General Arrangement Plan

Lesson 2

General Arrangement Plan

depicts the division and arrangement of the ship
side view plan views of the most important decks

cross-sections

 The views and sections display:

division into compartments (tanks, engine room, holds) location of bulkheads location and arrangement of superstructure parts of the equipment (winches, loading gear, bow thruster, life boats)

 Basic data included in the GAP:

dimensions volumes of the holds tonnage

deadweight
engine power speed

class

a. upper deck or main deck b. forecastle c. tweendeck d. tanktop e. upper hold and lower hold f. peak tank g. chain locker h. bosuns locker i. collision bulkheads j. engine room k. steering machinery l. double bottom m. cofferdams n. superstructure

a. Upper deck or main deck

the principal deck of a vessel; in some ships the

highest deck of the hull, usually but not always the weather deck; in sailing warships often a deck under the upper deck

b. Forecastle
foremost part of the upper deck

usually raised above the main deck

c. Tweendeck
space between decks intermediate deck

divides the vessel into separate holds

d. Tanktop
inside bottom of the vessel

the plating forming the inner bottom of a ship hull

e. Upper hold / Lower hold

spaces that contain the cargoes

f. Peak tank
foremost and aftermost spaces of the vessel

serve as storage spaces for ballast water

capable of absorbing part of the impact forces

that are released in case of a collision

g. Chain locker
storage for anchor chain

h. Bosuns locker
= Boatswains locker

serves as storage for ropes, paint and dunnage

i. Collision bulkheads
foremost major watertight bulkhead

prevent the vessel from flooding in case of

collision with another vessel fireproof

j. Engine room
= machinery space

watertight compartment
situated over the after peaktank houses the main and auxiliary machinery

j. Engine room
on a large percentage of vessels engine room is

located near the bottom, and at the aft usually comprises few compartments - this design maximizes the cargo carrying capacity of the vessel and situates the prime mover close to the propeller, minimizing equipment cost and problems posed from long shaft lines

k. Steering machinery
gives the power for moving the rudder

l. Double bottom
provides strength and storage space for fuel,

lubricating oil, fresh water, salt (ballast) water and potable water

m. Cofferdams
empty spaces / longitudinal and transverse

separations between tanks prevent leaking of liquids from one double bottom tank into another

n. Superstructure
accommodation for the crew and passengers

messroom, galley, pantry

Shipboard terminology for position in a ship

COLLOQUIAL TERM fore end after end midships part right side

left side
in front of behind

across (the ship)

from stem to stern

M.E. TERM forward aft amidships starboard s. port s. before / forward of abaft / aft of athwartships fore and aft