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NJROTC Shipboard Terminology
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ACCOMODATION LADDER
The stairs from a ship to a dock/pier; brow.
BERTH
Mooring space assigned to a ship; pier
BERTHING COMPARTMENT
Sleeping quarters.
BULKHEAD
Vertical walls inside a ship. Also known as "Partition".
COMPARTMENT
Rooms inside a ship.
CROW'S NEST
A platform were lookouts are stationed
DECK
Floor. Horizontal divisions of a ship into layers
DISPLACEMENT
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
DOG
Lock on hatches / doors
ENSIGN
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.
HATCH
Opening-like-doors from deck to deck.
HEAD
Bathroom
HELM
Steering wheel of the ship
HULL
Outer walls of the ship
JACOB'S LADDER
A portable ladder made of rope or metal used to climb up the side of a ship.
KEEL
Bottom most part of the ship
LADDER
Stairs
OVERHEAD
Ceilings
PASSAGEWAYS
Hallways
RUDDER
The device at the stern that controls ship's directions
SCUPPER
Drains on the main deck. Located on the gunwales.
SCUTTLEBUTT
Drinking Fountain
STACKS (SMOKE STACKS)
Shipboard chimney
UNION JACK
The rectangular blue part of the US flag containing the stars. Flown on the bow of the ship
WEATHER DECK
The decks that are exposed to all the elements (rain, snow, heat of the sun, etc.)
FORWARD
Direction towards the front (bow) of the ship.
AFT
Direction towards the back (stern) of the ship
TOPSIDE
To go up to the main deck or above.
BELOW
To go down (as in downstairs).
ATHWARTSHIPS
The crosswise direction in the main deck from port to starboard or vice versa.
INBOARD
The direction or movement from either side (port or starboard) towards the centerline.
OUTBOARD
The direction or movement from the centerline towards the side (port or starboard).
PORT
The left of a ship.
STARBOARD
The right of a ship.
ALOFT
Area above the superstructure decks, i.e. mast. It may also mean to climb the mast, stacks, or any other areas above superstructure
AMIDSHIP
The midpoint section of the ship.
STERN
Back of the ship
BOW
The front part of the ship
BRIDGE
The Command and Control of the ship; helm is located here
BRIG
Jail
CENTERLINE
An imaginary line that runs fore and aft (lengthwise).
DRAFT
The vertical distance between the keel and the waterline
FANTAIL
The aft (rear) part of the main deck
FORECASTLE (FOC'SEL)
The forward (front) part of the main deck
FREEBOARD
The vertical distance between the waterline and the main deck
GALLEY
The kitchen in the ship; place where food is prepared
MAIN DECK
The uppermost of the decks that run continuously from bow to stern.
MESS DECKS
Dining Hall
STERN
The after most part of a vessel
SUPERSTRUCTURE
The structures above a ship's main deck
WARDROOM
Officer's messing compartment
QUARTERDECK
The designated entrance of a ship; The location where the CDO is usually found when in port.
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