Glossary

Maritime glossary, terms beginning with S (page 7)

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

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Segregation of Hazardous Waste X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Yard practice keeping asbestos, PCBs, and ODS separated for disposal.
Segregation Table X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Table 7.2.4 of IMDG specifying default segregation between classes and subsidiary risks.
Segregation Table (IMDG) X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Defines stow separation between hazard classes.
Segregation Term X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Words such as Away From, Separated From, Separated By A Complete Compartment From and Separated Longitudinally By An Intervening Complete Compartment Or Hold From.
Sei whale X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: *Balaenoptera borealis*, a fast-swimming rorqual.
Seiche D1. Physical and chemical oceanography and marine meteorology: Standing wave in a partially enclosed body of water.
Seimar Shipping X147. Ship Recycling, Hong Kong Convention, and Recycling Yards: A historic cash buyer name in the South Asian market.
Seinajoki Maritime Industries Training X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: Finnish industry-focused short-course centre.
Seine X33. Inland Navigation and Barge Operations: French river canalized below Marcilly with major freight traffic into Paris and Rouen.
Seine Net D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Encircling fishing net.
Seine-Nord Europe X166. Inland Waterways, Ferries, RoRo, and Short Sea Shipping: The 107 km canal under construction between Compiegne on the Oise and Aubencheul-au-Bac on the Dunkerque-Escaut, sized to CEMT Class Vb, due to open in 2030.
Seismic Risk Assessment X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Engineering study assessing fault crossings and tsunami exposure along submarine cable and pipeline corridors.
Seismic survey vessel B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: 3D/4D seismic vessel with streamers.
Seize X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Bind two ropes together with small stuff.
Sejong the Great class X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: ROK Navy KDX-III Aegis destroyer.
Sejong the Great-class destroyer X106. Naval Surface Combatants: Republic of Korea Navy KDX-III Aegis destroyer class of three ships, lead ship ROKS Sejong the Great DDG-991 commissioned 2008.
Sejong Trial Area X109. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships and MASS Code: A Korean autonomous vessel test area associated with national MASS demonstration programs.
SektorCERT X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Danish sector computer emergency response team for critical infrastructure operators.
Selat Karimun X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Indonesian sand source historically used for Singapore reclamation, exports banned 2007.
Selecta X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Boskalis salvage vessel.
Selection Scheme X146. Port State Control Regimes, MoUs, and Inspection Systems: The algorithm by which ships are chosen for inspection, based on risk profile, inspection window, and overriding or unexpected factors.
Selective Boarding X22. Piracy, Maritime Security and Armed Protection: Pirate tactic of targeting specific crew members for kidnap rather than entire vessel seizure.
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) B2. Marine Engineering: NOx aftertreatment using urea/ammonia.
Selective Default X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Default on one obligation while others are serviced, sometimes seen in shipping restructurings.
Selective Gear D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Gear designed to reduce non-target catch.
Selective Non-catalytic Reduction (SNCR) X69. EGCS Scrubbers, SCR and Marine Air Emissions: NOx reduction technology that does not require catalyst, rarely used at sea.
Selectivity X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Probability of catching a fish of a given size, sex, or species relative to others.
Selectivity (Trawl) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Capability of a trawl to retain target species while allowing escape of non-target species.
Selector switch X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Manual switch choosing source, mode, or duty unit.
Selektope X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Trade name for the active substance medetomidine used in antifouling coatings.
Selektope (medetomidine) X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: Antifouling active substance produced by I-Tech AB, deters barnacle settlement.
Self Accelerating Polymerization Temperature X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: SAPT for polymerizing Class 4.1 substances, governing temperature controlled transport.
Self Assessment Report (SAR) X150. Tanker Vetting: OCIMF SIRE, CDI, RightShip, and TMSA: The TMSA submission by an operator declaring stage attainment for each element with supporting evidence.
Self Heating Substance X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Substance liable to heat up in air without external energy supply, Class 4.2 NOS UN 3088, 3127.
Self Reactive Substance X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Class 4.1 substance liable to undergo exothermic decomposition without participation of oxygen, types A to G.
Self Tide D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: Tidal contribution from self-attraction and loading of the ocean.
Self-Assessment of Flag State Performance X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: SAFSP under IMO Resolution A.1119(30), encouraging flag-state self-evaluation.
Self-Assessment Score X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: An operator's TMSA stage score on each of the 13 elements, ranging from Stage 1 to Stage 4.
