Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary

Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers glossary (page 2)

Vocabulary of shipboard catering and chandlery: IMPA-coded stores and provisions categories, accommodation and galley supplies, SOLAS-compliant range-hood filters, provisioning scopes by vessel type, agency disbursement accounts, and the bonded-alcohol and customs-seal procedures governing supply of food, stores and welfare items to crews in port.

315 defined terms.

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S

Singapore Association of Shipsuppliers and Services (SASS): ISSA national member representing Singapore chandlers.
Slop chest: Stock of clothing and small articles for crew use.
Smoke Detector (Galley): SOLAS II-2 Regulation 7 requirement, photoelectric type standard.
SOLAS Chapter II-2 Regulation 10.6.4: Fixed fire extinguishing system requirement over galley deep-fat cooking equipment.
SOLAS Chapter III Regulation 32: Lifeboat provisions and ration requirements, including 10,000 kJ per person rations.
Soup (Powder): IMPA 550413 cream soup mix, 1 kg pack, ambient store.
Sourcing Contract (Fleet): Master agreement between manager and chandler for nominated ports and price book.
Soy Sauce: IMPA 550409 1 L bottle, Asian crew provisioning staple.
Spices (Bulk): IMPA 550417 series, 1 kg pack typical, dry stores.
Stainless Steel Worktable: IMPA 174135 galley work table, AISI 304 grade standard.
STCW Catering Reference: STCW Code Section A-VI/1 covers personal safety relevant to galley staff; cook competence is largely flag state and MLC governed.
Stevedore Stores Damage: Damage occurring during stores loading, claimed via agent on chandler's damage report.
Stock Take: Monthly inventory of provisions in chiller, freezer, and dry stores, reconciled against PMS or catering software.
Stores Crane: Provision crane up to 1 tonne SWL, ILO Convention 152 covers safety in port work, vessel side usually rigged by crew.
Strachans Ship Supply: UK based ship chandler with central catering supply contracts to major fleets.
SUEZ Provisioning: Suez Canal transit provisioning at Port Said and Suez, served by Egyptian chandlers.
Sugar (Granulated): IMPA 550511 white sugar, 25 kg sack, dry stores standard.
Sysco Marine Supply: US food distribution multinational with marine accounts in US Gulf and East Coast.

T

Tea Bags (Black): IMPA 550601 box of 100 bags, ambient store.
Technical Stores Supplier: Chandler subset focused on engine room and deck spares rather than provisions, including V.Ships' procurement arm.
Temperature Log (Reefer): HACCP record of chiller and freezer temperatures, twice daily minimum.
Tendering (Provisioning): Three-quote process common in fleet procurement, with Wrist, Garrets, and Hanseatic Marine Catering frequently competing.
Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP): IMPA 550823 dry stores meat substitute, vegetarian crew option.
Tinned Pineapple: IMPA 550115 slices in syrup, 850 g can, ambient store.
Tobacco (Bonded): Cigarettes and rolling tobacco stocked under master's bond list, customs sealed inbound.
Tomato Paste: IMPA 550111 double concentrate, 850 g tin, ambient store.
Trade Agreement (Chandler Fleet): Multi-port master agreement granting agreed discount off chandler price book.
Tropical Provisioning Allowance: Higher fresh fruit and water allocation in tropical service per some flag-state MLC implementation circulars.
Trout (Frozen): IMPA 551116 IQF whole, premium chandler item.
Tugboat Provisioning: Smaller-scale chandler service to port tugs, often combined with bunker delivery scheduling.
Tuna (Canned): IMPA 550107 in oil, 185 g tin, ambient store.

U

UHT Cream: IMPA 551006 long-life cream, 200 mL pack, ambient stable.
Unilever Food Solutions Marine: Industrial bouillon and condiment supplier feeding chandler catalogs.
Unit Cost Tracking (Provisioning): PMS or catering software metric tracking cost per portion against menu cycle.
USDA Choice: Beef grading reference commonly required in chandler RFQs as the minimum quality threshold.
USDA Grade A Eggs: Quality grade specified in provisioning contracts for US sourced supply.
USDA Prime: Highest beef grade, restricted to officer-mess specification on cruise and luxury yacht categories.

V

V.Group: Parent of V.Ships, world's largest third-party ship manager.
VAT Exempt Stores: Chandler invoices for international voyages typically zero rated under EU VAT Directive Article 148 (a) (b).
Vegetable Oil: IMPA 550402 1 L bottle or 5 L jerrycan, dry stores staple.
Vegetarian Provisioning: Increasingly required for Indian crew, served by Mumbai and Cochin chandlers with dedicated dry-stores cycle.
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI): Larger chandlers offer VMI for major fleets, with reorder triggered by ship's PMS.
Verband Deutscher Schiffsausruester: German Ship Suppliers Association, ISSA national member based in Hamburg.
Vetting (Chandler): OCIMF SIRE 2.0 questions on stores and provisions extend to chandler qualification on tankers.
Vinegar (White): IMPA 550407 5 L jerrycan, ambient store.
Vitamin Premix (Bread): Folic acid and iron fortification permitted under EC Regulation 1925/2006.
Voyage Provisioning Plan: Master and cook agreed plan for fresh, frozen, and dry stores across a passage.

W

Warehouse Management System (WMS): Chandler back-end system tracking lot, expiry, and reorder.
Waste Stream (Galley): MARPOL Annex V categorization, food waste and packaging segregated for compliant discharge.
Water (Potable, Bottled): IMPA 551640 series, supplemental to ship's potable water tanks.
Welfare Stores: MLC Title 3 covered category for crew recreation supplies, separate from provisions.
Wheat Flour: IMPA 550701 25 kg sack, bakery staple.
Wholesale Reefer Distributor: Sysco, Bidcorp, and Brakes feed chandler cold chains in Europe and North America.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Norwegian-based maritime services group offering port agency and Unitor products.
Worldwide Provisioning Network: Wrist Ship Supply's umbrella name for its branch and agent coverage.
Wrist Ship Supply: Aalborg, Denmark headquartered global ship chandler founded 1953, serves 2,200-plus ports.

X

X-Ray Inspection (Bonded Stores): Customs check used in some US and UK ports for sealed bonded lockers.
Xenon Bulb (Galley Hood Lighting): IMPA 791010 series replacement bulb, included in stores order.

Y

Yeast (Active Dry): IMPA 550509 instant dry yeast, 500 g vacuum pack, bakery store.
Yogurt: IMPA 551014 plain yogurt, 1 kg tub, chiller store.
Yokohama Provisioning: Major Japanese hub served by SSAJ members for fresh and frozen provisions.

Z

Zero-Rated Stores Invoice: VAT and GST exempt invoicing under most national rules for vessels on international voyages.
Zone Heating Galley: HVAC zone separation requirement under SOLAS II-2 to limit smoke spread from galley to accommodation.
Zoonotic Risk (Provisions): Driver of veterinary certificate requirement on meat and poultry chandler deliveries.
Zwilling J.A. Henckels: Solingen, Germany knife manufacturer common in galley professional knife sets.