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An essential dictionary for anyone in-volved in the ship design, classification, building and survey, operation, mainte-nance and ship repairs.

A must for translators and students at technical universities and maritime acad-emies.

ISBN 978-83-925155-9-3 BAOBAB NAVAL CONSULTANCY

Picture courtesy of Viking Line

DICTIONARYOF

MARINETECHNOLOGY

DICTIONARY

OF

MARINE TECHNOLOGY

Compiled byKatarzyna Babicz & Jan Babicz

GDAŃSK 2014

First published 2009 by BTJA.pl Katarzyna BabiczSecond edition 2014 by BAOBAB NAVAL CONSULTANCY

Copyright: Katarzyna Babicz & Jan Babicz

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the copyright holders.

ISBN 978-83-925155-9-3

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank shipping companies, shipyards and individuals who have provided us with pictures, illustrations and information used in this book. We would like to thank Mr Cezary Spigarski who made a valuable contribution to the Picture Dictionary. A final thank you goes to Mr Dominik Gawlak who prepared the book for printing.

Katarzyna Babicz & Jan BabiczGdańsk November 2014

Printed and bound in Poland.

CONTENTS

1. About the book .............................................................................................................. 32. Dictionary ....................................................................................................................... 53. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................ 2464. Picture Dictionary ..................................................................................................... 253

About the book

Foreword to the First Edition

There are a lot of new rules and regulations issued by IMO and Authorities to ensure safer shipping. However, safety at sea depends on many factors. The last but not least is the good knowledge of professional maritime English. This knowledge is significant at all the stages: during the ship design, construction and operation.

Poor English will always cause problems; a badly written Contract or Specification can be the reason for costly misunderstanding and troublesome delays. How can we expect a proper operation of complicated systems and devices if their technical manuals are difficult to un-derstand?

We believe the improvement of professional marine English in design offices, shipyards and onboard ships is a very important factor of maintaining safety at sea, and this dictionary was intended as our modest contribution in this huge task.

The terms in the dictionary have been carefully selected and checked. However, nothing is perfect and we would be grateful for any corrections or suggestions on how to make it bet-ter.

Katarzyna BabiczMaritime English Translator & Consultant

Jan BabiczConsulting Naval Architect & Ship Surveyor

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STRUCTURE, PHONETICS AND LABELS

The dictionary is built of four parts: the main body consisting of alphabetically organized en-tries, the list of most frequently used acronyms and abbreviations and the picture dictionary illustrating various equipment and systems. Main entries also feature phonetic transcription and symbols indicating part of speech.

The following short forms and symbols are used in the dictionary:

Phonetic transcription

Consonants: Vowels and diphthongs:

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Short forms:adj. – adjectiveadv. – adverbetc. – etceteran. – noun phr. v. – phrasal verbv. – verb

About the book

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AAbaft /@ba:ft/ adv. – Toward the stern of the

ship.Abandon /@b{nd@n/ v. – 1. To leave someone, especially someone

you are responsible for. 2. To go away from a place, vehicle etc, per-

manently, especially because the situa-tion makes it impossible for you to stay.

Abandon vessel – To evacuate crew and passengers from a vessel following a dis-tress.

Abandonment /@b{nd@nm@nt/ n. – All op-erations required for breaking out stow-age and the safe disengagement and clearing away of the life-saving equip-ment with full complement from the stricken ship.

Abandonment and Recovery (A&R) System (pipelaying equipment) – The system provided to lay the pipe down on op-eration completion or the onset of harsh weather and for recovering the pipe after such an event. The system may consist of a hydraulic or electric motor driven trac-tion winch, storage winch and sheaves.

Able-bodied seaman (A.B.) – A member of the deck crew who is able to perform all the duties of an experienced seaman; must have three years of sea service.

Abnormal condition – A condition that oc-curs in a process system when an operat-ing variable (flow, pressure, temperature, etc.) ranges outside of its normal operat-ing limits.

Aboard /@bO:d/ adv. – On or within the ship.

Abrasion /@breIZn/ n. – Scraping or wear-ing away, rubbing off.

Abrasion resistance – Resistance to fric-tional rubbing.

Abrasive /@breIsiv/ n. – Agent used for blast cleaning before coating application.

Abrasive blasting – Cleaning of steel with dry sand or steel grit propelled by com-pressed air jet preparatory to painting.

Absorbent material – Substance that is able to take in moisture, oil, etc.

AC grounding conductor (green) – A con-ductor, normally not carrying current, used to connect the metallic non-current carrying parts of electrical equipment to the AC system and engine negative terminal or its bus, and to the shore AC grounding conductor through the shore power cable.

A-class divisions – Smoke and fire resistant divisions formed by insulated steel bulk-heads and decks complying with the SO-LAS standard fire test criteria.

Accelerate – /@ksel@reIt/ v. - To increase in speed.

Acceleration /@ksel@reISn/ n. – The rate of velocity change or the average in-crease of velocity in a unit time, usually expressed in meters per square seconds (m/s2).