Self-Assessment Tool (DMLC Part II) X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Shipowner's tool to demonstrate measures implementing MLC 2006 on board.
Self-Burial X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Process by which an exposed cable or pipeline becomes naturally embedded over time due to sediment transport.
Self-cleaning separator X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: Centrifugal separator with intermittent automatic discharge of accumulated sludge from the bowl periphery.
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Compressed-air breathing set used in rescue from toxic atmospheres.
Self-Contained Diving X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Diving with all gas carried by the diver, as in SCUBA.
Self-Contained Reefer X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Reefer container with integral refrigeration unit, the dominant configuration in marine service.
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus X91. Submarines and Submarine Cable Systems: Diver support system used by cable ship dive teams in shallow operations.
Self-Defense (Naval ROE) E2. Naval, defence and maritime law enforcement: Inherent right to defend the unit and personnel.
Self-discharging bulker (SD) B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Bulker with conveyor self-unloader.
Self-discharging vessel X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: bulker with onboard conveyors and booms.
Self-elevating pontoon B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Jack-up vessel used during construction.
Self-Elevating Unit E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: Jack-up rig category.
Self-emptying X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Hopper discharge by pump-ashore, bottom-door dumping or split-hull opening.
Self-erecting crane X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Tower based crane occasionally used on accommodation platforms or piles.
Self-Heating Cargo X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Cargo undergoing exothermic reaction without ignition source.
Self-Hosted Recycling Plan Template X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Yard template approved by competent authority for ship-specific SRPs.
Self-igniting light X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Battery-powered light attached to a lifebuoy at the pilot transfer station.
Self-Insured Retention (SIR) X117. Marine Insurance Markets, Captives and Reinsurance: The amount of loss retained by the insured before insurance responds, similar to a deductible but settled by the insured directly.
Self-Organizing TDMA (SOTDMA) X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Access scheme used by AIS Class A; each station autonomously reserves time slots.
Self-polishing copolymer X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Antifouling technology in which the binder polymer hydrolyzes at a controlled rate in seawater, exposing fresh biocide.
Self-polishing copolymer (SPC) X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: Antifouling matrix that hydrolyses at a controlled rate, releasing biocide and renewing the surface.
Self-priming pump B2. Marine Engineering: Pump capable of evacuating air from its suction line.
Self-propelled Barge X33. Inland Navigation and Barge Operations: Inland cargo vessel with its own propulsion, distinct from dumb barges.
Self-propelled Beaching X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Beaching under the ship's own engines, standard at Alang and Chittagong; not permitted at Aliaga.
Self-Propelled Last Voyage X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Vessel sails under its own power to the recycling yard.
Self-Propelled Mine Disposal System X77. Naval Mine Warfare and Mine Countermeasures: A class of unmanned vehicles, including SeaFox and K-Ster, that travel to a mine and detonate a shaped charge in close proximity.
Self-Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT) X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Computer-controlled axle modules used to move very heavy project units.
Self-propulsion test B1. Naval Architecture: Model test with operating propeller measuring delivered power.
Self-Repatriation Cost Recovery X154. Maritime Welfare, Seafarer Charities, and MLC Rights: Procedure by which seafarers who have paid for their own repatriation can recover from the financial-security provider.
Self-Standing Ladder X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Combination accommodation ladder design that can support the pilot ladder load through its own structure without requiring deck reels.
Self-supporting prismatic tank X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: SPB tank, an IMO Type B prismatic independent tank developed by IHI Corporation.
Self-sustaining X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Vessel fitted with its own cranes able to load and discharge without shore equipment.
Self-Tensioning Lashing X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Lashing with built-in tensioning under cargo movement.
Self-Unloader X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Bulk vessel with onboard belt conveyors and a discharge boom that allows unloading without shore equipment.
Self-Verification Programme X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Owner's planned maintenance system credited by class under SVP.
Selfjector SJ-G X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Mitsubishi Kakoki self-cleaning centrifugal separator series.
Selfjector SJ-H X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Latest generation Mitsubishi Kakoki self-cleaning separator series.
Selkirk, Alexander X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: Scottish sailor marooned on Mas a Tierra from 1704 to 1709, inspiration for Robinson Crusoe.
Seller's broker X71. Shipbrokers and Brokerage Firms: S&P broker mandated by the seller.
Seller's Survey X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A pre-sale inspection commissioned by the seller of a vessel to disclose known condition and pre-empt buyer claims.
