DICTIONARY

OF
MARINE
TECHNOLOGY

BAOBAB NAVAL CONSULTANCY

Picture courtesy of Viking Line
 DICTIONARY
OF
MARINE TECHNOLOGY

Compiled by
Katarzyna Babicz & Jan Babicz

GDASK 2014
First published 2009 by BTJA.pl Katarzyna Babicz
Second 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 Babicz

Gdask November 2014

Printed and bound in Poland.

 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 Babicz Jan Babicz

Maritime English Translator & Consultant Consulting Naval Architect & Ship Surveyor

CONTENTS

1. About the book .............................................................................................................. 3

2. Dictionary ....................................................................................................................... 5
3. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................ 246
4. Picture Dictionary ..................................................................................................... 253

DICTIONARY OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY 3

About the book

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:

p pen I bit
b back e bed
t ten { cat
d day Q dog
k key V but
f fat U put
g get @ about
v view I: sheep
T thing A: father
D this O: four
s soon u: boot
z zero 3: bird
S ship eI make
Z pleasure aI lie
h hot OI boy
x loch @U note
tS cheer aU now
dZ jump I@ real
m sum e@ hair
n sun U@ sure
N sung i@ peculiar
w wet
l let
r red
j yet

Short forms:
adj. adjective
adv. adverb
etc. etcetera
n. noun
phr. v. phrasal verb
v. verb

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A
Abaft /@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.
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Accident categories
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:
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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.
B
Backgouging 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.
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Ballast
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 /beI/ 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 ...........................................................................................................................................256
2. CONTAINER VESSELS ............................................................................................................................................258
3. HEAVY-LIFT VESSELS ............................................................................................................................................259
4. TANKERS ...................................................................................................................................................................260
5. FERRIES .....................................................................................................................................................................261
6. TUGS ..........................................................................................................................................................................262
7. FISHING BOATS ......................................................................................................................................................265
8. DREDGERS ...............................................................................................................................................................267
9. OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS .........................................................................................................................273
10. SEISMIC SHIPS ......................................................................................................................................................274
11. PLATFORM SUPPY VESSEL (PSV) ...................................................................................................................277
12. ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY (AHTS) .................................................................................................278
13. MULTI-PURPOSE OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION VESSEL ..........................................................................279
14. PIPELYING VESSELS ............................................................................................................................................280
15. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESCUE VESSEL (ERRV) ..........................................................................284
16. REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE (ROV) .............................................................................................................286
17. LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS (LARS) ...............................................................................................288
18. SATURATION DIVING SYSTEMS ......................................................................................................................289
19. MOBILE OFFSHORE UNITS (MOUs) ...............................................................................................................291
20. WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE UNITS ................................................................293
21. RACK AND PINION JACKING SYSTEM ..........................................................................................................295
22. MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS (MODUs)........................................................................................296
23. OFFSHORE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE INSTALLATIONS .................................................................298
24. HULL STRUCTURE OF MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CARGO VESSEL..............................................................301
25. HULL STRUCTURE OF SINGLE HULL TANKER ............................................................................................302
26. HULL STRUCTURE OF DOUBLE HULL TANKER .........................................................................................303
27. BULK CARRIER CARGO HOLD .........................................................................................................................304
28. STEERING GEARS.................................................................................................................................................305
29. RUDDERS ...............................................................................................................................................................308
30. SEMI-SPADE RUDDER ........................................................................................................................................310
31. RUDDER BLADE UNDER CONSTRUCTION..................................................................................................311
32. ANCHORING EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................312
33. MOORING WINCHES ..........................................................................................................................................314
34. MOORING AND TOWING FITTINGS ..............................................................................................................315
35. HATCH COVERS....................................................................................................................................................316
36. LIFT- AWAY HATCH COVERS ............................................................................................................................318
37. MULTI-FOLDING HATCH COVERS ..................................................................................................................320
38. HATCH COVERS - FITTINGS..............................................................................................................................321
39. LIFTING APPLIANCES.........................................................................................................................................322
40. DERRICK BOOM ...................................................................................................................................................325
41. CARGO CRANES ..................................................................................................................................................326
42. MONORAIL CRANE .............................................................................................................................................329
43. RORO ACCESS EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................................................330

