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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
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Container cell guides
Containers are commonly stowed below deck and sometimes on deck within fixed vertical cell guides, which guide them into place and ensure that they do not move during the voyage.
MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT (MODUs)
If geological predictions based on seismic surveys show that a particular offshore area offer promising prospects for finding oil, a well is drilled to examine these predictions.
Boiler
An apparatus used to produce steam, either for the main propulsion or for auxiliary machinery. A boiler is, in general, any closed liquid-containing vessel to which heat is applied