NJROTC Shipboard Terminology

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ACCOMODATION LADDER

The stairs from a ship to a dock/pier; brow.

Mooring space assigned to a ship; pier

BERTHING COMPARTMENT

Sleeping quarters.

Vertical walls inside a ship. Also known as "Partition".

Rooms inside a ship.

A platform were lookouts are stationed

Floor. Horizontal divisions of a ship into layers

The weight of a ship usually measure in tons (2000lbs). It is equivalent to the weight of water that is pushed away when the ship is placed in the water. This is used to determine the weight of the ship. CV/CVN~80,000 tons; DD/DDG~10,000 tons

Lock on hatches / doors

The national flag that is flown at the stern (in port) or main mast (underway).

GUNWALE (GUN'EL)

Deck edge; The intersection of the main deck with the shell or side plating.

Opening-like-doors from deck to deck.

Steering wheel of the ship

Outer walls of the ship

A portable ladder made of rope or metal used to climb up the side of a ship.

Bottom most part of the ship

The device at the stern that controls ship's directions

Drains on the main deck. Located on the gunwales.

Drinking Fountain

STACKS (SMOKE STACKS)

Shipboard chimney

The rectangular blue part of the US flag containing the stars. Flown on the bow of the ship

The decks that are exposed to all the elements (rain, snow, heat of the sun, etc.)

Direction towards the front (bow) of the ship.

Direction towards the back (stern) of the ship

To go up to the main deck or above.

To go down (as in downstairs).

The crosswise direction in the main deck from port to starboard or vice versa.

The direction or movement from either side (port or starboard) towards the centerline.

The direction or movement from the centerline towards the side (port or starboard).

The left of a ship.

The right of a ship.

Area above the superstructure decks, i.e. mast. It may also mean to climb the mast, stacks, or any other areas above superstructure

The midpoint section of the ship.

Back of the ship

The front part of the ship

The Command and Control of the ship; helm is located here

An imaginary line that runs fore and aft (lengthwise).

The vertical distance between the keel and the waterline

The aft (rear) part of the main deck

FORECASTLE (FOC'SEL)

The forward (front) part of the main deck

The vertical distance between the waterline and the main deck

The kitchen in the ship; place where food is prepared

The uppermost of the decks that run continuously from bow to stern.

The after most part of a vessel

The structures above a ship's main deck

Officer's messing compartment

The designated entrance of a ship; The location where the CDO is usually found when in port.

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