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The first main transverse watertight bulkhead forward of the stern. The
aft peak tank is the watertight compartment between this bulkhead and
the stern.
Ballast Tanks
Tanks which are filled with sea water to alter the trim or draught of a
vessel
Bilge keel
A length of offset bulb plate attached at the bilge position along about a
third of the length of a vessel to help reduce rolling. The bilge being the
area where the side plating meets the shell plating the rounding of the
bilge.
Bow
The forward most part of the ship, sometimes termed the pointy end.
Bulwark
The plating that stands vertically above the vessels exposed decks,
these are fitted for safety of personnel and prevent loss of items which
may come loose during transit, they are not structural members, and if
of solid construction must have freeing ports capable of removing wash
from the deck area.
Bulwark
Hatch Coaming
Freeing Port
Freeboard deck
Bulbous Bow
Fitted to disrupt bow wave generation and reduce the ships resistance.
Collision bulkhead
Coaming
Cofferdam
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Deep tank
Tank extending from the shell plating, or inner bottom to the lowest deck
or higher.
Double Bottom
The inner bottom is the top of the double bottom structure, below the
inner bottom are stiffeners which attach between the shell plating and
the inner bottom plating, the plating plus stiffeners is the double bottom
structure. The purpose of the double bottom is to maintain watertight
integrity should the shell plating become pierced, it is normal on many
vessels for the double bottoms to be used as ballast tanks.
Duct Keel
Sometimes know as the pipe duct, it contains piping and valves which
would otherwise have to run through cargo holds, it runs along the
length of the vessel from the forward transverse bulkhead of the
machinery space. As the name keel suggests it runs along the bottom
of the vessels structure.
Forecastle
Stem
Bulbous Bow
Fairlead
Floor
Forecastle
Forward perpendicular
Freeboard Deck
Girder
Gusset
Intercostal
Keel
The backbone of the ship, usually a flat plate running longitudinally, which is
stiffened by a vertical plate being welded to its centreline inside the hull.
Midship section
This is a cross section taken at the mid position between the two
perpendiculars.
Panting
Rudder
The aerofoil fin used for steering the vessel, they come in various forms,
balanced, semi-balanced and unbalanced.
Rudder Pintle
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Scantlings
Scupper
Sheer strake
Spectacle frame
Strength member which shell plating is attached to, the structure projects
out from the vessel to support propeller shafts in twin screw ships.
Stem
This is the plating or bar where the termination of shell and side plating at
the forward end occurs.
Stern
The after most part of the ship, sometimes termed the blunt end.
Stern frame
Strength member including the rudder post used in the construction of single
and triple screw vessels.
Rudder Pintles
Stern Frame
Semi-balanced rudder
Stiffener
Stiffeners
Superstructure
Any structure above the freeboard deck spanning more than 92% the
breadth of the ship
Transverse
Tripping Bracket
Tween Decks
Void
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Wash Bulkhead
A partial bulkhead fitted along the centreline in a tank, usually found in deep
tanks and peak tanks to withstand the flow of liquid caused by the ships
motion.
Watertight bulkhead
Winch
Windlass
A similar piece of equipment to the winch used for raising the ships anchor,
often combined to operate as a windlass and winch with a clutch to
disconnect the windlass
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