第 1章船舶结构和驾驶台设备精品参考资料.docVIP

Chapter 1 the Ship’s Structure and Bridge Equipments Ship’s Structure The foremost part is called the bow and the rearmost part is called stern. When standing in a ship and facing the bow，the left-hand side is called port side and the right-hand side is called the starboard side. All permanent housing above the main deck is known as superstructure. At the fore end is the forecastle. At the after end is the poop. The main part of a ship is the hull. This is the area between the main decks，the sides and the bottom. It is made up of frames covered with plating. The hull is divided up into a num