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44. LIFEBOATS .............................................................................................................................................................332
45. RESCUE BOATS.....................................................................................................................................................336
46. INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS .....................................................................................................................................338
47. RESCUE BOAT/LIFERAFT DAVIT ......................................................................................................................339
48. MARINE EVACUATION SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................................340
49. MEANS OF RESCUE ...........................................................................................................................................343
50. PILOT LADDER .....................................................................................................................................................344
51. SHIP COMPARTMENTS ......................................................................................................................................345
52. BALLAST WATER SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................348
53. BILGE SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................................350
54. OILY WATER SEPARATOR...................................................................................................................................352
55. SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ..........................................................................................................................353
56. MECHANICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................354
57. LOW SPEED DIESEL ENGINE ............................................................................................................................357
58. PISTON AND PISTON ROD ...............................................................................................................................359
59. CONNETING ROD AND CROSSHEAD ...........................................................................................................360
60. SCAVENGE AIR SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................................361
61. TURBOCHARGERS...............................................................................................................................................362
62. MEDIUM SPEED ENGINES ................................................................................................................................364
63. MARINE GENERATING SETS .............................................................................................................................365
64. STERNTUBE ...........................................................................................................................................................367
65. PROPULSORS .......................................................................................................................................................369
66. SCREW PROPELLERS ..........................................................................................................................................370
67. MERMAID PODDED PROPULSOR ..................................................................................................................372
68. AZIPOD...................................................................................................................................................................373
69. COMPACT AZIPOD .............................................................................................................................................374
70. AZIMUTHING THRUSTERS................................................................................................................................375
71. AZIPULL PULLING RUDDERPROPELLER ..................................................................................................376
72. SCHOTTEL AZIMUTHING THRUSTER ............................................................................................................377
73. VOITH-SCHNEIDER PROPULSOR ...................................................................................................................379
74. WATERJET ..............................................................................................................................................................380
75. BOW THRUSTERS ................................................................................................................................................381
76. POWER-SAWING DEVICES ...............................................................................................................................383
77. SEAWATER COOLING SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................384
78. BOXCOOLER..........................................................................................................................................................385
79. PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER.................................................................................................................................386
80. PLATE-TYPE FRESHWATER GENERATOR ......................................................................................................387
81. FO BUNKERING, TRANSFER AND STORAGE SYSTEM ..............................................................................388
82. FO TREATMENT SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................................389
83. FO SUPPLY SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................392
84. SOX SCRUBBER SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................................................393
85. PUMPS ....................................................................................................................................................................394
86. INERT GAS SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................397

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 MULTI- PURPOSE OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION VESSEL NORMAND INSTALLER
LOA = 123.65m, LBP = 110.00m, Bmld = 28.00m, Dmld = 11.00m
1

10 11

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9

2
3

4
5
13. MuLtI-puRpose oFFshoRe CoNstRuCtIoN vesseL

6 Illustration courtesy of Wrtsil Corporation

8 7

1. Helideck 2. ROV 3. Winch room 4. 200t Heave compensated winch 5. Removable upper deck 6. Upper working deck
7. Lower working deck 8. Double stern roller 9. 350t A-frame 10. 250t offshore crane 11. 50t Cargo crane

279
 14. pIpeLYING vesseLs

4
2

5
1
3

Illustration courtesy of IHC Merwede

Reeled Rigid Pipelaying Ship SEVEN OCEAN

1. Main pipe reel 2. Coated rigid pipe 3. Pipelaying tower consisting of Aligner wheel, Pipe
straightener, Tensioner, Enclosed workstation, Hang-off clamp, Roller box
4. Heave compensated offshore mast crane 5. Knuckle boom crane

Photo courtesy of Huisman-Itrec

2

1. Main storage reel 2. Aligner wheel 3. Tiltable lay ramp

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 26. huLL stRuCtuRe oF DoubLe huLL tANkeR

TYPICAL TRANSVERSE SECTIONS (according to IACS)

Drawing C. Habina

1. Deck plating 23. End bracket

2. Deck longitudinal 24. Bracket toe
3. Deck stringer plate 25. Vertical web centre cargo tank
4. Sheer strake 26. End bracket
5. Side shell 27. Radius face plate
6. Side longitudinal 28. Cross tie
7. Wing ballast space 29. End bracket
8. Bilge plating 30. Bracket toe
9. Bilge keel 31. Inner bottom
10. Outboard girder 32. Inner bottom longitudinal
11. Double bottom ballast space 33. Centre cargo tank
12. Bottom longitudinal 34. Longitudinal bulkhead longitudinal
13. Bottom shell plating 35. Longitudinal bulkhead
14. Keel plating 36. Inner hull longitudinal bulkhead
15. Centreline girder 37. Wing cargo tank
16. Floor plating 38. Inner hull longitudinal bulkhead longi-
17. Outboard girder tudinal
18. Hopper web plating 39. Hopper plating
19. Horizontal girder in wing ballast tank
20. Vertical web in wing ballast tank
21. Wing cargo tank deck transverse
22. Centre cargo tank deck transverse

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 30. seMI-spADe RuDDeR

1 3

5 Tiller

12
8
11

9 Rudder carrier

10
14

13

Pintle
1. Steering gear compartment
2. Tiller
3. Rudder carrier
4. Rudder stock
5. Rudder trunk 15
6. Rudder stock bearing
7. Rudder stock nut
8. Rudder horn
9. Pintle
10. Pintle nut 15
11. Bolted inspection cover
12. Rudder blade
13. Leading edge
14. Trailing edge
15. Stainless steel sleeves

Drawing C. Habina
Photos J. Babicz Rudder stock

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334
44. LIFeboAts

Lifeboat standard wording according to MSC.1/Cir.1205

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 59. CoNNetING RoD AND CRossheAD

11
1

10

2
3

MAN B&W S50MC-C

4

1. Crosshead bearing cup 7. Crankpin bearing cup

2. Crosshead 8. Stud
3. Guide shoe 9. Nut
4. Crosshead bearing shell, lower part 10. Counterweight
5. Connecting rod 11. Telescope pipe
6. Crankpin bearing shells
Illustrations courtesy of MAN Diesel

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 DICTIONARY
OF
MARINE
TECHNOLOGY
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