Glossary

Maritime glossary, terms beginning with S (page 11)

All maritime glossary terms that begin with the letter S, drawn from every subject section. 4952 entries.

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Single Packaging X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Packaging that does not require inner packagings to perform a containment function, such as UN approved drums and IBCs.
Single Phase Flow X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: CFD assumption ignoring free surface, used in wetted hull friction studies.
Single Point Mooring X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Generic term covering CALM, SALM, and turret moorings allowing weathervaning of moored tankers and FPSOs.
Single Point Mooring (SPM) Buoy Pipeline X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Subsea pipeline transferring crude oil between an SPM buoy and a shoreline tank farm.
Single point of failure X12. Maritime Casualties and Investigation: Component whose loss defeats the entire safety function.
Single Rod Lashing X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Container lashing using one rod, common for second tier.
Single Sign On X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Authentication scheme allowing one set of credentials to access multiple shipping company services.
Single Species Assessment D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Stock assessment focusing on one species at a time.
Single Up X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: Order to reduce mooring lines to a single line of each type before letting go.
Single Voyage Charter X161. Shipbroking, Freight Derivatives, and Baltic Indices: Voyage charter for a single laden leg, settled on rate per metric ton or Worldscale points.
Single Voyage Policy X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: cargo or hull policy covering one voyage.
Single window X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: harmonized electronic reporting interface, e.g., UN/CEFACT Single Window Recommendation 33.
Single Window Data Set (IMO Compendium) E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Harmonized ship-port-shore data elements.
Single-beam echosounder X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Hydrographic sonar emitting a narrow downward beam to measure depth.
Single-Effect Evaporator X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Fresh water generator with one evaporation stage, the simplest configuration.
Single-fuel mode B2. Marine Engineering: Operation of dual-fuel engine on liquid only.
Single-Handed X84. Yacht Racing, Regattas and Sailing Governance: Sailed by one person, as in the Vendee Globe and Route du Rhum.
Single-Hoist STS Crane X46. Container Terminal Operations: A ship-to-shore crane with one trolley and one hoist, the conventional configuration.
Single-Hull Tank Barge X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A pre-OPA 90 design with a single bottom and side plating, phased out of US inland petroleum service by 2015.
Single-Lift X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Spreader configuration for one 20 or 40 foot container per cycle, the basic STS spreader mode.
Single-pack coating X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Coating supplied in a single component, cured by solvent evaporation or atmospheric moisture.
Single-pass BWMS X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: System that treats water in one transit through the equipment, with no holding time required.
Single-Point Bunkering (SPB) X110. LNG Bunkering Infrastructure and Vessels: Bunkering arrangement using a single manifold connection for LNG transfer, common on LNG-fueled merchant ships.
Single-Screw Towboat X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A towboat with one propeller, generally limited to small fleet and harbor work.
Single-service Article X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Disposable item such as a paper cup intended for one use to limit cross-contamination.
Single-stern bearing arrangement X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Stern-tube design with only the aft bearing, omitting the forward bearing to reduce length.
Single-Suction Pump X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Centrifugal pump with one suction eye, the most common impeller configuration.
Single-Trolley STS X94. Port Machinery and Quay Equipment Makers: Conventional ship-to-shore crane with one trolley moving between waterside and landside.
Single-Trolley STS Crane X46. Container Terminal Operations: A ship-to-shore crane in which one trolley performs both the over-water and over-apron motion in a single cycle.
Single-Use Liner X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: One-trip flexible liner installed in a dry container for bulk loading.
Singlehanded Sailing F4. Recreational Boating, Yachting and Sport: Solo sailing, the basis of races such as Vendee Globe.
Sink (Pollutant) D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: Compartment where a pollutant accumulates.
Sink Compartment 1 X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Wash bay of the three-compartment sink containing warm detergent solution.
Sink Compartment 2 X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Rinse bay of the three-compartment sink containing potable water.
Sink Compartment 3 X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Sanitize bay of the three-compartment sink containing the chosen chemical sanitizer at proper concentration.
Sinker X77. Naval Mine Warfare and Mine Countermeasures: The heavy anchor weight of a moored mine that holds the buoyant case at a programmed depth.
