Descriptive Essay On Marina

Let us now make a tour of the Marina and learn the words for the different parts of a ship. Let us start at the bow and go aft. Going aft we will find the following superstructures. First is the forecastle head or forecastle deck and on it the windlass for the anchor. On the Marina it consists of two combined anchor mooring winches.

Aft of the forecastle the main deck stretches along the whole length of the ship. On the main deck are her three huge hydraulically driven cargo cranes with a lifting capacity of 37 tons - the Marina is a so called geared vessel, i.e. she has her own cranes for loading and unloading the cargo.

On the open main deck, also called “the weather deck”, we find large hatch covers over the hatches that lead down to the cargo holds below. The Marina has MacGregor fold-tight hatch covers with six

On the Marina there are five holds that can load a wide range of dry cargoes. The holds can be used both for carrying bulk cargo like grain or fertilisers or to stow containers. Strong bulkheads separate the holds from each other. In addition to this, the holds on the Marina have removable between decks (often called ´tweendecks) with their own hatches and ´tweendeck hatch covers. This increases the maximum number of cargo holds to ten. The Marina can also carry containers on the weather deck.

On bulk carriers and on multi-purpose vessels like the Marina the superstructure lies towards the stern of the ship. The superstructure is built up in a number of decks. On the 1st deck there are the dining rooms for the crew and the officers called “the mess” and the ship’s galley. On this same deck are the dayroom for the crew, where the seamen get together during free hours, and a lounge or dayroom for the officers.

Other recreation space for the crew includes a sauna and a gym. On the 2nd deck we find the accommodation or living quarters for the crew including engineers and