Glossary Terms

A separator placed in aircraft, boat and truck tanks to stop liquid from easily sloshing around within the tank. This reduces the inertia from any sudden movement made from the craft, being exaggerated by additional movement of liquid within a tank. There will still be movement within the sections of Read more…

When your fuel tank isn’t completely full, the moisture in the air can condensate, leaving a small film of water at the top of the tank between the air and the diesel. Microbial organisms can then grow in this space, when they die, they sink to the bottom of the Read more…

Both refer to debris found in the ocean, but they differ based on how/why they got there. Flotsam This accounts for the majority of the rubbish you find in our oceans. Flotsam refers to those articles which accidentally make it into the ocean, either by blowing off boats or left Read more…

The toilet on a boat is called the head.

IBC = Intermediate Bulk Container, or Bowser (like the character in Super Mario), is a container for storing liquid.

A measure of speed often used at sea, 1 knot (kn) = 1 nautical mile per hour ~= 1.852 km/h