SurveyEra

Maritime Surveying • Cargo • Ships • Inspection

Survey software

Reference

Glossary

Marine surveying, cargo and measurement terms, each linked to the article that explains it properly rather than to a one-line definition.

A

  • apparent trim

    Explained in: Trim Correction in a Draft Survey: First, Second and the Sign Errors

C

  • compression bar

    Explained in: Hatch Cover Weathertightness: Pre-Loading Inspection Checklist

  • cross-joint seal

    Explained in: Hatch Cover Weathertightness: Pre-Loading Inspection Checklist

D

  • deductibles

    Explained in: How to Perform a Draft Survey: The Full Procedure

  • displacement

    Explained in: How to Perform a Draft Survey: The Full Procedure

  • draft survey

    Explained in: How to Perform a Draft Survey: The Full Procedure

F

  • first trim correction

    Explained in: Trim Correction in a Draft Survey: First, Second and the Sign Errors

H

L

  • LCF

    Explained in: Trim Correction in a Draft Survey: First, Second and the Sign Errors

  • light ship

    Explained in: How to Perform a Draft Survey: The Full Procedure

  • longitudinal centre of flotation

    Explained in: Trim Correction in a Draft Survey: First, Second and the Sign Errors

M

  • MCTC

    Explained in: Trim Correction in a Draft Survey: First, Second and the Sign Errors

  • mean of means

    Explained in: How to Perform a Draft Survey: The Full Procedure

P

  • packing indentation

    Explained in: Hatch Cover Weathertightness: Pre-Loading Inspection Checklist

Q

  • quarter mean

    Explained in: How to Perform a Draft Survey: The Full Procedure

S

T

  • tonnes per centimetre

    Explained in: What Is TPC in a Draft Survey?

  • TPC

    Explained in: What Is TPC in a Draft Survey?

  • trim correction

    Explained in: Trim Correction in a Draft Survey: First, Second and the Sign Errors

W