Maritime Glossary
Source-cited definitions for shipping, engineering, navigation, and regulatory terminology. Confidence-scored and verified against primary IMO, IHO, and industry sources.
- MARPOLInternational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- The primary international convention preventing pollution of the sea from ships.
- regulationenvironmentpollutionhigh confidence
- Maritime Labour ConventionMLC 2006 · MLC
- The ILO convention establishing minimum international standards for seafarers' working and living conditions.
- seafarersregulationwelfarehigh confidence
- Maritime Mobile Service IdentityMMSI
- A unique nine-digit number identifying a vessel in digital selective calling (DSC) and AIS communications.
- navigationsafetyregulationhigh confidence
- MasterCaptain · commanding officer
- The certified officer holding ultimate command, responsibility, and legal authority over a vessel and all persons on board.
- seafarersmanagementlegalhigh confidence
- Methanol (Marine Fuel)bio-methanol · e-methanol · green methanol
- A liquid alcohol fuel increasingly used as a low- or zero-carbon marine fuel, capable of burning in adapted diesel engines.
- fueldecarbonizationengineeringhigh confidence