Maritime English

DECK FITTINGS
DECK FITTINGS
Deck fittings are devices that assist in handling the ship. They are
used to secure the vessel without tying. The most common deck
fittings are the following:
CLEATS
They are objects made of steel which are located on decks,
bulkheads as well as piers. Cleats consist of a double-ended pair
of projecting horns used for belaying a line or wire.
BITTS
They are vertical cylinders usually arranged in pairs, used for
making fast. They are fitted with a lip to keep lines from slipping
off accidentally. The bitts are used to secure ropes or cables
when mooring Ships.
BOLLARD
A bollard is generally referred to a short post on the quay or pier
used to secure ship’s mooring lines. A single bitt on ships may be
referred to as a bollard around which the eye or bight of a mooring
line is attached.
CHOCK
It is a deck fitting through which mooring lines are led. Mooring
lines are run from bitts on deck and through chocks to bollards on
a pier when the ship is moored.
Open Chock that is a mooring chock open at the top. Closed
Chock that is a mooring chock closed by an arch of metal across
the top. Roller Chock that is a mooring chock which contains a
roller for reducing friction.
FAIRLEADS
They are circular devices used to guide cables or ropes and keep
them in position when the ship is moored.
PEDESTAL FAIRLEADS
They are deck fittings welded directly on to the ship’s hull
structure. They have a roller attached to them to guide mooring
lines to winches for the correct lead.
PANAMA LEADS
They are circular fairleads located at both ends of the vessel. It is
called Panama lead because any ship navigating through the
Panama Canal needs to have this piece of equipment.
PAD EYE
A Pad Eye is a plate with an eye attached, welded to the deck to
distribute the strain over a large area and to which a block can be
hooked or shackled. A pad eye is commonly used in towing
operations.
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