Principal Structural

Members Of A Ship

CDT. LASIN, LEVIE KENT E.

Old ship?
Too heavy cargo?
Not properly maintained?
Wrong operation when loading?

Principal Structural Member of The Ship

The Principal Structures are

very important to a ships
safety. Life, and property
both depends on a ships
structure and should never
be taken forgranted.

The Hull
The Keel
The Framing
The Decks
The Bulkheads

SOLAS Part A-1 (Structure of Ship)

Regulation 3-1: Structural, mechanical and electrical requirements
for ships
In addition to the requirements contained elsewhere in the
present regulations, ships shall be designed, constructed and
maintained in compliance with the structural, mechanical and
electrical requirements of a classification society which is
recognized by the Administration in accordance with the
provisions of regulation XI/ 1, or with applicable national
standards of the Administration which provide an equivalent
level of safety

The Hull
The Hull is the main body of ship exclusive of masts,
superstructure and forcastle.
Also composed of shell plating, framing, deacks,
bulkheads, angle bars and other parts which we can
classify as stiffeners.

The Hull
Importance of The Hull
Prevent Ship from breaking into two, even in the
most severe seas.
It withstand water preasure and local loads caused
by heavy equipment, water shipped on deck and dry
docking load.

The Hull

What is A Girder?

A girder is a collective term for

primary supporting members,
usually supporting stiffeners.
In reality, a ship s really made
up of girders. A ship is primarily
composed of many small girders
which are braced and tied
together to make the framing
system stiff.

The Hull

The afterpart of the 25-year-old container ship CARLA after breaking

in two during a storm 100 miles off the Azores. The disaster occurred
after the ship's rudder was damaged, leaving her at the mercy of the
heavy seas. The 34-man crew, who took shelter in the stern section,
were all taken off by helicopter.The forward half sank after five days,
but a tug managed to tow the stern section, carrying 1,000
containers, to Las Palmas. The ship was lengthened 1984, but the
vessel's owners denies that the ship had broken apart along one of the
welds.

International
Convention
on Load Lines, 1966
Regulation 1: Strength of Hull
The Administration shall satisfy itself that the general
structural strength of the hull is sufficient for the draught
corresponding to the free-board assigned. Ships built and
maintained in conformity with the requirements of a
classification society recognized by the Administration may be
considered to possess adequate strength.

Common Causes of Hull

Deformation
Common causes of hull
deformation is mostly the
stresses from the external
forces or stress which
caused by the waves from
the sea.
Rolling
Racking
Pounding
Swaying
ETC.

The Keel
The keel is a part of a framing of the ship.

Longitudinal strength is needed for a

bridge over troubled waters!