Glossary

Maritime glossary, terms beginning with F (page 5)

All maritime glossary terms that begin with the letter F, drawn from every subject section. 2116 entries.

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Flare Tower X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Structure supporting gas flare boom on offshore platform.
Flash (light) X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Light phase in which duration of light is less than duration of darkness.
Flash Evaporator X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Fresh water generator in which heated seawater flashes to vapor in a low-pressure chamber.
Flash off X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Initial solvent evaporation before applying the next coat or wet-on-wet pass.
Flash point X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Lowest temperature at which fuel vapor ignites with a pilot flame; minimum 60 C for SOLAS marine fuels (Pensky-Martens closed cup, ISO 2719).
Flash Rust X88. Marine Surface Preparation and Coatings Application: Light surface rust forming on freshly water-blasted steel before coating, graded NV (none visible), L (light), M (medium), and H (heavy) under SSPC-SP 12.
Flashpoint X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Temperature at which a liquid releases enough vapor to ignite; key to IMDG/MARPOL.
Flat panel display X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: Pop up television technology used in salons.
Flat panel line B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Robotic line for fabricating flat hull panels.
Flat rack C3. Logistics, freight forwarding and multimodal trade: Container with collapsible or fixed end walls.
Flat Rack Container X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Open-sided container designed for oversize and heavy project cargo.
Flat Rate X44. Shipping Indices, FFAs and Freight Markets: Worldscale published nominal dollars-per-ton value for a tanker voyage at which percentage assessments are anchored.
Flatback turtle X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: *Natator depressus*, sea turtle endemic to the Australian continental shelf.
Flatfish X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, including flounder, sole, halibut, and turbot.
Flatrack X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Container with collapsible or fixed end walls and no sides or roof.
Flatrack lashing X76. Stevedoring, Lashing and Cargo Securing: Securing of cargo on a flatrack container using its corner posts, stake pockets, and lashing rings.
Flaw X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: Narrow separation zone between pack ice and fast ice where floes can move freely.
Flaw lead X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: Lead between pack ice and fast ice, navigable in season.
Flax Seed (Linseed) X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Oily Group B cargo; self-heating risk.
Fledermaus X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Three-dimensional visualization software from QPS used to inspect bathymetric and water-column data from hydrographic surveys.
Fleet X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A group of barges moored together awaiting service or assignment.
Fleet (Numbered) E2. Naval, defence and maritime law enforcement: US Navy operational geographic formation (e.g., 7th Fleet).
Fleet Boat X33. Inland Navigation and Barge Operations: Small towing vessel handling barges within a fleeting area on US rivers.
Fleet Broadband X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Inmarsat IP and voice service over FB150/250/500 terminals.
Fleet Broadband (FB) E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Inmarsat L-band broadband service.
Fleet Care X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Inmarsat managed service offering proactive monitoring, remote support, and field maintenance.
Fleet Cleaner X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: Dutch provider of in-water hull cleaning with biofouling capture.
Fleet Cyber Operations Center X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Shore based capability monitoring multiple vessels for cyber events.
Fleet Data X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Inmarsat platform that collects and forwards onboard sensor data to a secure cloud environment.
Fleet Edge X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Inmarsat IoT and edge computing offering delivered alongside Fleet Xpress.
Fleet Hotspot X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Inmarsat crew Wi-Fi service overlay providing prepaid internet access on vessels.
Fleet Hull Rate X117. Marine Insurance Markets, Captives and Reinsurance: The premium rate charged per dollar of insured value for a shipowner's fleet hull program.
Fleet Inspection Performance Indicator X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: A TMSA Element 7 metric describing the operator's average SIRE observation count per inspection.
Fleet Mail X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Inmarsat secure shipboard email service tuned for satellite delivery.
Fleet Management Limited (FML) X29. Ship Sale and Purchase, Management Contracts and Valuation: Hong Kong based third-party ship manager.
Fleet Management Ltd (FleetManagement) X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Hong Kong third-party ship manager, part of the Anglo-Eastern Univan group structure.
