Maritime Videos - Ship Terminologies and Ship Parts/Ship Terms Well Explained

Ship Terminologies and Ship Parts/Ship Terms - A ship is one such medium of transport having unique parts and terminologies. This video will give a clear understanding and information about the different ship terminologies and parts of the ship.

The common things you can find out in all models of the ship are the basic parts and the names of that part for every ship is the same around the world. There are different unique parts for a specific purpose in the ship and they carry a name. The name of the ship parts is the same for every ship irrespective of the model, type, and country.

So thorough knowledge and understanding of the name and parts of the ship help you to understand more about ship facts and infrastructure as they are internationally used by maritime professionals.

The visual representation of the ship parts helps your learning easier. Watch the video carefully as it provides a visual tour of the ship parts. 

Some of the common ship terms are depicted below: 

Length Overall - The length of the ship between the extreme points of the ship.

Aft perpendicular and forward perpendicular - When the aft perpendicular passes through the aft end of the freeboard length L. The forward perpendicular passes through the forward end of the freeboard length L.

Foremost draft - It is measured in the perpendicular of the bow.

Aftmost draft - It is measured perpendicular to the stern.

Poop Deck - The highest aftermost deck of the ship.

Air draft - When we measure the vertical distance between the waterline and the highest fixed part of the vessel.

Mean draft - The vertical distance measured from the molded baseline amidship to the actual water line. 

For more details and information, watch the video till the end: https://youtu.be/BXnpSzL7mOo