1 THE SHIP

GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
OF A VESSEL
 How much do
you know about
ships
PARTS OF A VESSEL
What’s the cabin?

It’s (a place) where the crew sleep.

What’s the rudder?

It’s something which gives

propulsion to the ship.
USEFUL LANGUAGE

It’s a device which / that is used

to/for ….

It’s a person who / that ….

It’s a place where ....

 SHIP’S
DIMENSIONS
WHAT DIMENSIONS DOES A VESSEL HAVE?

HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS

TRANSVERSAL DIMENSIONS

VERTICAL DIMENSIONS
 HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS

LENGTH OVERALL (LOA)

RIGHT

STARDBOARD SIDE
STARBOARD STARBOARD
BOW QUARTER

F
CENTER B
R
BOW FORWARD
AFT STERN A
O AMIDSHIP
C
N
K
T
PORT BOW

PORT QUARTER
PORT SIDE

LEFT
 TRANSVERSAL DIMENSIONS

BREADTH / BEAM

STARBOARD PORT
SIDE SIDE
 VERTICAL DIMENSIONS

HIGHEST
POINT

A
I
R
D H
R E
A I
F G
MAIN DECK T
H
FREEBOARD
T
WATERLINE D
E
DRAUGHT/ P
DRAFT T
H
KEEL UNDER KEEL
CLEARANCE

SEABED
 EXERCISES

DEFINITION WORD
1 The right of the ship. starboard side
2 The left of the ship. port side
3 The front of the vessel. bow
4 The back of the vessel. stern
5 The middle part of the ship. amidship
6 At the front of the vessel. forward
7 At the back of the vessel. aft
8 Distance between the bow and the stern of the vessel. length overall
9 Distance between the port side and the starboard side of the vessel. breadth / beam
10 Distance between the waterline and the highest point of the vessel. air draft
11 Distance between the main deck and the keel. depth
12 Distance between waterline and the keel. draught/draft
13 Distance between the main deck and the waterline. freeboard
14 Distance between the keel and the seabed. Under keel clearance (UKC)
INTERNAL PARTS
OF A SHIP
 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

a MAIN DECK h BOSUN LOCKER

b FORECASTLE/FOC’SLE i COLLISION BULKHEAD
c TWEEN DECK j ENGINE ROOM
d LOWER DECK (TANKTOP) k STEERING ENGINE ROOM
e UPPER HOLD/LOWER HOLD l DOUBLE BOTTOM TANK
f FOREPEAK/AFTERPEAK m COFFERDAM
g CHAIN LOCKER n SUPERSTRUCTURE
 FORE/AFTER BULKHEAD

AFTERPEAK FOREPEAK
The extreme forward or after lower
compartment or tank usually used for
trimming or storage in a ship.
 STERNPOST

It is the vertical structural post at the stern of a ship or a boat

 Ribs that are transverse to
BEAMS the keel.
(baos)

STERNPOST
FRAMES
(cuadernas)

STEM
KEEL
Extension of the keel to
The lowest part of a vessel. the main deck
EXTERNAL PARTS
OF A SHIP
THE SUPERSTRUTURE THE BOW THE FORECASTLE HATCH COVER
THE STERN THE POOP DECK THE WINDLASS FUNNEL
THE MAIN DECK THE BRIDGE MOORING WINCH

THE STERN THE BOW

FUNNEL
MOORING WINCH
THE BRIDGE
THE FORECASTLE

THE MAIN DECK

THE POOP THE SUPER HATCH

DECK STRUCTURE COVER THE WINDLASS
 THE HULL

It is the watertight body of the ship below the

main deck.

The bottom
of the hull

The cargo holds are in the hull.

 THE BOW

The front of a vessel.

BOW

Ex. The captain is at the bow of the vessel.

 BULBOUS BOW

It’s a part of the vessel at the forefoot of a ship (just below the
waterline) which is used to reduce turbulence and increase
speed.
 THE STERN

The aft end of a vessel.

STERN
 THE SUPERSTRUCTURE

The construction of the ship above her main deck. It is

also called the acommodation

MAIN DECK

Ex. The superstructure is at the stern

 WHAT’S IN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE ?