Sinking X12. Maritime Casualties and Investigation: Loss of a vessel beneath the surface, typically by flooding.
Sinking Salvage X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Operations on partially or fully submerged vessels to recover cargo or remove the wreck.
Sinokor X166. Inland Waterways, Ferries, RoRo, and Short Sea Shipping: The South Korean intra-Asia short sea container line headquartered in Seoul, jointly operating Heung-A Line with Heung-A Shipping.
Sinopec Fuel Oil X116. Global Bunker Anchorages, Hubs and Supply Infrastructure: Chinese marine fuels arm supplying bonded bunkers at Zhoushan, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Sinopec Lubricant X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Marine and industrial lubricants business of Sinopec supplying cylinder, system, and trunk piston engine oils.
Sinopec Marina CY 100 X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Sinopec 100 BN cylinder oil for two-stroke engines on residual fuel.
Sinopec Marina CY 140 X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Sinopec 140 BN cylinder oil for high-sulfur residual fuel operation on scrubber-fitted vessels.
Sinopec Marina CY 40 X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Sinopec 40 BN cylinder oil for two-stroke crosshead engines on low-sulfur fuel.
Sinopec Marina CY 50 X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Sinopec 50 BN cylinder oil for two-stroke engines on low-to-intermediate sulfur fuel.
Sinopec Marina CY 70 X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Sinopec 70 BN cylinder oil for two-stroke engines on intermediate sulfur fuel.
Sinopec Marine Bunker X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Bunker arm of Sinopec supplying bunkers at all major Chinese ports and through joint venture Chimbusco.
Sinopec Zhoushan X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Sinopec subsidiary operating bunker barges and storage at the Zhoushan free trade zone.
Sinosteel X92. Marine Steel Suppliers and Shipbuilding Plate: Chinese state owned enterprise active in iron ore, steel trade, and steel processing.
Sinosure X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, the principal Chinese export credit insurer.
Sint Annaland X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Dutch dredged-material island restoration site.
SINTEF Ocean X160. Maritime Academies, Universities, and STCW Certification: Norwegian SINTEF research institute in Trondheim covering aquaculture, fisheries, marine technology, and ocean energy.
Sintela Mira X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: LRIT and ship-tracking service line within BMT and partner organizations.
Sintered metal anode X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: ICCP anode using mixed metal oxide coating on titanium substrate.
Sinusoidal Filter X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Output filter on a variable frequency drive that smooths the PWM waveform to a near-sinewave.
SIOFA D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: South Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement.
SIP X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Swirl Injection Principle by Hans Jensen Lubricators, where cylinder oil is sprayed into the air swirl to coat the liner uniformly.
SIP Swirl Injection Principle X174. Marine Engine Maintenance, Overhaul, and Condition Monitoring: Hans Jensen cylinder oil injection system distributing oil into scavenge air swirl for uniform liner coating.
SIPG X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: See Shanghai International Port Group.
SIPMM X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management terminology occasionally used in container-handling literature.
Sir David Attenborough X133. Polar Research Vessels and Polar Code Regimes: RRS Sir David Attenborough, BAS flagship delivered 2020 by Cammell Laird, Polar Class PC4, 15,000 GT.
Sir Winston Churchill X128. Sail Training Ships and Tall Ship Associations: UK Sail Training Association three masted topsail schooner built 1965 at Hessle, 41 m length, operated 1966 to 2000, sold to private owner.
SIRB X21. STCW Certificates, Crewing and Seafarer Welfare: Seafarer's Identification and Record Book, US Coast Guard document analogous to a CDC.
SIRC Cardiff X144. Bridge Simulators, Engine Room Simulators, and Maritime Training Equipment: Seafarers International Research Centre, Cardiff University.
SIRC Cardiff University X55. Marine Simulators, Training and Maritime Academies: Seafarers International Research Centre at Cardiff University, researching seafarer welfare and labor markets.
SIRE X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: The Ship Inspection Report Programme, established by OCIMF in 1993.
SIRE (Ship Inspection Report Programme) X146. Port State Control Regimes, MoUs, and Inspection Systems: The OCIMF tanker vetting database that shares some deficiency-coding conventions with PSC.