Accelerometer /@ksel@rQmIt@(r)/ n. – A mechanical or electromechanical instru-ment that measures acceleration.

Acceptance tests, acceptance trials – A se-ries of tests performed on a material, a machine or a system, in the presence of the purchaser or a surveyor to demon-strate suitable quality or operation.

Access equipment – Cargo access equip-ment such as stern ramps, side ports, bow doors, etc.

Accessibility /@kses@bIl@tI/ n. – The ability for personnel to access equipment easily that requires maintenance, inspection, removal or replacement while wearing the appropriate clothing, including per-sonal protective equipment and using all necessary tools and test equipment.

Accident /{ksId@nt/ n. – An event that hap-pens unexpectedly and causes damage, injury, etc.

Accident categories (acc. to Lloyds Maritime Information Services casualty database) – The LMIS casualty database divides the accidents into the following categories:


ACCIDeNt CAteGoRIes

up to 5MW aimed at ferries, dredgers and offshore vessels. The unit comprises four distinct parts: the steering gear; the strut with pod tail cone; the motor sec-tion; and the nose cone/propeller. Unlike the single or double wound AC motor of conventional Azipod concept, the Com-pact Azipod unit incorporates a perma-nent magnet synchronous motor and therefore has no cooling on the rotor, while the stator is cooled by convection to the surrounding seawater. A frequen-cy conventer provides accurate speed and torque control. CRP Azipod – The combination of the shaft-driven main propeller and the pod-ded propulsor located on the same axis, but without any physical connection. The arrangement works as the contra-rotating propellers and is said to give an improve-ment of over 10% in hydrodynamic effi-ciency for an ultra-large containership.

Azipull – Ulstein AquamasterTM azimuth-ing propulsion thruster fitted with a pull-ing (forward-facing) propeller.

BBackgouging n. – The removal of weld

metal and base metal from the weld root side of a welded joint to facilitate com-plete fusion and complete joint penetra-tion upon subsequent welding from that side. See also gouging.

Back haul – The return movement of a means of transport providing a transport service in one direction.

Backing /b{kIN/ n. – A material or device placed against the backside of the joint, or at both sides of a weld in electroslag and electrogas welding, to support and retain molten weld metal. The material may be partially fused or remain unfused during welding and may be either metal or nonmetal.

Backing of wind – Shift of wind direction. A backing wind is a wind that turns coun-ter-clockwise with height (opposite of veering).

Backing ring – Backing in the form of a ring, generally used in the welding pipe.

Backing pass, backing weld – A weld pass made for a backing weld.

Backpressure n. – The pressure existing on the exhaust side of a system, e.g. the pressure opposing the motion of an en-gine piston during its exhaust stroke.

Back-up /b{kVp/ n. – Additional people who provide help when it is needed.

Back-up navigator – Any individual, gener-ally an officer, who has been designated by the vessel master to be on call if assist-ance is needed on the bridge.

Baffle plate – A plate used to direct fluid flow, e.g. the hot gases in a boiler furnace or the oil in a sump tank.

Bagged cargo – Various kinds of commodi-ties usually packed in sacks or in bags, such as sugar, cement, milk powder, on-ion, grain, flour, etc.

Balance ratio – The ratio, in a balanced rud-der, of the blade area situated forward of the rudderstock to that of the area abaft.

Bale /beIl/ n. – A large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, esp. one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or cover-ing.

Bale capacity, bale cubic – The cubic capac-ity of a cargo hold measured to the inside of the frames or cargo battens.

Ball valve – see stop valves. Ballast /b{l@st/ n. – Any solid or liquid

weight placed in a ship to increase the draft, to change the trim, or to regulate the stability. Clean ballast – The ballast in a tank which, since oil was last carried therein, has been so cleaned that effluent there from if it were discharged from a ship which is stationary into clean calm water on a clear day would not produce visible traces of oil on the surface of the water or


