Thursday, September 9, 2010

Glossary

 

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Table - Any kind of organization by placement of records into rows and columns.
Category: - GIS


Tail Shaft - A short section of a propeller shaft extending through the stern tube and carrying the propeller.
Category: - Maritime


Tank barge - A vessel designed for carrying -usually- liquid cargo. Often has an engine and a pump to assist in transferring cargo, but does not have main propulsion equipment.
Category: - Maritime


Tank Cleaning - Removal of all traces of a cargo from the tanks of a tanker normally by means of high pressure water jets.
Category: - Maritime


Tanker - A tanker is a bulk carrier designed to transport liquid cargo, most often petroleum products. Oil tankers vary in size from small coastal vessels of 1,500 tons deadweight, through medium-sized ship of 60,000 tons, to the giant VLCCs (very large crude carriers).
Category: - Maritime


Tankerman - The official USCG classification of the person that supervises the transfer of cargo between vessels or vessel and shore. There are different grades of expertise A, B, C, D and LFG - relating to the degree of hazard in relation to fire.
Category: - Maritime


Tank Top - The plating over the double bottom.
Category: - Maritime


Team Leader - The Team Leader is the senior in experience of the two SAR Techs in a team. He/she does not lead the entire aircraft crew, but only his/her team of SAR Techs. On the aircraft he/she is responsible for the well being of any casualties. Once the Team Leader is on the ground, he/she is responsible for all ground operations.
Category: - SAR


Tee-bar - A structural shape with cross section resembling the letter T.
Category: - Maritime


Temperature - In general, the degree of hotness or coldness measured against some definite scale by means of a thermometer.
Category: - Weather


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