SIRE 1.0 X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: Informal industry shorthand for the original SIRE programme that uses VIQ7 and CIQ for chemical tankers and remained operational until the SIRE 2.0 transition.
SIRE 2.0 A7. Compliance, certification and enforcement: Ship Inspection Report Programme, OCIMF, transitioned from VIQ7 to a behavior-based program in 2024.
SIRE 2.0 Inspector Hardware X150. Tanker Vetting: OCIMF SIRE, CDI, RightShip, and TMSA: The OCIMF-specified tablet, peripherals, and software stack mandated for all SIRE 2.0 inspections.
SIRE 2.0 Inspector Tablet X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: The OCIMF-issued tablet on which SIRE 2.0 inspectors capture responses, photographs, and inspector notes.
SIRE 2.0 PVQ (Pre-Inspection Questionnaire) X150. Tanker Vetting: OCIMF SIRE, CDI, RightShip, and TMSA: The operator-completed questionnaire feeding the SIRE 2.0 dynamic question set.
SIRE 2.0 Question Categories X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: The three categories of hardware, process, and human factor used to structure SIRE 2.0 questions.
SIRE 2.0 VIQ Question Library X150. Tanker Vetting: OCIMF SIRE, CDI, RightShip, and TMSA: The full set of question variants from which the SIRE 2.0 engine selects the applicable inspection questions.
SIRE Inspection Booking Note X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: The platform record confirming inspection scheduling between the Submitting Member, operator, and inspector.
SIRE Inspection Coordination X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Coordination of SIRE inspections for tanker vetting.
SIRE Inspection Cost Recovery X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: The fee structure through which Submitting Members fund SIRE inspections via OCIMF.
SIRE Re-Inspection X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: A subsequent inspection sometimes requested by a Submitting Member to verify closure of significant observations.
SIRE Recipient X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: An organization that subscribes to SIRE reports but does not itself commission inspections.
SIRE Submitting Member X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: An OCIMF member that commissions SIRE inspections and submits the resulting reports to the programme.
Sirena Marine X156. Superyacht Industry, Builders, and Yacht Charter Market: Turkish builder at Tuzla producing the Sirena and Azuree composite motor and sailing yachts.
SIRENAC B3. Nautical Science: Paris MoU PSC inspection database.
Sirenia X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Order of fully aquatic herbivorous marine mammals (manatees and dugongs).
Sirius X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Boskalis fall-pipe vessel of 25,500 t rock capacity, sister to Rockpiper.
Sirius Shipping Bunker X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Swedish coastal shipping company operating LNG bunker vessel Coralius in joint venture with Gasum.
Sirius Star X127. Maritime Security, Anti-Piracy and PMSCs: Saudi-owned VLCC hijacked 15 November 2008 off Kenya carrying USD 100 million of crude, released 9 January 2009 for USD 3 million.
Sirius, SS X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: British steamer of 1837 that crossed from Cork to New York in April 1838 just ahead of Great Western.
SIS (Seafloor Information System) X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Kongsberg multibeam acquisition software historically used for EM-series sonars, succeeded by K-Controller.
Sisal Rope X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Natural fibre rope; MSL = 0.33 x BL.
Sister berth X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: identical berth designed for the same vessel class.
Sister Block (SKF/SNL) X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Plummer-block style intermediate shaft bearing, used in some smaller and offshore applications.
Sister hook X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Pair of hooks pivoting on a common pin.
Sister ship action X163. Marine Accident Investigation Agencies and Landmark Inquiries: Safety action by an operator following a casualty investigation to apply lessons across sister ships in the fleet.
Sister Ship Arrest X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: The arrest of a vessel in the same beneficial ownership as the offending vessel as security for a maritime claim.
Sister Ship Clause X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: Allows arrest of a sister ship to enforce maritime claims.
Sister twistlock X76. Stevedoring, Lashing and Cargo Securing: Twistlock designed in pairs to lock two stacked containers together at one corner.
Sister vessel sale X71. Shipbrokers and Brokerage Firms: S&P transaction involving siblings within a series, often packaged by brokers.
Sisu X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: Finnish state icebreaker built in 1976, sister of Urho.
