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| AFT: Towards the stern of the ship AHEAD: Forward direction of travel ASTERN: Movement of the ships engines necessary to reverse direction from going ahead. Also when this operation has been carried out it becomes the direction of the ship BOW: Fore part of the ship. BRIDGE, DOCKING: Narrow structure towards the stern of a ship used to obtain a clear view when docking. BUNKER: Compartment for the storage of coal or oil fuel. |
DOLPHIN: A mooring point formed by driving poles into the bed of the harbour. DOUBLE BOTTOM: Space between the double plating at the bottom of the ship. Divided into separate tanks it is often used for the carriage of water ballast. FORE: Towards the bow or forward part of the ship. FRAMES: Steel ribs or girders on the inside of the hull to to give strength and rigidity and allow the fixing of the side plates. Usually numbered consecutively from aft. GALLEY: Kitchen |
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT: Drawing(s) showing the configuration of the ship. KEEL: Line of uninterrupted plating the full length of the bottom of a ship always laid down first. KNOT: Nautical unit of speed. 1 knot = 1.14 miles per hour. MIDSHIP SECTION: Transverse section of a ship at the mid point of her length. PORT: Left hand side of ship when looking forward. STARBOARD: Right hand side of ship when looking forward. |
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