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3 Areas of a Ship

3 Areas of a Ship. (For our discussion purposes). Superstructure. Generally refers to structures placed on top of hull Often contains control spaces, living spaces, machinery spaces, stores, and facilities House forward, house aft, mid-ships house. Superstructure. Superstructure.

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3 Areas of a Ship

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  1. 3 Areas of a Ship (For our discussion purposes)

  2. Superstructure • Generally refers to structures placed on top of hull • Often contains control spaces, living spaces, machinery spaces, stores, and facilities • House forward, house aft, mid-ships house

  3. Superstructure

  4. Superstructure

  5. Superstructure

  6. Bridge (Pilot or Wheel House) • Navigation, Steering, and Propulsion Controls • Weather, Tide books, Charts, Publications • Communications – Internal and External • Smoke Detection and Fire System Controls (Usually) • Vessel Documentation • Fire Control Plan • Station Bill and Muster • Dangerous Cargo Manifest • Stability, Trim and Damage Control Booklet

  7. Bridge

  8. Cargo Areas

  9. Vessel Southgate Case Study • On 26 October 1998, a fire broke out in one hold of the Southgate. The vessel was at dock and stevedores were loading medium-density fibreboard packaged in bundles. During loading operations, the general alarm sounded as the fire spread rapidly between the bundles. The crew fought the fire but eventually closed the hatches. Carbon dioxide was released into the hold. The next day, the hold was opened and the fire rekindled; the fire could not be brought under control with foam and water. The hold was closed once again, and carbon dioxide was then released into it. On November 3, when the hold was reopened, the fire was found to be out.

  10. Engine Room and other below-deck machinery rooms

  11. Sea Venus Case Study • The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating assistance for the crew of a merchant vessel reportedly battling an on-board fire 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass. On April 10, the 577-foot Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel Sea Venus, with a crew of 23, was en route from Rhode Island to Belgium when the fire reportedly started.  The Sea Venus' crew initially reported that the engine room fire had been extinguished with the ship's automatic CO2 systems and they didn't need assistance. But, in a subsequent distress call, they reported the fire had re-flashed, the CO2 system had been depleted, and the crew was fighting the blaze with water and hand-held extinguishers.  The Sea Venus reports that it has two life rafts onboard but does not intend to abandon ship at this time. 

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