Sellers' Default X29. Ship Sale and Purchase, Management Contracts and Valuation: NSF 2012 Clause 14 remedies for non-performance by sellers.
Semaphore F5. The Reference Layer: Glossary, Units, Signals and Information Sources: Hand-flag visual signaling system using letters.
Sembawang Marine X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: Singapore based chandler servicing Eastern Anchorage and Sembawang shipyard.
Sembcorp LNG Tug 2022 X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: Sembcorp Marine LNG-fueled harbor tug introduced in 2022.
Sembcorp Marine X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Singaporean offshore and shipbuilding group with Tuas Boulevard Yard.
Sembcorp Marine Admiralty X113. Drydock and Ship Repair Yards: Former Sembcorp Marine yard at Sembawang, integrated into Seatrium after 2023.
Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard X113. Drydock and Ship Repair Yards: Seatrium's Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore, the group's flagship offshore and repair facility.
Sembmarine Jurong Espadon 3000E X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Jurong-designed drillship hull used by select operators.
Semi Trailer X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Road CTU used in Ro Ro IMDG carriage, subject to securing under CSS Code.
Semi-automatic twistlock X76. Stevedoring, Lashing and Cargo Securing: See SATL.
Semi-Automatic Twistlock (SATL) X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Twistlock that locks automatically on landing but is released manually.
Semi-custom X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: Yacht built on an existing platform with customizable interiors and limited exterior alterations.
Semi-displacement X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: Hull form between displacement and planing, typical of yachts in the 30 to 50 m range.
Semi-Diurnal Tide D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: Tide with two high and two low waters per tidal day.
Semi-pressurized LPG carrier X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: LPG carrier with Type C tanks operating at intermediate pressure and temperature, typically 5 to 7 bar.
Semi-refrigerated LPG carrier X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Synonym for semi-pressurized LPG carrier emphasizing the intermediate temperature regime.
Semi-refrigerated semi-pressurized X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Combined SR/SP designation for LPG carriers operating Type C tanks at moderate pressure and temperature.
Semi-submersible X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Column-stabilized floating rig with submerged pontoons.
Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Heavy lift vessel with deep draft semi-submersible hull providing motion stability for high lifts.
Semi-Submersible Floater X105. Offshore Wind Farm Installation and Vessels: Floating foundation type with multiple columns and pontoons such as the WindFloat used at Kincardine and WindFloat Atlantic.
Semi-submersible floating wind X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Floating wind substructure type with multiple columns and pontoons, exemplified by WindFloat.
Semi-submersible heavy lift B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Float-on/float-off heavy lift ship.
Semi-Submersible Heavy-Lift Vessel E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: Float-on/float-off transport ship.
Semi-Submersible MODU E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: Pontoon-and-column floating drilling rig.
Semidiameter (SD) X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Half the angular diameter of the Sun or Moon.
Semidiurnal tide X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Tide with two roughly equal high and low waters per day.
SENC X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: System ENC, the internal optimised representation of ENC data inside an ECDIS.
Send-Out Pump X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: Onshore HP pump delivering 60 to 100 barg LNG to vaporizers.
SENER X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: Spanish engineering firm developer of the Foran shipbuilding CAD/CAM/CAE system.
Senior Courts Act 1981 X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: The English statute defining the admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court.
Senior Officer X21. STCW Certificates, Crewing and Seafarer Welfare: Management level officer, typically Master, Chief Mate, Chief Engineer, or Second Engineer.
Senior partner X71. Shipbrokers and Brokerage Firms: Mandated broker with principal-client relationships, typical of partnership houses.
Senior secured debt C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: First lien debt secured by mortgage and assignment of earnings.
Senior Secured Loan X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: First ranking bank loan secured by a vessel mortgage and related security.
Senior Secured Notes X29. Ship Sale and Purchase, Management Contracts and Valuation: Bond instrument secured by vessel mortgages.
Senior Service X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: Traditional epithet for the Royal Navy, reflecting its precedence over the British Army.
Senior Unsecured Bond X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Bond without specific collateral that ranks pari passu with general creditors.
Sennebogen X94. Port Machinery and Quay Equipment Makers: German manufacturer of material handlers and crawler cranes including the 9300 E electric port handler.
Sense And Avoid X109. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships and MASS Code: The general capability of MASS perception and decision modules to detect threats and execute COLREGs compliant maneuvers.
SENSFIB Console X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Bridge console display in the Light Structures SENSFIB family presenting hull monitoring information.
SENSFIB Hull Stress X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Hull stress monitoring product line within the Light Structures SENSFIB portfolio.
SENSFIB IBS X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Light Structures SENSFIB integrated bridge solution version designed for integration with the navigation bridge.
SENSFIB ICEMOS X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Light Structures SENSFIB product variant focused on ice load monitoring.
Sensible Heat Flux D1. Physical and chemical oceanography and marine meteorology: Heat exchanged between sea and atmosphere by conduction and turbulence.
Sensible horizon X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Plane through the observer perpendicular to the plumb line.
Sensitech TempTale X70. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Shipping: Family of single-use and multi-use temperature data loggers widely used in cold chain monitoring.
Sensitech TempTale 4 X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: USDA cold-treatment-compliant temperature data logger family.
Sensitivity Test X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Friction, impact and thermal stability tests in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria.
Sensor Fusion E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Combining radar, AIS, camera, LiDAR for autonomy.
Sensor Hardening X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Controls applied to environmental, motion, and cargo sensors to reduce their attack surface.
Sentek Marine and Trading X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Singapore licensed bunker supplier operating a fleet of MPA accredited bunker tankers.
Sentinel Species D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: Species used to indicate environmental change.
Sentinel Surveillance X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Targeted illness monitoring among defined groups such as galley staff to detect outbreaks early.
Sentinel Survey D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Long-term scientific survey monitoring stock indicators.
Sentinel-1 X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: ESA C-band SAR satellite constellation providing free routine ice imagery.
Sentinel-3 D5. Coastal processes, sea-level, cryosphere and ocean observation science: Copernicus satellite series carrying altimetry and ocean color sensors.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich D5. Coastal processes, sea-level, cryosphere and ocean observation science: Successor to Jason altimetry satellites.
Sentinel-class X130. National Coast Guards and Cutter Fleets: USCG 154-foot Fast Response Cutter built by Bollinger Lockport, Louisiana, 64 hulls planned.
Sentinel, Pilot X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Watchkeeping officer assigned to monitor the pilot's transfer from deck, in addition to the responsible officer.
SentinelOne X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Endpoint detection and response vendor.
Sentry X65. ROVs, AUVs, USVs and Marine Robotics: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution science AUV rated to 6,000 m used for high resolution seafloor survey.
Senvion X123. Offshore Wind Installation Vessels and Operators: Former German wind turbine OEM headquartered in Hamburg, supplied 6.2M126 turbines to Nordsee Ost, entered insolvency 2019.
Seoul Maritime Arbitration X114. Maritime Arbitration and Shipping Law Firms: Practice of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board's Maritime Arbitration Division.
Seoul National University Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: DNAOE Seoul, founded 1946, leading East Asian naval architecture department.
SEP X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Self Elevating Platform, generic synonym for jack-up.
Separated By A Complete Compartment From X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Stronger segregation term requiring complete compartment between cargoes.
Separated From X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Segregation term requiring separation by deck or bulkhead resistant to fire and liquid.
Separated Longitudinally By An Intervening Complete Compartment Or Hold From X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Strongest segregation term in IMDG 7.2.1.
Sepetiba FPSO X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: SBM Offshore FPSO operating on the Mero 2 field offshore Brazil for Petrobras.
Sepsis recognition X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Quick SOFA criteria taught to STCW VI/4-2 officers.
Sequence of coats X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Defined order of primer, intermediate, tie coat, and topcoat application within a coating system.
Sequence of events X12. Maritime Casualties and Investigation: Reconstructed chronological list of actions and conditions.
Sequence Plan X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Drawing showing the order of cuts and block removal in the SRP.
Sequential block welding B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Procedure to control distortion.
Sequential Inspection X146. Port State Control Regimes, MoUs, and Inspection Systems: A second inspection conducted shortly after a prior inspection in another regional port, generally avoided under the no-more-favorable-treatment principle.
Sequential method X18. Ballast Water, Biofouling and Antifouling: D-1 BWE method involving emptying and refilling tanks one at a time.
Sequestration capacity X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Estimated mass of CO2 that can be stored in an offshore reservoir, expressed in million tonnes.
Serenade of the Seas X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship delivered in 2003.
Serene X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: 134 m Fincantieri delivered 2011, designed by Espen Oeino, sold to Mohammad bin Salman in 2015.
