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TERM
DESCRIPTION
CARRIER RING A thrust support ring to hold the rudder mechanism in place in order for the
rudder to perform its designated functions
FOULING
Effects of marine organism growth accumulating onto ship underwater hull*
HULL
Shell or body of a ship
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
OVERHAULING Service maintenance work to be performed onto an engineering system or
equipment
PCTC
Pure Car and Truck Carrier
RO-RO
Ro-Ro stands for Roll On - Roll Off. Cargoes are driven onboard and ashore
by means of own machinery or by prime movers. There are 3 main types of
Ro-Ro ships. A Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) transports vehicles and other
rolling machineries. A Ro-Ro liner ship carries containers, flat racks, pallets or
general cargoes. A Ro-Ro ferry carries a combination of trucks, lorries, cars
and passengers.
RT43
Revenue Ton - a measure of cargo earning space for carriage of a vehicle
being equivalent to a volume span of length/4125 mm, width/1550 mm and
height/1420mm (which is actually the size of a 1968 Toyota Corona).
RUDDER
Device for the purpose of steering a floating object
SHAFT
Shaft onto which a propeller is mounted to form the propulsion system of a ship
SUPER SLOW
STEAMING
Ship operating at an extraordinary economical speed
THRUSTERS
Systems and/or equipment that can move a floating object (ship) in any
controlled direction other than the propulsion direction
GLOSSARY
Terms appearing from pages 2 to 25