Fleet management software C2. Ship operations, crewing and technical management: Software supporting PMS, procurement, and reporting.
Fleet Manager F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: Shore-based ship-operations executive.
Fleet Modernization D6. Decarbonization, emissions and alternative fuels: Replacement and upgrading of vessels for efficiency.
Fleet One X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Inmarsat L-band entry service for small vessels.
Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) X78. Voyage Optimization and Vessel Performance Software: A Wartsila Voyage product suite providing voyage planning, weather routing, fleet performance, and compliance reporting.
Fleet Performance Management E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Operational efficiency software.
Fleet Performance Monitoring System X25. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT and IT: Shore platform such as Eniram, Nautilus Labs or DeepSea ingesting onboard sensor data.
Fleet Personnel Officer F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: Manning function in shipowner offices.
Fleet Racing X84. Yacht Racing, Regattas and Sailing Governance: A race format in which all entrants start together and finish on elapsed time or corrected time.
Fleet Safety X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Inmarsat L-band GMDSS service over Fleet Xpress hardware.
Fleet Secure X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Inmarsat maritime cybersecurity service comprising unified threat management and endpoint protection.
Fleet Xpress E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Inmarsat Ka-band/L-band hybrid service.
FleetBroadband X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Inmarsat L-band IP service in 150, 250 and 500 kbps classes (e.g., FB150, FB250, FB500).
FleetBroadband FB150 X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Smaller-aperture FleetBroadband terminal for vessels with limited size and weight budgets.
FleetBroadband FB250 X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Mid-tier FleetBroadband terminal balancing antenna size and IP throughput.
FleetBroadband FB500 X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Top-tier FleetBroadband terminal providing the highest committed information rate of the family.
Fleeting Area X33. Inland Navigation and Barge Operations: Designated river bank or basin for assembling and storing barges between tows.
FleetMon X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Hamburg-based vessel tracking platform operated by JAKOTA Cruise Systems.
FleetMon Explorer X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Live map product within the FleetMon suite.
FleetMon Pilot Tracker X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: AIS-derived service identifying pilot boats and tracking their patrol patterns at major boarding grounds.
FleetMon Sanctions X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Compliance overlay that flags vessels against sanctions lists within FleetMon.
FleetNET X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Inmarsat EGC service for commercial broadcast to fleet subscribers.
FleetOne X168. Bridge Electronics: Radar, ECDIS, GMDSS, and IBS: Inmarsat L-band service aimed at smaller commercial and leisure vessels.
FleetPhone X89. ECDIS and Bridge Equipment Makers: Inmarsat satellite voice service operating over Inmarsat I-4 spot beams.
FleetWeather X168. Bridge Electronics: Radar, ECDIS, GMDSS, and IBS: US-based voyage routing service providing weather and current optimization for commercial fleets.
Fleetwood Nautical Campus X55. Marine Simulators, Training and Maritime Academies: Department of Blackpool and the Fylde College in Lancashire, England, providing deck, engineering, and electrotechnical training.
FleetXpress X148. Maritime Cybersecurity, IACS Cyber Rules, and Incidents: The Inmarsat combined Ka-band and L-band service, a primary external connectivity path on many merchant vessels.
Flemish Banks X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Belgian North Sea borrow areas for beach nourishment.
Flemish Cap X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: NAFO Division 3M, a key NAFO management area off Canada.
Flemish Coil F5. The Reference Layer: Glossary, Units, Signals and Information Sources: Decorative deck coil of a line.
Flemish hitch X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Knot prohibited in pilot ladder side ropes which must be continuous through their entire length.
Flettner rotor B2. Marine Engineering: Wind-assisted propulsion using Magnus effect.
Flettner thrust effect X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Cross-flow thrust contribution discussed in the context of rotor sails interacting with propulsor loading.
Flex Aurora X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 174,000 m3 delivered 2020 by Daewoo Shipbuilding for Flex LNG, MEGI propulsion.
Flex Constellation X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 173,400 m3 delivered 2019 by Daewoo Shipbuilding for Flex LNG.
