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Definition and Meaning

This document defines key terms used to describe the dimensions and features of a ship's hull, including: length overall, forward and aft perpendiculars, length between perpendiculars, amidships, breadth, baseline, depth, freeboard, sheer, camber, rise of the floor, tumblehome, flare, and rake of the stem and keel. It provides the definitions of these technical shipbuilding terms.

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Definition and Meaning

This document defines key terms used to describe the dimensions and features of a ship's hull, including: length overall, forward and aft perpendiculars, length between perpendiculars, amidships, breadth, baseline, depth, freeboard, sheer, camber, rise of the floor, tumblehome, flare, and rake of the stem and keel. It provides the definitions of these technical shipbuilding terms.

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UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS

UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS


UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS
• LENGTH OVERALL (LOA) : Maximum length of the
ship taken over all extremities. Useful for
manoeuvering operations like berthing etc.
• AFT PERPENDICULAR : Perpendicular drawn to the
water line through the point where the aft side of
the rudder post meets the summer load line.
• FORWARD PERPENDICULAR : Perpendicular
drawn to the water line through the point where
the fore side of the stem meets the summer load
line.
UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS
• LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDICULARS : Length between
the forward and the aft perpendiculars measured along
the summer load line.
• AMIDSHIPS : Point midway between the forward and
the aft perpendiculars.
• BREADTH – MOULDED : Maximum dimensions from
side to side (usually at midships), measured from inside
of shell plating to inside of the shell plating.
• BREADTH – EXTREME : Maximum dimensions from side
to side (usually at midships), measured from outside of
shell plating to outside of the shell plating
UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS
• BASELINE : Imaginary horizontal datum line drawn
through the upper edge of the keel used as a
reference line for all vertical measurements.
• DEPTH – MOULDED : Depth of the vessel at ship’s
side from the upper deck to the baseline (inside of
the ship’s plating).
• DEPTH – EXTREME : Depth of the vessel at ship’s side
from the upper deck to the baseline (outside of the
ship’s plating).
• FREEBOARD: Vertical distance measured at the ship’s
side between the summer loadline and the
uppermost continuous deck.
UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS
• SHEER : Curvature of the uppermost continuous deck
in the longitudinal direction towards the bow and
stern. Helps keep seas to a minimum in bad weather.
• CAMBER : Curvature of the decks in the transverse
direction, that is, towards the sides. Ensures that
shipped seas drain off the decks as fast as possible
especially in cases of ships which sail with a low
freeboard, like loaded tankers.
• RISE OF THE FLOOR : Rise of the bottom shell plating
in the transverse direction above the Baseline from
the keel towards the sides. This feature is rather
obsolete and rarely found on modern ships.
UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS
• TUMBLEHOME: Inward curvature of the shell plating
at the sides. See figure. Modern ships tend to have
vertical ship sides, and this feature is also seldom
found on ships today.
• FLARE : Outward curvature of the vessel’s bow
plating.
– (i) Helps increase buoyancy and prevents the bow from
diving into head seas. Provides lifting power when
pitching heavily.
– (ii) Increases the breadth of the forecastle and provides
space for the mooring gear to be fitted and for working.
– (iii) Enables anchors to fall clear when let go
UNIT 3 DEFINITIONS & MEANINGS
• RAKE : STEM – Inclination of the stem line to the
vertical.
• RAKE : KEEL - Inclination of the keel line above
horizontal (base line)
Ship’s Hull

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