The part of the ship which is used for cabins, dining areas and other crew facilities.

see manoeuvring trials.

(acc. to Lloyds Maritime Information Services casualty database) – The LMIS casualty database divides the accidents into the following categories:

An event that happens unexpectedly and causes damage, injury, etc.

A turbine is any motor in which a shaft is steadily rotated by the impact of a current of steam, air, water or other fluid directed from jets or nozzles onto the blades of a wheel.

The ability for personnel to access equipment easily that requires maintenance, inspection, removal or replacement while wearing the appropriate clothing, including personal protective equipment and using all necessary tools and test equipment.

Turbidity is a measure of water clarity how much the material suspended in water decreases the passage of light through the water.

A watertight access passage surrounding the propeller shaft fitted on a ship where the machinery space is positioned towards midships.

A series of tests performed on a material, a machine or a system, in the presence of the purchaser or a surveyor to demonstrate suitable quality or operation.

A mechanical or electromechanical instrument that measures acceleration.

The fall-in of the ship sides amidships.

Small vessels designed to tow or push large ships or barges. Tugs have powerful diesel engines and are essential to docks and ports to manoeuver large ships into their berths.

A generic term for a family of hollow section products of various cross-section configuration.

Tubes are generally small-diameter thin-wall pipes. Tubes are to meet the same general requirements as pipes.

Novel mooring equipment developed by TTS Marine. TTS WB can hold the mooring rope like a normal bollard but can also tighten and release it in a controlled way.

Patented bow ramp/door arrangement developed by TTS Ships Equipment. A collision bulkhead door is separated from the steel frame positioned forward.

An internal combustion engine in which the connecting rod is directly connected to the piston by a gudgeon pin (also called piston pin).

A vertical or inclined space or passage formed by bulkheads or casings, extending one or more deck heights, around openings in the decks, through which access can be obtained and cargo, stores, etc...

The fishing method used for the capture of high-value pelagic species, such as salmon and tuna.

A flat bar or plate fitted to a deck girder, stiffener, beam, etc., to reinforce the free edge.