Sisu Industries X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Finnish maker of terminal tractors and heavy yard vehicles, headquartered in Karjaa.
Sisu TRC X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Terminal tractor series formerly built by Sisu Auto for port and RoRo terminal use.
Sitakunda X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Coastal belt north of Chittagong hosting Bangladesh's recycling yards.
Sitakunda Coastal Zone X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The Bangladeshi coastal area north of Chittagong hosting the country's ship recycling industry.
Sitakunda Upazila X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Subdistrict of Chittagong District, Bangladesh, hosting the Chittagong ship recycling cluster.
SITC X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Standard International Trade Classification, UN statistical commodity nomenclature.
Site Establishment X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Set up of crane pads, access roads, and lay down areas before project lifts.
Site Investigation Campaign X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Combined geophysical and geotechnical survey defining engineering parameters along cable and pipeline routes.
Site Survey X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A pre-installation inspection of an offshore field location covering bathymetry, geotechnics, and existing infrastructure.
Site-Specific Guidelines X97. Polar Expedition Cruise and IAATO Operations: IAATO and AECO guidelines covering individual landing sites with maps, visitor zones, and special instructions.
Sittard X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Dutch maintenance dredging hub.
Sittwe X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: A Myanmar port intermittently identified in sanctions evasion reporting, including DPRK trade.
Situation Report X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: SITREP issued by SMC to authorities and stakeholders.
Situational Awareness Display X109. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships and MASS Code: The integrated view of tracked targets, planned route, and ship state used by remote operators and onboard crew.
Siwertell X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: Bruks Siwertell screw-type ship unloader.
Six Draft Readings X155. Marine Surveying Practice and Cargo Inspection: The fundamental observation of forward, midship, and aft drafts on both port and starboard sides during a draft survey.
Six Meter Rule X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Older ladder length convention now superseded by the 9 meter combination arrangement threshold under SOLAS V/23.
Six Sides X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: IMDG requirement that a CTU placard or mark with marine pollutant or lithium battery may be required on more than two sides depending on rules.
Six-Point Lashing X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Securing pattern with six anchor points.
Size and Type Code X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Four-character ISO 6346 code such as 22G1 or 45G1 identifying container size and type.
Sjofartsverket X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: The Swedish Maritime Administration in Norrkoping, the Swedish HO.
Sjokartverket X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: The historical Norwegian term for the hydrographic chart authority, now within Kartverket.
Sjømannskirken X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Norwegian Seamen's Church and Mission, founded 1864 in Bergen, with around 30 churches worldwide.
Sjømannsmisjonen X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Norwegian abbreviation for Sjømannskirken, the Norwegian Seamen's Mission.
Sjömanskyrkan X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Swedish Seamen's Mission within the Church of Sweden, operating Swedish seamen's churches abroad.
Skagen X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Danish port maintained by local and Dutch dredgers.
Skagen Ship Recycling X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Danish EU-listed ship recycler at Skagen.
Skagerrak HVDC X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Series of HVDC submarine cables between Norway and Denmark commissioned between 1976 and 2014, totaling 1,700 MW.
Skagerrak Pilot X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Independent deep-sea pilot offering passage advice through the Skaw rounding into and out of the Baltic.
Skagerrak Pilot Service X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Deep-sea pilot service for transits between the North Sea and Baltic via the Skagerrak.
Skandi Achiever X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: DOF-built diving support vessel.
Skandi Arctic X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: TechnipFMC chartered DSV.
Skandi Vinland X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: TechnipFMC chartered DSV.
Skangas X110. LNG Bunkering Infrastructure and Vessels: Former Nordic LNG distribution company, renamed Gasum, the original operator of Coralius.
Skangas / Gasum X149. Marine Fuels, Bunkering, and Alternative Fuels: A Nordic LNG and bio-LNG supplier serving marine bunkering in the Baltic and North Sea.
Skanti TRP 8400 X95. GMDSS Equipment and Survival Craft Communications: MF/HF SSB transceiver with DSC originally produced by Skanti of Denmark for GMDSS service.
Skaw / Skagen X116. Global Bunker Anchorages, Hubs and Supply Infrastructure: Danish bunker anchorage at the entrance to the Baltic, served by Monjasa, Bunker One, and Statoil Fuel and Retail.
