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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Cavitation tunnel
A facility used for propeller cavitation tests. This is a vertical water circuit with large diameter pipes. A parallel inflow is established.
Angle of flooding
Downflooding angle related to intact stability is the angle of heel at which the lower edge of openings in the hull, superstructures or deckhouses that cannot be closed weathertight immerse.
Lifeboat
A motor-propelled survival craft carried by a ship for use in emergency. A ship should be its own best lifeboat but there are sometimes situations where abandonment of the ship is unavoidable.