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General Arrangement Plan: Lesson 2
General Arrangement Plan: Lesson 2
Lesson 2
cross-sections
deadweight
engine power speed
class
a. upper deck or main deck b. forecastle c. tweendeck d. tanktop e. upper hold and lower hold f. peak tank g. chain locker h. bosuns locker i. collision bulkheads j. engine room k. steering machinery l. double bottom m. cofferdams n. superstructure
highest deck of the hull, usually but not always the weather deck; in sailing warships often a deck under the upper deck
b. Forecastle
foremost part of the upper deck
c. Tweendeck
space between decks intermediate deck
d. Tanktop
inside bottom of the vessel
f. Peak tank
foremost and aftermost spaces of the vessel
g. Chain locker
storage for anchor chain
h. Bosuns locker
= Boatswains locker
i. Collision bulkheads
foremost major watertight bulkhead
j. Engine room
= machinery space
watertight compartment
situated over the after peaktank houses the main and auxiliary machinery
j. Engine room
on a large percentage of vessels engine room is
located near the bottom, and at the aft usually comprises few compartments - this design maximizes the cargo carrying capacity of the vessel and situates the prime mover close to the propeller, minimizing equipment cost and problems posed from long shaft lines
k. Steering machinery
gives the power for moving the rudder
l. Double bottom
provides strength and storage space for fuel,
lubricating oil, fresh water, salt (ballast) water and potable water
m. Cofferdams
empty spaces / longitudinal and transverse
separations between tanks prevent leaking of liquids from one double bottom tank into another
n. Superstructure
accommodation for the crew and passengers
left side
in front of behind
M.E. TERM forward aft amidships starboard s. port s. before / forward of abaft / aft of athwartships fore and aft