Skaw Bunker Anchorage X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Bunker call at the Skagen anchorage Denmark by Bunker One, Monjasa, and Dan Bunkering.
Skaw-Passero Range X44. Shipping Indices, FFAs and Freight Markets: Northwest Europe and Mediterranean geographical range used in Baltic dry bulk route definitions.
Skeg X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: Fixed longitudinal fin on the underside of an escort tug used to generate side force in indirect mode.
Skeg-mounted azimuth (skeg pod) X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Pod mounted on the leading edge of the skeg in some research and cruise ship installations.
Skew angle X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Geometric skew defined as the angle subtended at the shaft axis by the midchord lines at the tip relative to the root.
Skew-induced unsteady loading X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Reduction of blade-rate unsteady forces brought about by phased blade entry into the wake peak via skew.
SKF marine bearings X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: SKF supplies thrust bearings, intermediate plummer-block bearings, and bearing-monitoring sensors for shaft lines.
Ski-jump X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Upturned bow ramp aiding STOVL or STOBAR launch.
Skid X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Sliding base for heavy cargo movement.
Skidding X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Method of moving heavy modules across deck or onto vessel by hydraulic skid shoes on greased beams.
Skidding System X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Topside system on pipelay vessels for moving long stalks of pipe across the firing line.
Skiff X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: small line-handling boat.
Skikda LNG plant X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Algerian onshore liquefaction plant where a January 2004 explosion in a steam boiler destroyed three liquefaction trains, an onshore event distinct from any vessel incident.
Skill and Efforts (Article 13(1)(e)) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Criterion rewarding the skill and efforts of the salvors in salving the property and life.
Skill and Efforts (Environment, Article 13(1)(b)) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Distinct criterion rewarding the skill and efforts of the salvors in preventing or minimizing damage to the environment.
Skimmer X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Device for mechanical removal of oil from the water surface.
Skimmer Boom Combination X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Joint deployment of containment boom and skimmer for higher recovery efficiency.
Skimmer Throughput Efficiency (TE) X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: ASTM F-631 ratio of oil recovered to total fluid recovered, indicator of water uptake.
Skin X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Outer plating of the hull.
Skin and corona ICCP X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Common configurations of impressed current cathodic protection.
Skin friction X165. Marine Coatings, Antifouling, and Hull Husbandry: The portion of total ship resistance due to viscous shear on the wetted surface, increased by hull roughness.
Skin of the Ship Definition X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: ISGOTT definition relevant to overboard piping inspection.
Skipjack Tuna D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Major commercial tuna species, Katsuwonus pelamis.
Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) X131. Commercial Fisheries, Trawler Fleets and Seafood Processors: Most-caught tuna globally at around 2.8 million tonnes per year, the basis of canned light meat tuna.
Skirt X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: Cylindrical support beneath Moss spherical tank attaching to the inner hull at the equator.
Skirt pile X175. Port Engineering, Dredging, Breakwaters, and Quays: Pile driven through a sleeve on a jacket or template to fix it to the seabed.
Skretting X131. Commercial Fisheries, Trawler Fleets and Seafood Processors: Stavanger-based aquafeed producer owned by Nutreco, present in 18 countries and the world's largest salmon feed supplier.
SKS Bunker Tanker fleet X116. Global Bunker Anchorages, Hubs and Supply Infrastructure: Norwegian operated tankers serving North European ports.
Skuld X53. Marine Insurance, P&I and Hull Clauses: Assuranceforeningen Skuld, a Norwegian-headquartered International Group P&I club founded in 1897.
Skuld P&I X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: P&I club operating PEME scheme for Scandinavian and international owners.
Skuldelev Ships F2. Maritime Culture, Heritage, Archaeology, Art and Museums: Five eleventh-century Viking ships excavated 1962 in Roskilde Fjord.
Sky class X24. Cruise, Passenger Ship and Ferry Operations: Suite category on Royal Caribbean Oasis and Quantum class ships.
Sky lounge X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: Upper-deck guest lounge with panoramic glazing.
Sky Princess X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: Princess Cruises Royal-class ship delivered in 2019.