Sergeant X122. Submarine Cable Laying, Repair Vessels and Operators: ASN cable ship name not in current service.
Sergio Cutolo X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: Italian naval architect, founder of Hydro Tec, designer of CdM Darwin and Flexplorer.
Seri Alam X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 152,300 m3 delivered 2006 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for MISC Berhad.
Seri Camellia X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: LNG carrier of 150,200 m3 delivered 2016 by Hyundai Samho for MISC Berhad.
Series 60 B1. Naval Architecture: Classic systematic merchant-ship resistance series.
Serious casualty X12. Maritime Casualties and Investigation: MSC.255(84) category below very serious, involving fire, explosion, grounding, contact, heavy weather damage, pollution, or breakdown necessitating towage.
Serious irregularity (s 68) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Statutory ground for challenge requiring identified irregularity plus substantial injustice; rarely successful in practice.
Serious marine casualty X163. Marine Accident Investigation Agencies and Landmark Inquiries: Casualty Investigation Code category covering casualties such as a fire, explosion, grounding, contact, heavy weather damage, ice damage, hull cracking, or suspected hull defect, where the casualty…
Sernapesca X131. Commercial Fisheries, Trawler Fleets and Seafood Processors: Chilean National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service.
Service air X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Compressed air supply at around 7 bar for workshop and pneumatic tools.
Service Air Compressor X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Compressor supplying low-pressure air for general service and pneumatic tools.
Service Air Receiver Decommissioning X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The depressurization and venting of service air receivers before cutting.
Service Animal Accommodation X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Procedures permitting trained service animals while protecting food areas and water systems.
Service contract C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: Long term agreement between liner shipper and carrier.
Service Crane X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Smaller deck crane fitted on container vessels for storing supplies, lashing equipment, and provisions.
Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: SHOM, the French national HO at Brest.
Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine (SHOM) X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: French hydrographic service headquartered at 13 rue du Chatellier, Brest, operating since 1971 in its current form and tracing roots to the Depot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine of 1720.
Service Level Agreement X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Contract clause defining performance and availability commitments.
Service Life X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Working life of a container in marine service, typically twelve to fifteen years.
Service margin B1. Naval Architecture: Margin added to trial power for service conditions.
Service Notation X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: Class designator describing intended trade.
Service Operation Vessel X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Mid sized DP vessel supporting offshore wind technicians with walk to work gangways and onboard accommodation.
Service Operation Vessel (SOV) B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Wind farm service vessel.
Service Operations Vessel (SOV) X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Vessel supporting offshore wind operations and frequently providing cable inspection services.
Service Out of the Jurisdiction X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: The process by which English court process is served on a defendant outside the jurisdiction, requiring permission and gateways under the Civil Procedure Rules.
Service port X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: governance model where port authority owns and operates all assets and labor.
Service Provider X139. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT Threats and Standards: IEC 62443-2-4 role covering shipyards, integrators, and MSSPs.
Service Provider (Tier 1) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: Traders and brokers with direct visibility to per-barrel price.
Service Provider (Tier 2) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: Financial services, shipowners, and customs brokers without direct per-barrel price visibility.
Service Provider (Tier 3) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: Insurers, P&I, flag registries, and class societies whose attestation reliance is the most distant from the underlying price.
Service Provider Vetting X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Vetting of bunker, supply, and surveyor providers by the agent.
Service Range X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Aid's reliable operational range, often the lesser of luminous and geographic ranges.
Service record X21. STCW Certificates, Crewing and Seafarer Welfare: Documentation of voyages and ranks used for STCW certificate applications.
Service Speed X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Speed used in CSS Annex 13 acceleration calculations; standard values for ships up to 24 knots.
Service Speed Towage X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Towing speed achievable during ocean tow of a disabled casualty.
Service Standard (Catering) X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: Industry-wide expectation of three main meals plus night lunch as established by MLC 3.2.
Service Supplier X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: Firm approved under IACS UR Z17.
Service tank X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Settled and purified fuel tank ready for use, also called day tank.
Service technician X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: Wind technician employed by the OEM or independent contractor performing on turbine maintenance.
Service Tray (Mess) X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: IMPA 174222 stainless steel tray, mess room standard.
Service Worker (Web App) E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Edge component in ship-shore apps.
Service-out gateway X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: English jurisdictional gateway for proceedings related to arbitration; revised in CPR after 2020 to facilitate enforcement.
Serving X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Tight winding of small stuff over a rope after parceling.