Bridge Galley Salon

Cabin

Messroom Laundry Infirmary

 THE FUNNEL

The chimney on shore.

CHIMNEY
THE MAIN DECK

The principal deck of the ship. It is also called

weather deck.

Ex. The superstructure is on the main deck.

WHAT’S ON THE
MAIN DECK?
 WHAT’S ON THE MAIN DECK?

Hatch covers Pipelines Funnel

Derrick/ crane Superstructure Foc’sle

 THE FORECASTLE/ THE FOC’SLE

A partial deck, above the main deck and

at the (head/bow) of the vessel.

The windlass and the capstan are on the foc’sle.

WHAT’S ON THE
FOC’SLE?
 MOORING WINCH

Equipment used during mooring operations to moor a

boat at a quay
 THE ANCHOR WINDLASS

A machine used to (raise/heave up/pull) or

(lower/release/cast) a ship's anchor

Ex. The windlass is on the foc’sle

 THE ANCHOR

A device cast overboard to fasten it in the ground and

restrict the vessel’s movement.

Ex. The anchor is in the sea.

 BULWARK

Solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a

weather or main deck for the protection of persons
or objects on deck.
 THE POOP DECK

Partial deck at the stern.

POOP
DECK
 CARGO HOLD

Compartments below the main deck where cargo is

stored.

CARGO
HOLD
 HATCHWAY

It is a hole through which the cargo is

loaded and unloaded
 HATCH COVER

It is the door of the cargo holds.

 PROPELLER

Device with two or more blades

which is used to propel a ship
 BOW THRUSTER

Controllable pitch propeller

placed across the ship’s bow.
CONTROLLABLE PITCH
FIXED PITCH PROPELLER
PROPELLER
The blades can change The blades can not
their angle. change their angle.
 RUDDER

Device which is used to change the

direction of the vessel (when in motion)
 LENGTH STARBOARD BULBOUS FUNNEL POOP DECK
OVERALL QUARTER BOW
STARBOARD PORT SUPERSTRUCTURE MAIN CARGO HOLD
SIDE QUARTER ACCOMODATION DECK
PORT SIDE UNDER KEEL BRIDGE HATCH PROPELLER
CLERANCE COVER
BOW DRAUGHT CABIN PIPELINES BOW
DRAFT THRUSTER
STERN FREEBOARD GALLEY DERRICK RUDDER

AMIDSHIP DEPTH SALON FOC’SLE BEAMS

BREADTH / AIR DRAFT MESSROOM MOORING FRAMES

BEAM WINCH
STARBOARD HEIGHT LAUNDRY ANCHOR STERNPOST
BOW WINDLASS
PORT BOW HULL INFIRMARY ANCHOR STEM

KEEL
 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

a MAIN DECK h BOSUN LOCKER

b FORECASTLE/FOC’SLE i COLLISION BULKHEAD
c TWEEN DECK j ENGINE ROOM
d LOWER DECK (TANKTOP) k STEERING ENGINE ROOM
e UPPER HOLD/LOWER HOLD l DOUBLE BOTTOM TANK
f FOREPEAK/AFTERPEAK m COFFERDAM
g CHAIN LOCKER n SUPERSTRUCTURE
 REVIEW OF
PARTS OF A SHIP
 REVIEW:Link the
structures
GENERAL VOCABULARY

1.Port side The “door” of the hold

2.Forecastle deck Compartments on the main deck

3.Accomodation The deck at the stern

4.The hull A small crane on the ship

5.Poop deck The deck at bow

6.Hatch cover The body of a ship

7. Derrick Left of the ship

 REVIEW:Link the
structures
GENERAL VOCABULARY

1. A hold The device for ship direction

2.Compartments The walls between spaces.

3. The rudder The right of the ship

4.Midships Head of the engine room

5. Bulkheads A chimney on shore

7.Starboard side The middle part of a ship.

The place where you steer the vessel.

8. A funnel
Rooms on a ship.
9. The navigation
bridge
SPEAKING
VOCABULARY PRACTICE – PAIR WORK

Example: Ask a question and

answer.
A: What is the hull?
B: It’s the body of the
ship.
A: Right!. / Perfect