| SMM |
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Safety Management Manual (ism) |
| SMS |
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Safety Management System |
| SNC (Societe en nom Collectif) |
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A general partnership in France, Italy, Romania and Spain.
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| Snubbing Winch |
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Rotating and ratcheted drum used for winding sheet
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| SOB |
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Shipped on board |
| SOC |
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Shipper Owned Container |
| SOF |
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Statement of facts |
| SOLAS |
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The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
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| SOLAS |
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Safety of Life At Sea |
| Solvent |
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Substance capable of absorbing another solid, liquid or gas to form a homogeneous mixture; usually a liquid
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| SOM |
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Swedish Official Measure |
| SOPEP |
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Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan (ism) |
| SOSC |
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State On-Scene (On-Site) Commander |
| Sounding Pipe |
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A pipe that leads out of a compartment to deck; serves to allow a measuring tape or rod to access the compartment through it in order to find out the level of liquid in the compartment
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| Sounding Rod |
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A graduated weight that is attached to a line and used for measuring the depth of liquid in a compartment
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| SP |
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safe port |
| SpA (Societa per Azioni) |
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This is a private limited company in Italy.
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| Spar |
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Long round piece of timber; general term for boom, mast, yard, etc.
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| Spar Ceiling |
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Removable strips of timbers or battens fixed to the frames in the cargo hold to keep cargo away from the ships sides; this promotes ventilation and prevents cargo damage by condensation and chafing
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| Sparks |
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Another name for radio officer
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| Special Survey |
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A thorough and complete examination, and tests at regular intervals for the renewal of classification with ships classification society; usually carried out once every five-year period with an intermediate survey held once about the half-way point
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| Specific Gravity |
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Of a substance, is the ratio of the weight of unit volume of the substance to the weight of unit volume of water at 4oC
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| Specific Heat |
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The amount of heat required to raise a unit mass of a substance by a unit temperature
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| Specific Volume |
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Amount of space occupied by a unit mass of a substance
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| Spill Pipe |
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Overflow pipe
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| Spinnaker |
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Sail set forward of the forestay when wind is coming from astern or abeam
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| Splice |
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1. join in a rope or cable made by interweaving the strands of both ropes; 2. to join two ends of ropes by splicing
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| SPM |
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Single Point Mooring System |
| Sponson |
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1. outboard projection of upper deck for fitting searchlight, etc.; 2. fore and aft projection to protect paddle box
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| Spontaneous Ignition Temperature |
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The lowest temperature at which a material will burn without the introduction of an ignition source
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