BOW
(front)
STERN
(back)
DECK = FLOOR
MAINDECK= the longest floor
FORECASTLE
FOREDECK
AFTERDECK
D (or POOPDECK)
SUPERSTRUCTURE= accomodation and
wheelhouse (bridge)
MAIN MAST
FOREMAST (on the forecastle)
FUNNEL
D
HULL = (Enveloppe)
G
A Bow The front of the ship (This ship has a bulbous bow) G Afterdeck The deck aft
B Stern The back of the ship H Foredeck The deck of a ship from the accommodation
C Superstructure (or accomodation) to the forecastle.
D Hull The part of the ship that is partly in the water I Forecastle (pronounced fowksil and often
E Freeboard The part of the hull that is above the water. spelled fo’c’sle) A raised part of the foredeck near the bow
F Draught/draft The part of the hull that is below the water line. J Keel The bottom of the ship
A Propeller usually made of metal, and has F Radar scanners send impulses that reflect off objects
blades. When the engines turns, it drives the ship G Bridge (or wheelhouse) The ship is navigated from here
ahead (forwards or astern (backwards). H Foremast It usually has a special light and the ship’s
B Rudder the rudder turns to port (to the left) or foghorn blown in case of low visibility
to starboard (to the right). The ship then turns in I Anchor the weight of the chain and its resistance on the
that direction. seabed hold the ship in place.
C Lifeboat Used in an emergency when the crew J Bowthruster This is a small propeller that can swing the
have to abandon ship. bow direction starboard or portside (for manœuvre)
D Funnel The exhaust gasses pass from the K Engine room: engine(s), generators and other machinery
engines and generators through pipes in the are located here. The engine(s) turn(s) the propeller shaft
funnel.
E Main mast carries lights and some electronic
A Engine room
B Propeller shaft A steel shaft to which the propeller is fixed.
C Loadline A special mark on the side of the ship indicating the level to which the ship may be
loaded.
D Monkey Island Deck atop (above) the wheelhouse
E Hold The place where cargo is stowed (placed) on the ship. In ships that carry liquid cargoes, the
“holds” are tanks in which the liquid cargo is carried, those ships are called tankers.
F Tweendeck A deck inside the hold where cargo can be stowed.
G Lower hold The lower part of the hold where cargo can be stowed.
H Forepeak Tank Used to stow liquid cargo or fresh water or ballast water. (Ballast water is sea
water that is used to trim [level] the ship.)
I Crane Used to lift cargo
J Crane jib
RIGHT OR WRONG:
1- The front of a vessel is called the bow
2- The beam is the maximum length of the ship
3- The draft is the part below the waterline
4- The superstructure includes the wheelhouse and the engineroom
5- The forecastle is at the front of the ship
6- In the engine room you find engines; generators and other machinery
7- the rudder makes the ship go ahead and astern
8- the propeller makes the ship turn left and right
9- The raddar scanners are on the foremast
10- the afterdeck is located at the bow of the ship
The marking is now compulsory on all ships and was called the Plimsoll
Line, but is generally called now the loadline.
A Deck Line
B Summer freeboard
(The measurement from the
Summer mark S to the main deck
of the ship.)
C These show
the Classification Society
(Lloyd’s Register)A B (American
Bureau of Shipping) or N V (Det
Norske Veritas)
TF Tropical Fresh
F Fresh Water
T Tropical Water
S Summer
W Winter
WNA Winter North Atlantic
Crane
Crane jib
Hatch cover (open)
lifeboat
Ship’s name
IMO number Port of registry
•Alley Passage on a ship
• Bulkhead Wall or vertical partition on a ship
• Bunk Bed on a ship
• Cabin Bedroom on a ship
• Catwalk platform used for passage to inaccessible areas on a ship
permitting fore and aft passage
• Deckhead Ceiling on a ship
• Galley Kitchen on a ship
• Gangway The set of steps used to board or to disembark
from a ship.
• Hatch Opening in a deck
• Hawspipe the pipe passing through the bow section of a ship that the
anchor chain passes through.
• Heads Toilets (on naval vessels)
• Mess Crew’s dining area on a merchant ship (on naval ships
this can refer to the crew’s sleeping quarters)
• Porthole Round window on a ship
• Saloon Officers’ dining room on a ship
PORTSIDE (left)
STARBOARD SIDE (right)
A Off the Port Quarter F Off the Starboard Quarter
B Off the Port Beam or G Off the Starboard Beam or
Abeam Abeam
C Off the Port Bow H Off the Starboard Bow
D Astern I Stern
Abaft The Funnel (D) is ABAFT the Main Mast (E) Forward (Pronounced forrard) more towards
(the funnel is more towards the stern than the Main the bow - ex The Main Mast (E)
Mast.) is FORWARD of the Funnel (D)
Aft the accommodation is AFT (near the stern B). Midships The middle point on the ship,
Aloft A person at A is ALOFT (up the mast). shown at H on the diagram.
Atop The Monkey Island (F) is ATOP (above) the Thwartships Something that lies across a
bridge (G) ship, ex from the port side of the ship to the
Below The Wheelhouse (G) is BELOW the Monkey starboard side.
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