The German Sea Rescue Service (DGzRS) decided to have a new rescue vessel in 2000. It took three years to bring this new project to fruition, and 27-knot HERMANN MARWEDE was delivered in 2003.

A portable transmitter designed for survivor location during search and rescue operations.

All-weather search & rescue craft used to help ships and people in distress.

A person serving on a merchant ship except the master.

Fore-and-aft joint of shell plating, deck and tank top plating, or a lengthwise edge joint of any plating.

The steel channel into which the seal is glued.

Ship behaviour in rough weather. Seakeeping covers various aspects of performance in waves such as slamming, deck wetness, speed and power, propeller emergence.

A person who works on ships for a living.

Vessel navigating on the high seas, i.e. areas along coast and from coast to coast.

The new shape of LPG carrier bow developped by Kawasaki Shipbuilding in order to decrease wave resistance at the bow without the bulb while allowing cargo tanks to extend to the foremost point of the vessel.

Sea trials are carried out after the dock tests to demonstrate proper operation of the main and auxiliary machinery, including monitoring, alarm and safety systems, under realistic conditions.

The aperture through which sea water is drawn or the part of a pumping system which admits seawater into it.

Radar–based systems to determine the exact sea state around the ship in order to avoid hull and cargo damage caused by heavy weather.

A provision for an increased resistance caused by wind, sea state, fouling of hull andpropeller, shallow water, currents, etc.

A pier structure without a direct connection to the shore at which tankers can berth. Berthing can take place either on one or both sides of the structure.

An enclosure, attached to the inside of the underwater shell and open to the sea, fitted with a portable strainer plate.

The Sea Axe, also referred to as axe bow, is a new ship type developed by professor Keunig from the University of Delft in collaboration with the High Spees & Naval Craft Department of Damen shipyards Gorichem.

A small circular or oval opening in a deck or elsewhere, usually fitted with a cover or lid or a door for access to a compartment.

Drains from decks to carry off accumulations of rainwater, condensation or seawater.

A boiler mounting used to remove scum from the water surface. A shallow dish is positioned at the normal water level and connected to the valve.