Identify features of the economic business cycle. 1  Business cycles are identified as having four distinct phases: expansion, peak, contraction, and trough.  Business cycle fluctuations occur around a long-term growth trend and are usually measured by considering the growth rate of real gross domestic product.
Abstract: Rate of turn indicator for a nautical vessel, aircraft and the like indicating the rate of turn or swing in units such as degrees per unit of time from a particular course of travel.. Field of the Invention. The present invention relates to a navigational aid or nautical instrument, and more particularly, pertains to a rate of turn indicator for indicating the rate of turn from a course of travel for a vessel or other like vehicle.
Pay aboard ships is based on a daily rate, however, and may include overtime as part of labor agreement. The daily rate for an ordinary seaman, as of August 2013, is $170 per day, or $4,760 for a 28-day tour of duty. For a wiper, the day rate is slightly higher at $205 per day or $5,740 for 28 days.