubber during start-up, faults or maintenance.
Bypass Filter X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Side-stream filter that polishes a portion of the lube oil flow continuously.
Bypass Pigging X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Pipeline pigging operation using a tool with controlled bypass flow to manage debris or wax accumulations without flow shutdown.
Bypass Stack X69. EGCS Scrubbers, SCR and Marine Air Emissions: Parallel uptake routing exhaust to atmosphere without scrubber treatment when permitted.
Bypass turbocharging B2. Marine Engineering: System with adjustable exhaust bypass for part-load efficiency.
Bypass valve X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Valve diverting flow around a cooler, filter, or pump for control or maintenance.