SHIP'S DECK MACHINERY

SHIP'S DECK MACHINERY

Author: César Rivas

Objective

Communicate orally and in written form in English using terminology related to the ship's deck machinery.

Deck Fittings

Deck fittings are used aboard ships and boats mainly for the securing of mooring lines. Deck fittings include bitts, cleats, chocks, fairleads and towing pad eye. Bollards are pier fittings.

Cleat

It is a device for securing a rope. It features two horns extending parallel to the deck, attached to a flat surface.

Chock

A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.

Fairlead

A fairlead is a device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object, out of the way or to stop it from moving laterally. Typically a fairlead will be a ring or hook.

MOORING ROPE

Rope or line used to secure a ship at a berth. Mooring lines should be arranged as symmetrically as possible about the midship point of the ship

Pad Eye

A pad eye is a device often found on boats or ships that a line runs through or provides an attachment point. It is a kind of fairlead and often is bolted or welded to the deck or hull.

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Ground Tackle

It refers to equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.

Anchor

An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current.

Windlass

The windlass is an apparatus for moving heavy weights. Typically, a windlass consists of a horizontal cylinder (barrel), which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt.

Capstan

A broad revolving cylinder with a vertical axis used for winding a rope or cable, powered by a motor or pushed around by levers.

Chain Stopper

The chain stopper holds the anchor while the ship is underway and guides the chain during anchoring manoeuvres.

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