see Code of safe practice for solid bulk cargo (BC Code).

A type of a hatch cover in which the individual panels may by stacked to provide various opening arrangements.

1. A vertical division of a vessel from stem to stern, used as a part of the indication of a stowage place for containers. The numbers run from stem to stern...

A stability instrument is an onboard instrument comprising hardware and software, by means of which all relevant stability information is provided...

The raw material for the manufacturing of aluminium; it stows at 0.7-1.1 m3/t.

Onboard Stability Documentation is the part of As Build Drawings. In order to operate the ship in a safe way, the documentation must be legible, clear and easy to use.

Members protruding from the inside walls of a vessel hold or a (thermal) container to keep away the cargo from the walls to provide an air passage.

A device fitted between a hatch cover panel and the coaming which forces the cross joint together.

A collection of products or data, treated as one entity with respect to certain operations e.g. processing and production.

That part of the overall ship design process, which commences with design concept and terminates when there is reasonable assurance...

Measure of a lubricant’s reserve alkalinity. It is measured in milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram (mg KOH/g).

A horizontal line drawn along the top edge of the keel from midships.

Measure of oil. There are 7.1 barrels of oil in one ton. Each barrel is approximately 159 litres.

Stability data are a set of data resulting from ship design process. It covers stability characteristics pertaining to a specific ship.

Engine speeds that create harmful torsional vibration. The operation within the barred range is to be avoided.

see Loading and Stability Manual.

Ship stability is the ability of a ship to float in an upright position and, if inclined under action of an external force, to return to this position after the external force has ceased acting.

Ship squat is the averall decrease in the static underkeel clearance, forward or aft, created by dynamical sinking of a ship when moving ahead.

see Sandwich Plate System.

see Mooring lines.