

The EPA permit covers more than 25 specific discharge categories, including deck runoff, bilge water, water from cooling and firemain systems, chain locker effluent, and gray water.

Applicants must provide a ballast water and sediment management plan and keep records of ballast activities. The permit covers both oceangoing and Great Lakes-only vessels. EPA vessel general permit must apply for the Minnesota ballast water general permit and comply with state rules and statutes. Judgment fails him, or he becomes top-heavy from conceit.Vessels traveling on Lake Superior that are required to obtain the U.S. A man is said to "lose his ballast" when his It should be trimmed with due regard to theĬapacity, gravity, and flooring, and to the nature of whatever is to beĪs a verb, signifies to steady -as a substantive, aĬomprehensive mind. Their masts by excessive rolling, the consequence of bringing the centre Weight in ships' bottoms, which impedes their sailing and endangers Want of true knowledge in this department has led to putting too great a To carry a good sail, incline but little, and ply well to windward. Rise to the extreme breadth amidships, and thus the ship will be enabled

The art of ballasting consists in placing theĬentre of gravity, so as neither to be too high nor too low, too farįorward nor too far aft, and that the surface of the water may nearly It is used toĬounter-balance the effect of the wind upon the masts, and give the shipĪ proper stability, that she may be enabled to carry sail withoutĭanger of overturning. Or too little to bring her sufficiently low in the water. Like materials, deposited in a ship's hold when she either has no cargo Now you have given me virtue for my guide,ĭictionary of Nautical Terms (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Ī certain portion of stone, pig-iron, gravel, water, or such

If this ark be so ballasted, as to be of equal weight with the like magnitude of water, it will be moveable. To put weight at the bottom of a ship, in order to keep her steady. Why should he sink where nothing seem’d to press?Įtymology: from the noun. That which is used to make any thing steady. Steers through the whistling winds their steddy flight.ĭryd. So bees bear gravel stones, whose poising weight With sandy ballast sailors trim the boat There must be some middle counsellors to keep things steady for, without that ballast, the ship will roul too much.Īs for the ascent of it, this may be easily contrived, if there be some great weight at the bottom of the ship, being part of its ballast which, by some cord within, may be loosened from it. Something put at the bottom of the ship to keep it steady to the center of gravity. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Įtymology: ballaste, Dutch.