Flex Endeavour X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 173,400 m3 delivered 2018 by Daewoo for Flex LNG, GTT Mark III Flex.
Flex Enterprise X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 173,400 m3 delivered 2018 by Daewoo Shipbuilding for Flex LNG.
Flex Freedom X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 174,000 m3 delivered 2021 by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for Flex LNG.
Flex LNG X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: NYSE and Oslo dual listed LNG carrier owner with fleet of 13 modern fifth and sixth generation LNGCs, John Fredriksen affiliated.
Flex Rainbow X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 173,400 m3 delivered 2018 by Samsung Heavy Industries for Flex LNG.
Flex Ranger X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 173,400 m3 delivered 2018 by Samsung Heavy Industries for Flex LNG, MEGI propulsion.
Flex Riser X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Unbonded flexible pipe used as a dynamic production riser between subsea wells and floating units.
Flex-Lay X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Installation method for flexible flowlines and umbilicals using vertical lay systems and reel carousels.
Flexibility X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Ability of a lashing system to absorb dynamic loads.
Flexible AGV (F-AGV) X46. Container Terminal Operations: An AGV able to operate on opportunistic free-ranging paths rather than fixed lanes.
Flexible Bulk Container X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Container with flexible walls used for solid dangerous goods, type BK3 under IMDG 6.8.
Flexible coupling X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Resilient torsional or torsionally rigid coupling joining engine and gearbox or gearbox and shaft.
Flexible dolphin X175. Port Engineering, Dredging, Breakwaters, and Quays: Single tubular pile or pile cluster designed to deflect elastically under berthing impact.
Flexible Flowline X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Multi-layer unbonded pipeline used for short tie-ins between subsea wells and host facilities.
Flexible Hose Inspection X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Annual visual and pressure test of flexible hoses.
Flexible Hose Test (IACS UR Z18) X155. Marine Surveying Practice and Cargo Inspection: The hose test prescribed by IACS Unified Requirement Z18 using a jet of water at minimum 2 bar from a nozzle at least 12 millimeters in diameter at not more than 1.5 meters distance.
Flexible IBC X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Bag like IBC type 13H, used for certain solid dangerous goods.
Flexible Officer Training Scheme X160. Maritime Academies, Universities, and STCW Certification: UK MNTB pathway combining college phases at MET institutions with structured sea time on cadet sponsor company vessels.
Flexible pipe X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Rubber or steel-flex hose connecting dredger and floating pipeline.
Flexible Riser X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Unbonded or bonded flexible pipe used as dynamic riser.
Flexicaisson X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Patented Boskalis quay-wall caisson.
Flexitank X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Bladder fitted in standard container to carry bulk liquids.
Flexitrailer X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Generic term for modular hydraulic suspension trailer families used in project transport.
FlexiVan X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: US intermodal chassis lessor and pool operator.
Flexjoint X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Elastomeric riser joint allowing angular rotation.
FlexoWell X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Belt conveyor design with corrugated sidewalls and crosscleats that enables steep-angle bulk material transport.
Flexplorer X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: Cantiere delle Marche range with foredeck crane and removable bulwarks.
FlexView (MAN ES) B2. Marine Engineering: Engine monitoring and trending system.
FLIBS (Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show) X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: Annual October in-water and on-land yacht show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Flicker X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Visible variation of lighting caused by voltage fluctuations, regulated by IEC 61000-4-15.
Flight Booking Coordination X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Reservation of crew flights through the agency's travel desk.
Flight deck angle X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Angle, typically 9 to 10 degrees, between angled landing deck and ship centerline.
Flight Following X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Active monitoring of SAR aircraft progress by ATC or RCC.
Flight I X62. Naval Warships and Combat Systems: Initial production block of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, hulls DDG-51 through DDG-71.
Flight II X62. Naval Warships and Combat Systems: Second production block of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, hulls DDG-72 through DDG-78.
Flight IIA X62. Naval Warships and Combat Systems: Variant of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers introducing helicopter hangars, beginning with DDG-79.