Servo oil pressure (CPP) X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Hydraulic pressure inside the CPP hub piston, typically 35 to 100 bar depending on size.
Servomex X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: UK manufacturer of paramagnetic oxygen analyzers.
SERVS X126. Marine Oil Spill Response and OPRC Regimes: Ship Escort Response Vessel System, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company response unit at Valdez, Alaska established post-Exxon Valdez.
SES X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Luxembourg-headquartered satellite operator providing GEO and MEO capacity used in maritime services.
SES (Subsea Environmental Survey) X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Environmental sampling campaign along cable and pipeline corridors for benthic baseline.
SES (Surface Effect Ship) X132. High-Speed Craft, Hydrofoils and Ferry Operators: Hybrid craft with rigid sidewalls and flexible bow and stern seals containing a pressurised air cushion.
SES-200 X132. High-Speed Craft, Hydrofoils and Ferry Operators: US Navy 30 m experimental SES based on the Bell-Halter BH-110, in service 1981 to 1995.
Sesam GeniE X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam structural FEM modeler used for ship and offshore structures.
Sesam HydroD X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam preprocessor for hydrostatic and hydrodynamic analyses.
Sesam Postresp X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam postprocessor for response statistics and design wave selection.
Sesam Sestra X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam linear FEM solver.
Sesam Wadam X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam frequency-domain seakeeping solver.
Sesam Wajac X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam jacket wave load module.
Sesam Wasim X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam time-domain seakeeping and slamming solver.
SesGEM X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Marketing term for some SES maritime mobility offerings.
Session Hijacking X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Theft of an authenticated session to impersonate a legitimate user.
Sestao X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Site of Construcciones Navales del Norte in Spain.
Sestri Ponente X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Fincantieri yard at Genoa.
Set X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Direction of a current; trim a sail.
Set (current) X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Direction toward which a current flows.
Set and drift B3. Nautical Science: Vector of current affecting DR.
Set Gillnet X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Anchored gillnet, used in coastal salmon, cod, and flatfish fisheries.
Set Gillnetter X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Vessel rigged for setting and recovering anchored gillnets.
Set Net D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Stationary gillnet anchored to the bottom.
Set Net Fishery (Japan) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Coastal trap net fishery prominent in Japan for yellowtail and salmon.
Set point X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: Operator-specified target temperature for return or supply air.
SET protocol X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: USDA Maritime Cold Treatment in-transit compliance specification.
Set sail X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Begin a voyage.
Set-aside application X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Application to the curial court to annul an award; in England, under sections 67, 68, and 69 of the 1996 Act.
Set-Off A5. Maritime Law, private and commercial: Counter-claim deducted from sums otherwise due.
Setdown X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: container placement on chassis or stack.
Setpoint X70. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Shipping: Operator-selected temperature target maintained inside a reefer container by the refrigeration unit.
Settle X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Slack down; sink lower.
Settled water X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Free water in tank bottom available for stripping.
Settlement X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: payment in discharge of the claim.
Settlement Agent X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Agent handling cash flows on a syndicated shipping facility.
Settlement Agreement X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: A binding compromise of disputes, often embodied in an award on agreed terms.
Settlement Period X44. Shipping Indices, FFAs and Freight Markets: Defined date range over which the floating leg of an FFA is averaged to determine final value.
Settlement rate C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: BFA settlement price for FFA contracts.
Settling Period X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: Time after loading before custody transfer measurements, allowing density and temperature stabilization, typically 30 min to 2 h.
Settling tank X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Heated tank that allows water and solids to fall out before centrifuging.
SEV X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Faroese electricity utility that integrates Minesto Dragon tidal output into the Faroe Islands grid.
Sevan 1000 X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Sevan Marine larger cylindrical FPSO hull design.
Sevan Cylindrical 650 X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Sevan Marine cylindrical FPSO hull design with 650,000 barrel storage.
Sevan Driller X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Cylindrical hull drilling unit built on the Sevan Marine 650 design.
Sevan Driller Pipeline Tie-in X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Reference example in offshore tie-in engineering training.
Sevan Louisiana X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Cylindrical drilling unit operating in the US Gulf of Mexico for Seadrill.
Seven Atlantic X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Subsea 7 250 m saturation DSV with a 24-man dive system, delivered 2010.
Seven Borealis X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Subsea7 pipelay and heavy-lift vessel of about 182 m length.
Seven Falcon X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Subsea 7 IRM vessel.