SkyConnect Cable X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Internal name for proposed cable infrastructure linking aerial and submarine fiber assets.
SkyEdge X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Gilat VSAT platform used in some maritime networks.
SkyMart X114. Maritime Arbitration and Shipping Law Firms: Reference to a sample case name commonly used as a teaching example.
SkySails Power X112. IMO GHG Strategy, CII, EEXI and EU Maritime Regulation: German developer of automated towing kite systems for wind-assisted propulsion.
Skywave X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Radio wave reflected by the ionosphere.
Slab Anode X100. Marine Cathodic Protection and Anodes: A flat rectangular sacrificial anode bolted or welded onto the hull, the most common geometry for ship CP.
Slack X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Looseness in a line; let out.
Slack Lashing X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Lashing not pre-tensioned; not credited in calculation.
Slack Tank X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Partially filled liquid tank; free-surface effect risk.
Slack water X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Brief period of no tidal current.
Slag Recovery from Cutting X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The collection of metallurgical slag generated during oxy-fuel cutting.
Slamming B1. Naval Architecture: Impact loading from re-entry of bow flat into the wave.
Slamming Pressure X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Impulsive pressure on hull plating during impact with the sea surface, often measured by piezoelectric transducers.
SLAR X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Side-Looking Airborne Radar, principal sensor on dedicated spill surveillance aircraft.
Slava-class cruiser X106. Naval Surface Combatants: Russian Navy Project 1164 guided-missile cruiser class, originally three ships in service.
Slave Trade Act 1807 X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: British statute abolishing the slave trade throughout the British Empire on March 25, 1807.
Slave Trade, Atlantic F1. Maritime History: Sixteenth to nineteenth century forced transportation across the Middle Passage.
SLBM X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile.
SLCM X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile.
Sledge Hammer Penetrometer (PCPT) X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Geotechnical tool used during cable route surveys to measure soil resistance for burial planning.
Sleipner CO2 storage X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Norwegian project at the Sleipner gas field that has injected CO2 into the Utsira formation since 1996.
Sleipnir X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Heerema semi submersible crane vessel with twin 10,000 t cranes used on offshore substation and foundation installation.
Sleipnir, SSCV X167. Major Salvage Companies, Wreck Removals, and Equipment: Heerema crane vessel commissioned in 2019 with two 10,000 tonne cranes for combined 20,000 tonne tandem lifts.
Slender ship theory B1. Naval Architecture: Asymptotic theory for high-Fn vessels.
Slenderness ratio X162. Naval Architecture, Stability, Resistance, and Structural Design: Length-displacement ratio L divided by the cube root of volume of displacement, large values denoting slender hulls.
Slew X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Swing horizontally.
Slewing Bearing X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Large bearing supporting the rotation of heavy-lift cranes on offshore and MPP vessels.
Slewing crane X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: crane with rotating superstructure.
Slick Surveillance X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Aerial or satellite mapping of an oil slick per Bonn Agreement BAOAC code.
Slickbar X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: US manufacturer of containment boom and Jason fence boom, based in Connecticut.
Slickgone EW X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Dasic water-dilutable type 3 dispersant for shoreline and helicopter use.
Slickgone NS X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Dasic standard concentrate type 2/3 dispersant.
Sliding Equilibrium X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Condition where applied force equals total resisting force from friction and lashings.
Sliding Force X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Net force tending to displace cargo horizontally.
Sliding watertight door X170. SOLAS 1974 Convention: Chapter-by-Chapter Glossary: Power-operated door complying with SOLAS II-1/13, closable centrally from navigation bridge in not more than 60 seconds.
Sliding-pressure operation B2. Marine Engineering: Boiler operation with variable pressure.
Slime X165. Marine Coatings, Antifouling, and Hull Husbandry: Synonym for biofilm; the early-stage microbial layer that establishes within hours of immersion.
Slime control X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Capability of an antifouling or fouling-release coating to limit accumulation of microbial slime.
Slime layer X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: Microfouling biofilm of bacteria and diatoms forming within days of immersion.
Sling Chart X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Reference table giving working load limit at various sling angles.
