Shipbuilding Term Quiz

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  • Created by: AndyTam
  • Created on: 12-06-24 16:30

1. Astern

  • Beneath the deck or inside the boat
  • The lowest outward corner of the vessel's midship section or the lowest space within her at that point
  • In the after end of a vessel or a location off the vessel and behind it
  • A waterborne vehicle smaller than a ship
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2. Bridge Deck

  • The transverse partition between the cockpit and the cabin on a small yacht, the joining structure between the hulls of a catamaran or the superstructure deck on which the Bridge is situated.
  • Any non-powered vessel solely used for the carriage or cargo
  • A portable set of steps on the side of a ship for the use of people when boarding the vessel from small boats or a pier
  • Side by side or alongside the vessel or broad off her beam

3. Bow

  • The vessel's area and spaces forward of the point where the sides begin to turn in toward the stem
  • The first deck above the uppermost or main deck at the after end of the vessel and forming the top of the poop
  • Towards the stern part of or abaft the vessel
  • A portable set of steps on the side of a ship for the use of people when boarding the vessel from small boats or a pier

4. Beam

  • In midships or in the middle of the ship, either with regard to her length or breadth. Hence that timber or frame, which has the greatest breadth and capacity in the ship is denominated in the "midship bend"
  • Towards the stern part of or abaft the vessel
  • The maximum breadth of the vessel
  • Any non-powered vessel solely used for the carriage or cargo

5. Bilge

  • The lowest outward corner of the vessel's midship section or the lowest space within her at that point
  • An enclosed superstructure at the extreme after end of the vessel
  • In the after end of a vessel or a location off the vessel and behind it
  • The transverse partition between the cockpit and the cabin on a small yacht, the joining structure between the hulls of a catamaran or the superstructure deck on which the Bridge is situated.

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