PFD - Personal Floatation Device: Approved floats meant as life preservers and carried on board American ships.
Category: - Maritime - Risk - Acronym

Pilot - A trained captain who's job is to guide vessels into harbours, past underwater obstructions.
Category: - Maritime

Pilotage - The act carried out by a pilot of assisting the master of a ship in navigation when entering or leaving a port. Sometimes used to define the fee payable for the services of a pilot.
Category: - Maritime

Pilotage Dues - A fee payable by the owner or operator of a ship for the services of a pilot. This fee is normally based on the ship's tonnage.
Category: - Maritime

Pilot House - An enclosed place in which the main steering wheel, controls, engine room, telegraph, etc., are located. A wheel house.
Category: - Maritime

Pintle - A pin on which a rudder hinges.
Category: - Maritime

PIW - Person In Water
Category: - Maritime - Risk - Acronym

Pixel - The smallest unit of resolution on a display often used to display one grid cell at the highest display resolution.
Category: - GIS

Planking - Wood covering for decks, etc.
Category: - Maritime

Plating - The plates of a hull, a deck, a bulkhead, etc.
Category: - Maritime