Flight III X62. Naval Warships and Combat Systems: Latest Arleigh Burke variant with the AN/SPY-6 radar, beginning with USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125).
Flight Path Optimization (Aviation Crossover) E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Adopted in voyage analogues.
Flight School to Sea F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: Comparative analogy used in cadet recruitment.
Flinders Bar X89. ECDIS and Bridge Equipment Makers: Vertical soft iron rod fitted forward of the magnetic compass binnacle to correct vertical induced magnetism.
Flipper X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Hinged guide on a container spreader that funnels the corner castings into engagement as the spreader is lowered onto a container.
Flipper Delta Anchor X173. Mooring, Anchoring, OCIMF MEG4, and Equipment Numeral: Vryhof-developed Flipper Delta anchor incorporating side flippers to ensure positive fluke engagement for permanent moorings.
FLIR X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Forward Looking Infrared sensor, navalized on most warships.
FLIR M Series X109. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships and MASS Code: A family of thermal infrared marine cameras commonly used as a low light situational awareness sensor on MASS.
FLNG X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Floating liquefied natural gas facility; liquefaction and storage at sea.
FLNG Hilli Episeyo X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Golar LNG FLNG conversion operating offshore Cameroon since 2018.
Float X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A floating dock or platform used in fleeting or terminal service.
Float (Profiling) D1. Physical and chemical oceanography and marine meteorology: Autonomous oceanographic instrument that cycles vertically, such as Argo floats.
Float and Flood Method X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: A controlled refloating and dismantling technique used at certain Chinese and European yards with tidal access.
Float coat X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Single thick coat applied wet-on-wet to limit overcoating intervals.
Float Free Bracket X95. GMDSS Equipment and Survival Craft Communications: Mounting bracket with a hydrostatic release that allows an EPIRB to deploy automatically when submerged below approximately four meters.
Float free EPIRB C2. Ship operations, crewing and technical management: 406 MHz beacon under SOLAS.
Float Gauge X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: Mechanical level gauge with float on guide wire, retained on some older carriers as secondary device.
Float On Float Off (FLO/FLO) X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Loading method where a floating module is positioned over a semi-submersed vessel.
Float Out Survey X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: Class attendance at undocking of the newbuilding from the building dock.
Float Plan F5. The Reference Layer: Glossary, Units, Signals and Information Sources: Recreational passage plan filed with shore contacts.
Float Switch X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Component in some tank designs relevant to ullage and overfill detection on portable tanks.
Float-Off X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Cargo discharge operation in which a semi-submersible heavy-transport vessel submerges its deck to refloat a barge or floating structure.
Float-off Method X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Final stage of beaching recycling where the lightened hull is refloated on a subsequent spring tide for further dismantling.
Float-On X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Reverse loading operation in which a floating cargo is positioned over the submerged deck of an HTV before deballasting.
Float-out B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Operation removing hull from drydock.
FloaTEC Spar X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: FloaTEC spar designs delivered for several Gulf of Mexico developments.
Floatel X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Mobile offshore accommodation unit deployed during major installation or commissioning campaigns.
Floatel International X123. Offshore Wind Installation Vessels and Operators: Swedish accommodation rig operator, vessels used as flotels supporting offshore wind commissioning campaigns.
Floater Policy X53. Marine Insurance, P&I and Hull Clauses: A policy covering an undefined collection of shipments or risks, with values reported by declaration.
Floatgen X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Floating renewable demonstrator off Le Croisic, France, focused on wind but referenced in adjacent ocean energy literature.
Floating Aid X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: A buoy or other AtoN not fixed to the seabed, charted with BOYxxx objects.
Floating Armory E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Vessel storing weapons for PCASP outside territorial seas.
Floating Armoury X22. Piracy, Maritime Security and Armed Protection: Vessel anchored in international waters where PCASP weapons are stored between transits.
Floating breakwater C4. Ports, terminals and coastal/marine civil engineering: Pontoon based wave attenuator.