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1. DRY CARGO VESSELS ...........................................................................................................................................2562. CONTAINER VESSELS ............................................................................................................................................2583. HEAVY-LIFT VESSELS ............................................................................................................................................2594. TANKERS ...................................................................................................................................................................2605. FERRIES .....................................................................................................................................................................2616. TUGS ..........................................................................................................................................................................2627. FISHING BOATS ......................................................................................................................................................2658. DREDGERS ...............................................................................................................................................................2679. OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS .........................................................................................................................27310. SEISMIC SHIPS ......................................................................................................................................................27411. PLATFORM SUPPY VESSEL (PSV) ...................................................................................................................27712. ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY (AHTS) .................................................................................................27813. MULTI-PURPOSE OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION VESSEL ..........................................................................27914. PIPELYING VESSELS ............................................................................................................................................28015. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESCUE VESSEL (ERRV) ..........................................................................28416. REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE (ROV) .............................................................................................................28617. LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS (LARS) ...............................................................................................28818. SATURATION DIVING SYSTEMS ......................................................................................................................28919. MOBILE OFFSHORE UNITS (MOUs) ...............................................................................................................29120. WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE UNITS ................................................................29321. RACK AND PINION JACKING SYSTEM ..........................................................................................................29522. MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS (MODUs) ........................................................................................29623. OFFSHORE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE INSTALLATIONS .................................................................29824. HULL STRUCTURE OF MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CARGO VESSEL ..............................................................30125. HULL STRUCTURE OF SINGLE HULL TANKER ............................................................................................30226. HULL STRUCTURE OF DOUBLE HULL TANKER .........................................................................................30327. BULK CARRIER CARGO HOLD .........................................................................................................................30428. STEERING GEARS.................................................................................................................................................30529. RUDDERS ...............................................................................................................................................................30830. SEMI-SPADE RUDDER ........................................................................................................................................31031. RUDDER BLADE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................31132. ANCHORING EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................31233. MOORING WINCHES ..........................................................................................................................................31434. MOORING AND TOWING FITTINGS ..............................................................................................................31535. HATCH COVERS....................................................................................................................................................31636. LIFT- AWAY HATCH COVERS ............................................................................................................................31837. MULTI-FOLDING HATCH COVERS ..................................................................................................................32038. HATCH COVERS - FITTINGS ..............................................................................................................................32139. LIFTING APPLIANCES .........................................................................................................................................32240. DERRICK BOOM ...................................................................................................................................................32541. CARGO CRANES ..................................................................................................................................................32642. MONORAIL CRANE .............................................................................................................................................32943. RO–RO ACCESS EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................................................330


44. LIFEBOATS .............................................................................................................................................................33245. RESCUE BOATS .....................................................................................................................................................33646. INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS .....................................................................................................................................33847. RESCUE BOAT/LIFERAFT DAVIT ......................................................................................................................33948. MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................................34049. MEANS OF RESCUE ...........................................................................................................................................34350. PILOT LADDER .....................................................................................................................................................34451. SHIP COMPARTMENTS ......................................................................................................................................34552. BALLAST WATER SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................34853. BILGE SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................................35054. OILY WATER SEPARATOR ...................................................................................................................................35255. SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ..........................................................................................................................35356. MECHANICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................35457. LOW SPEED DIESEL ENGINE ............................................................................................................................35758. PISTON AND PISTON ROD ...............................................................................................................................35959. CONNETING ROD AND CROSSHEAD ...........................................................................................................36060. SCAVENGE AIR SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................................36161. TURBOCHARGERS ...............................................................................................................................................36262. MEDIUM SPEED ENGINES ................................................................................................................................36463. MARINE GENERATING SETS .............................................................................................................................36564. STERNTUBE ...........................................................................................................................................................36765. PROPULSORS .......................................................................................................................................................36966. SCREW PROPELLERS ..........................................................................................................................................37067. MERMAID PODDED PROPULSOR ..................................................................................................................37268. AZIPOD ...................................................................................................................................................................37369. COMPACT AZIPOD .............................................................................................................................................37470. AZIMUTHING THRUSTERS................................................................................................................................37571. AZIPULL – PULLING RUDDERPROPELLER ..................................................................................................37672. SCHOTTEL AZIMUTHING THRUSTER ............................................................................................................37773. VOITH-SCHNEIDER PROPULSOR ...................................................................................................................37974. WATERJET ..............................................................................................................................................................38075. BOW THRUSTERS ................................................................................................................................................38176. POWER-SAWING DEVICES ...............................................................................................................................38377. SEAWATER COOLING SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................38478. BOXCOOLER..........................................................................................................................................................38579. PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER .................................................................................................................................38680. PLATE-TYPE FRESHWATER GENERATOR ......................................................................................................38781. FO BUNKERING, TRANSFER AND STORAGE SYSTEM ..............................................................................38882. FO TREATMENT SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................................38983. FO SUPPLY SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................39284. SOX SCRUBBER SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................................................39385. PUMPS ....................................................................................................................................................................39486. INERT GAS SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................397

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End bracket23. Bracket toe24. Vertical web centre cargo tank25. End bracket26. Radius face plate27. Cross tie28. End bracket29. Bracket toe30. Inner bottom31. Inner bottom longitudinal32. Centre cargo tank33. Longitudinal bulkhead longitudinal34. Longitudinal bulkhead35. Inner hull longitudinal bulkhead36. Wing cargo tank37. Inner hull longitudinal bulkhead longi-38. tudinalHopper plating39.

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An essential dictionary for anyone in-volved in the ship design, classification, building and survey, operation, mainte-nance and ship repairs.

A must for translators and students at technical universities and maritime acad-emies.

ISBN 978-83-925155-9-3 BAOBAB NAVAL CONSULTANCY

Picture courtesy of Viking Line

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DICTIONARY OF MARINE OF TECHNOLOGY - ONLY … ships is a very important factor of maintaining safety at sea, and this dictionary was intended as our modest contribution in this huge