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Parts of A Vessel
Parts of A Vessel
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
OF A VESSEL
How much do
you know about
ships
PARTS OF A VESSEL
What’s the cabin?
HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS
TRANSVERSAL DIMENSIONS
VERTICAL DIMENSIONS
HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS
RIGHT
STARDBOARD SIDE
STARBOARD STARBOARD
BOW QUARTER
F
CENTER B
R
BOW FORWARD
AFT STERN A
O AMIDSHIP
C
N
K
T
PORT BOW
PORT QUARTER
PORT SIDE
LEFT
TRANSVERSAL DIMENSIONS
BREADTH / BEAM
STARBOARD PORT
SIDE SIDE
VERTICAL DIMENSIONS
HIGHEST
POINT
A
I
R
D H
R E
A I
F G
MAIN DECK T
H
FREEBOARD
T
WATERLINE D
E
DRAUGHT/ P
DRAFT T
H
KEEL UNDER KEEL
CLEARANCE
SEABED
EXERCISES
DEFINITION WORD
1 The right of the ship. starboard side
2 The left of the ship. port side
3 The front of the vessel. bow
4 The back of the vessel. stern
5 The middle part of the ship. amidship
6 At the front of the vessel. forward
7 At the back of the vessel. aft
8 Distance between the bow and the stern of the vessel. length overall
9 Distance between the port side and the starboard side of the vessel. breadth / beam
10 Distance between the waterline and the highest point of the vessel. air draft
11 Distance between the main deck and the keel. depth
12 Distance between waterline and the keel. draught/draft
13 Distance between the main deck and the waterline. freeboard
14 Distance between the keel and the seabed. Under keel clearance (UKC)
INTERNAL PARTS
OF A SHIP
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
AFTERPEAK FOREPEAK
The extreme forward or after lower
compartment or tank usually used for
trimming or storage in a ship.
STERNPOST
STERNPOST
FRAMES
(cuadernas)
STEM
KEEL
Extension of the keel to
The lowest part of a vessel. the main deck
EXTERNAL PARTS
OF A SHIP
THE SUPERSTRUTURE THE BOW THE FORECASTLE HATCH COVER
THE STERN THE POOP DECK THE WINDLASS FUNNEL
THE MAIN DECK THE BRIDGE MOORING WINCH
The bottom
of the hull
BOW
It’s a part of the vessel at the forefoot of a ship (just below the
waterline) which is used to reduce turbulence and increase
speed.
THE STERN
STERN
THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
MAIN DECK
CHIMNEY
THE MAIN DECK
POOP
DECK
CARGO HOLD
CARGO
HOLD
HATCHWAY
KEEL
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT