Name: Edward Anthony O.

Hemedes

1. After peak tank – Tank in the forward and after ends of a vessel. The principal use of peak tanks
is in trimming The ship. Their ballast is varied to meet required changes in trim. Should the after
hold be empty, the vessel would ride so high that the propeller would lie half out of water and
lose much of its efficiency. Filling the afer peak tank forces the propeller deeper into the water.
2. Rudder stock - Vertical shaft connecting the rudder to the steering actuating system.
3. Stem frame - The forward end of the keel, into which the stem is fitted.
4. Rudder - A swinging flat frame hung to the stern post of a ship, by which the ship is steered.
5. Deep floor - A term applied to any of the floors in the forward or after end of a vessel. Due to the
converging sides of ships in the bow and stern, the floors become much deeper than in the main
body.
6. Tank top left - The plating laid on the bottom floors of a ship, which forms the top side of the
tank sections or double bottom.
7. Upper deck - A partial deck above the main deck amidships.
8. After peak bulkhead - A term applied to the first transverse bulkhead forward of the stern post.
This bulkhead forms the forward boundary of the after-peak tank and should be made watertight.
9. Cant frame - Hull side frame not aligned perpendicular to the vessel’s centre line.
10. Cement - a powdery substance made with calcined lime and clay. It is mixed with water to form
mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.
11. Transom floor - is that part of the stern of a vessel where the two sides of its hull meet.
12. Crown - Term sometimes used denoting the round-up or camber of a deck. The crown of an
anchor is located where the arms are welded to the shank.
13. Floor - The deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the waterline
14. Boss - The part of the propeller to which blades are attached. Also the aparture in the stern
frame where propeller shaft enters.
15. Heel piece - Inclination of a vessel to one side.
16. Propeller post – the shaft where to propeller in swall the gime