Water Transportation Unit 4

WORKSHEET 1

Types of Sea Features

Transportation
 passenger ship used for leisure voyager
___________________  wide range of added _________________ that
cater to tourists
 highlight of the vacation is the
__________________, not the ________________
 one of the world’s largest cruise ship is
_____________________________ owned by
_____________________________

Motor yachts
A) ________________  no cabin, ______________ amenities

B) Weekender yachts  one or two basic cabins

 _______________________________________

C) Cruising yachts  _________________ amenities to allow for living

aboard for _______________________
D) ________________

 with living amenities and sporting fishing equipment

E) Luxury yachts

 similar to other motor yachts, with more luxurious

finishings or amenities
 an example of a luxury yacht is
___________________________

Sailing yachts
A) ________________  small, at under 6 metres (20 ft.) in length
 most do not have a cabin as they are designed for
hourly or daily use and not for
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_______________________

B) Weekender yachts  under 9.5 metres (31 ft.) in length

 designed to undertake ___________________,
rarely lasting more than ____________________
 usually have only a simple cabin, a galley (kitchen),
seating and navigation equipment

C) Cruising yachts
 most common yacht in _____________________
 _____________ metres (23-46 ft.)
 easily handled qualities, interior space, good light-
wind performance and on-board comfort
D) ________________
 speed of up to 35 knots can be attained in extreme
conditions
 equipped with light hull, tall mast and wide sail area
sacrifice crew comfort for speed, having basic
accommodation to ____________________
E) ________________

 generally 25 metres (82 ft.) or longer

 evolved from fairly simple vessels with basic
accommodation into sophisticated and luxurious
boats
Freighter travel  passenger will pay a ____________ vessel to
transport him along with whatever they are ferrying
across the sea
 passenger can choose to disembark from one ship,
spend a week ashore at a place of his choice, and
then join another ship for the rest of his voyage
 passenger will have a ________________ and

access to ___________________, such as lounge

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and dining hall

 typical passengers on freighters:
- retired and early retired people who can afford
the time
- _______________________________
- _______________________________
- _______________________________

______________________  also known as an ________________________ or

ACV, is a craft capable of travelling over land,
water, mud or ice and other surfaces both at speed
and when stationary
 operate by creating a cushion of
___________________________ between the hull
of the vessel and the surface below
 can be used as ___________________ transports
in disaster relief, coastguard, military, survey
applications, sport or passenger service

Hydrofoils  wing-like structure mounted on struts, which lifts the

boat out of the water during forward motion, in
order to reduce _____________________
 as a hydrofoil-equipped watercraft
_______________ in speed, the hydrofoil elements
below the hull(s) develop enough ________ to
raise the __________________ of the water
 Negative factors:
- boats will fall off if the hydrofoils hit something
- may fatally injure _______________________
- ____________ to build
- conservative industry
- technical complexity and _________________
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 Positive factors:
- With current steady increases in
_______________________, hydrofoils offer
advantages over conventional high-speed craft
- different technical solutions are being developed
to overcome the old problems with
_________________________ and
_________________________

Riverboats /  ship built boat designed for inland navigation on

_______________ lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways
 equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the
carrying trades, for ___________________
transport
 constructed with ________________________
feature that optimizes them as riverine or lake
service craft such as dredgers, survey boats,
fisheries management craft, fireboats and law
enforcement patrol craft
 usually ___________________ than ships built for
the open seas, with limited ________________
and ________________ equipment
 a ferryboat is often used to _________ a river; a
riverboat is used to travel ___________________
of the river, while carrying passengers and cargo,
or both, for revenue.
 Typical uses:
- ______________________________
- Local and low cost passenger transport
- _____________________________