Sling Psychrometer X88. Marine Surface Preparation and Coatings Application: Whirling instrument with wet- and dry-bulb thermometers used to determine ambient relative humidity and dew point per ASTM E337.
Sling, Cargo X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Looped strap, wire, or chain used in lifts.
Slinger Signaller X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: GWO module qualifying personnel to attach loads and direct cranes during lifting operations.
Slip X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Allow to run; berth for a small craft.
Slip (apparent) X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: 1 - V / (n P), the apparent slip of the propeller through the water.
Slip Critical Connection X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Bolted joint engineered to resist slipping under design load, common in lifting structures.
Slip Joint X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Telescoping pipeline joint absorbing thermal expansion in subsea systems.
Slip Leader X117. Marine Insurance Markets, Captives and Reinsurance: The first underwriter to sign the slip and set terms, with authority on quotations and endorsements.
Slip Mat X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Synonym for anti-skid mat.
Slip Policy X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: policy issued in standard slip-policy form under the Market Reform Contract.
Slip Ring X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Rotating conductor that transfers current to or from a rotor winding through stationary brushes.
Slip ring (shaft grounding) X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Carbon brush running on a slip ring on the intermediate shaft, bonding shaft to hull electrically.
Slip rope X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Single rope rove to be cast off quickly from the ship.
Slip rule X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Power to correct clerical mistakes or accidental slips in awards under section 57 English Arbitration Act 1996 and equivalents.
Slip Stop X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Wooden cleat under the lower spreader preventing the ladder from twisting against the hull.
Slipper limpet (Crepidula fornicata) X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: Invasive gastropod in European waters.
Slipstream contraction X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Diameter reduction of the propeller slipstream downstream of the disc, predicted by momentum theory.
Slipway C4. Ports, terminals and coastal/marine civil engineering: Inclined ramp for vessel launch and recovery.
Slipway (marine renewable) X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Coastal facility for launching and recovering tidal turbines and wave devices.
Slipway Pull X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Operation of pulling a vessel up a concrete ramp at landing slipway yards.
Sloan Foundation Argo Support D1. Physical and chemical oceanography and marine meteorology: Funding instances supporting biogeochemical Argo expansion.
Slocum glider X65. ROVs, AUVs, USVs and Marine Robotics: Teledyne Webb Research buoyancy driven underwater glider available in coastal, deep and thermal variants.
SLOM X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Servicios Latinoamericanos de Operaciones Maritimas, regional response cooperative covering parts of Latin America.
Sloop F4. Recreational Boating, Yachting and Sport: Single-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with one headsail.
Sloop-of-war X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Single-deck warship rated below frigate.
Slop chest X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Stock of clothing and small articles for crew use.
Slop reception X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: facility for tank washings under MARPOL.
Slop Reception Facility X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Onshore facility receiving tank slops from arriving vessels; mandatory under HKC for liquid-residue handling.
Slop Removal X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Disposal of cargo slops, often containing hydrocarbons and chemicals.
Slop Sink X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Synonym for mop sink, used for cleaning equipment fill and discharge.
Slop Tank A3. Marine environmental legislation: MARPOL and its annexes: Tank for oily residues under MARPOL Annex I.
Slop Tank Residues X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The hydrocarbon residues in cargo and bunker slop tanks, removed and disposed of as Part II IHM material.
Slop Tank Survey X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Quantity and quality measurement of slops on tankers.
Slope Failure D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: Mass wasting on a submarine slope.
Slope Stability Assessment X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Geotechnical assessment of beach slopes used for repeated beachings.
Sloping top caisson X175. Port Engineering, Dredging, Breakwaters, and Quays: Vertical breakwater caisson with an inclined upper face designed to deflect wave run-up and reduce overtopping.
Sloshing X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: Dynamic liquid motion causing impact pressures on membrane; restricts partial fills 10 to 70 percent on many carriers.
Sloshing Impact Pressure X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Transient pressure on tank walls from liquid cargo movement, measured during sloshing model tests and onboard.
Sloshing Loads X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: Internal cargo tank loads addressed in IACS UR S33 and CSR-OT.
Slot X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Vessel space for one TEU.
Slot (CPA) X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Time and range window in which CPA occurs.