Floating Caisson Dock X113. Drydock and Ship Repair Yards: Floating drydock configuration in which the entrance is sealed by a floating caisson rather than a sectional structure.
Floating Crane B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Heavy-lift crane vessel.
Floating Crane Survey X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Class and load test of floating cranes under cargo gear regime.
Floating dock C4. Ports, terminals and coastal/marine civil engineering: U-shaped or L-shaped floating dry dock.
Floating dolphin X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: buoyant berthing structure for tide-prone ports.
Floating Drydock X113. Drydock and Ship Repair Yards: U-shaped self-buoyant dock that submerges to accept a vessel and is then deballasted to lift the vessel clear of the water.
Floating fender X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: pneumatic Yokohama-type fender used in ship-to-ship operations.
Floating Foundation X105. Offshore Wind Farm Installation and Vessels: Buoyant substructure such as a spar, semi-submersible, or tension leg platform that supports a wind turbine in waters too deep for fixed bottom foundations.
Floating Leg X44. Shipping Indices, FFAs and Freight Markets: Variable settlement value of an FFA contract calculated as the arithmetic average of daily index prints over the contract period.
Floating Lidar X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Buoy mounted lidar wind measurement device used in pre-construction wind resource assessment.
Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: Floating LNG production unit.
Floating LNG X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Offshore LNG production, liquefaction, storage, and offloading facility such as Shell Prelude or Petronas PFLNG Satu.
Floating LNG (FLNG) X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: Offshore production unit liquefying and storing gas, exemplified by Shell Prelude (3.6 MTPA, 488 m).
Floating mine X77. Naval Mine Warfare and Mine Countermeasures: A mine that is or has become unmoored and drifts on or near the surface, presenting a hazard to navigation.
Floating Mooring Bitt X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A bitt installed in a recess on a lock wall that rises and falls with water level during lockage.
Floating Nuclear Power Plant X133. Polar Research Vessels and Polar Code Regimes: Concept proven by Akademik Lomonosov powering Pevek Chukotka grid since 2020.
Floating offshore hydrogen production X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Concept of producing hydrogen on a floating platform powered by offshore wind, current, or wave energy.
Floating photovoltaic (offshore) X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Solar PV installation on water at sea, distinct from inland reservoir floating solar, pioneered by SolarDuck and Oceans of Energy.
Floating pipeline X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Pontoon-mounted slurry discharge line linking CSD to shore.
Floating Police Station X127. Maritime Security, Anti-Piracy and PMSCs: ReCAAP ISC informal designation for naval presence in Singapore Strait CAT-3 hotspots.
Floating Policy X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: cargo policy under section 29 of the Marine Insurance Act 1906 describing the insurance in general terms, with details supplied by declaration.
Floating Production Solutions X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Yinson Holdings FPSO business unit.
Floating production storage X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: FPSO, offshore oil production unit (not strictly a port asset).
Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Oil/gas production unit.
Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Riser Tower X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Vertical bundle of risers connecting subsea pipelines and umbilicals to an FPSO turret.
Floating Production Storage and Offloading Suitability Survey X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A specialist assessment of an FPSO unit's continued suitability for service at a given field, considering hull condition, mooring, and topsides.
Floating Rate Note X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Bond paying interest at a benchmark rate plus a spread, common in Nordic shipping issues.
Floating Roof Tank X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Shore tank with internal floating roof; reduces vapor loss.
Floating Sheerleg X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Crane barge with a fixed lattice boom used for heavy lifts in harbor.
Floating solar pilot (North Sea) X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Demonstration installations including the Oceans of Energy array off Scheveningen, Netherlands.
Floating spar X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Cylindrical deep draft floating wind substructure stabilized by ballast, exemplified by Hywind Scotland.
Floating Storage and Offloading X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Receiving asset for crude oil pumped from a tanker casualty.
Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: Storage-only floating unit.
Floating Storage and Processing Unit (Fisheries) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Mothership platform serving as a base for catcher vessels in some tuna and salmon operations.
Floating storage and regasification unit X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Full term for FSRU, a vessel converted or built to receive LNG cargoes and regasify them for sendout to shore.
Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: LNG import unit.
Floating storage broker X71. Shipbrokers and Brokerage Firms: Broker arranging tankers used for offshore crude or product storage.
Floating Storage Operations Support X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Agency services to vessels operating as floating storage units.
Floating storage regasification unit X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: FSRU, moored vessel regasifying LNG for grid injection.
Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: LNG regasification vessel.
Floating storage unit X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Vessel used solely for LNG storage without regasification, often a converted LNG carrier.
Floating Storage Unit (FSU) B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Permanent storage tanker.
Floating Storage Vessel Recycling X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Specialized dismantling of FSO and FPSO units after hydrocarbon decontamination.
Floating tidal turbine X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Tidal stream device suspended from a moored floating platform, exemplified by Orbital Marine Power O2.
Floating wind X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Offshore wind technology deploying turbines on floating substructures in deep water.
Floating Wind Solutions X119. Maritime Conferences, Trade Shows and Awards: Annual offshore wind conference held in Houston since 2020.
Floating Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (FWTIV) E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: Vessel installing floating wind units.
Floats X131. Commercial Fisheries, Trawler Fleets and Seafood Processors: Trawl headrope buoyancy elements, typically aluminium or hard plastic spheres rated to 200 to 1,000 metres.
Floe D5. Coastal processes, sea-level, cryosphere and ocean observation science: Individual piece of sea ice.
Floe size X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: WMO classification small (20 to 100 m), medium, big, vast, giant.
Floe, Big X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: WMO floe size between 500 and 2,000 meters across.
Floe, Giant X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: WMO floe size more than 10 kilometers across.
Floe, Medium X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: WMO floe size between 100 and 500 meters across.
Floe, Small X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: WMO floe size between 20 and 100 meters across.
Floe, Vast X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: WMO floe size between 2 and 10 kilometers across.
Floeberg X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: Massive piece of sea ice up to 5 m above the surface, formed by ridging and weathering.
Flood X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Incoming tide.
Flood Pool X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: The elevated reservoir level maintained behind a dam during high water.
Flood Stage X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A specified river stage above which significant overbank flooding occurs.
Flood Tide D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: Incoming or rising tide.
Floodable length B1. Naval Architecture: Length of compartment that can be flooded without immersion above margin line.
Flooding Boundary X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Limits of progressive flooding established by salvage engineers to model stability outcomes.
Flooding Pattern X13. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Documented record of progressive water ingress used in salvage stability calculation.
Floor charter rate C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: Minimum charter rate in a freight derivative.
Floor plate X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Removable steel plate forming engine room flooring above bilge level.
Floor Plate Inspection X155. Marine Surveying Practice and Cargo Inspection: The close visual examination of internal floor plates in a double bottom during enhanced survey programs.
Floor Plywood X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Laminated tropical hardwood floor typically 28 mm thick conforming to manufacturers' specifications.
Floor Rate X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Minimum interest rate applied if the reference benchmark falls below a defined level.
Floor, double bottom X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Transverse plate in the double bottom between inner and outer shell.
Floor, T-bar aluminium X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: Extruded aluminum reefer floor with longitudinal T-section channels guiding supply air under cargo.
Florens Container Services X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Container leasing company based in Hong Kong and controlled by Bohai Leasing.
Florida Bar Pilots X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Collective term for state-commissioned pilot groups at Tampa Bay, Port of Miami, Jacksonville, Port Everglades, and other Florida ports.
Florida Current X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Warm current flowing northward through the Straits of Florida, feeding the Gulf Stream.
Florida Institute of Technology Marine and Environmental Systems X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: Melbourne, Florida, offers BSc and MSc programs including ocean engineering.
Florida Keys PSSA X171. MARPOL 73/78: Annex-by-Annex Detailed Glossary: The Particularly Sensitive Sea Area designated by IMO in 2002 protecting the Florida Keys reef tract.
Florida Yacht Brokers Association X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: FYBA, the US counterpart to MYBA.
Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: Trade group representing cruise lines, ports, and destinations across the Caribbean and Latin America.
Flotation Gear X31. Helicopter Operations on Ships: Pop-out floats fitted to helicopters for emergency water landing.
Flotel X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Floating accommodation unit, see Accommodation Flotel.
Flotron X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Reference brand of inflatable subsea lift bags; included for installation aids context.
Flour (Bread) X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: IMPA 550701 wheat flour, 25 kg sack, bakery standard.
Flow Assurance X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Engineering discipline managing hydrate, wax, asphaltene, and slugging risk in subsea oil and gas pipelines.
Flow battery (marine integration) X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Long-duration storage technology sometimes paired with tidal and floating solar islands.
Flow duration curve (tidal) X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Distribution of current speed at a tidal site used to size devices and estimate energy capture.
Flow Meter Sealing X115. Marine Bunker and Cargo Surveying: Tamper-evident sealing of bunker custody-transfer meters by regulatory authorities to maintain measurement integrity.
Flow Proportional Sampling X115. Marine Bunker and Cargo Surveying: Sampling rate proportional to fuel flow rate, producing a representative composite over the full transfer.
Flow rate (BWMS) X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: Treatment rated capacity (TRC) in m3 per hour, used to size and approve BWMS.
Flow Restrictor X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Device limiting handwash sink flow to a specified rate to conserve water without compromising hygiene.
Flow Solver Convergence X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: Residual reduction criteria reported by STAR-CCM+, Fluent, and OpenFOAM for ship CFD runs.
Flow Stoppage X167. Major Salvage Companies, Wreck Removals, and Equipment: Hot tap related procedure to stop flow from a damaged pipeline or tank during oil removal.
Flow straightener (post-swirl) X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Fixed-blade device aft of the propeller (e.g., rudder bulb fins, Mitsubishi MT-FIN) recovering rotational energy.
Flow Switch X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Sensor confirming fluid flow before allowing pump or heater operation.
Flow-through method X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: D-1 BWE method pumping at least three times the tank volume of replacement water.
Flow-Through Storage X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Quick-release barge or bladder receiving recovered oil to enable continuous skimming.
Flowable X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Property of a substance to flow under conditions of carriage, distinguishing solid from semi solid for IMDG categorization.
Flowline X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Subsea pipeline from wellhead to manifold or facility.
Flowmeter compounding X149. Marine Fuels, Bunkering, and Alternative Fuels: The use of multiple Coriolis meters and aggregating logic in bunker barges to ensure accurate mass measurement under varied flow conditions.
FLOWTECH X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: Swedish CFD developer behind SHIPFLOW, specializing in viscous and potential flow ship hydrodynamics.
FLSmidth X94. Port Machinery and Quay Equipment Makers: Danish engineering group supplying cement loaders, bucket elevators, and pneumatic conveying systems to bulk terminals.
FLT X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: Forklift Truck, used widely in breakbulk and warehousing.
Fluconazole X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Oral antifungal for systemic or persistent fungal infections.
Flue Gas Desulfurization X69. EGCS Scrubbers, SCR and Marine Air Emissions: Land-based parent technology from which marine EGCS designs derive.
Flue Gas Duct X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Large ducting transported as a project unit for power and refinery installations.
Flue Gas Plume X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Thermal column of soot, CO, CO2, NOx, and PAHs released from ISB, modeled by ALOFT-PC.
Fluent X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: General-purpose CFD solver from Ansys widely used for ship resistance, propulsion, and HVAC studies.
Fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: Refinery unit that produces gasoline and gas oil while shedding alumina-silica catalyst particles into slurry oil used in residual fuel blending.
Fluid Connectivity Manager X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: General term for software that orchestrates multiple links such as VSAT, L-band, and cellular on a vessel.
Fluid Mud X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Soft, mobile near-bed layer detected by dual-frequency echosounders at 33 and 210 kilohertz, important for nautical depth definition in muddy ports.
Fluidity X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Inverse of viscosity, describing the ease with which a lubricant flows at a given temperature.