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In the early days of passenger liners the cheapest tickets were in 'steerage', the lowest deck just above the bilges.

Most large oil tankers simply carry the oil from one port to another or from an offshore installation to a depot.

The group of a ship is a FLEET.

The bridge

Cosnidering the fact that ocean voyages ( particularily in wartime) can last for weeks, certaininly people died of natural causes during the Lenghty reign of the Ocean Liner Queen Mary, as is the case with Hotels. There were some in-service accidents involving damage-control drills that went awry- a man was killed by a closing emergency door in the shaft tunnel of the engine room during such a test- one hastens to add this is below the water line, such an accident would not have alarmed passengers, or affected them, it would be something like say a maintenance worker in a hotel having a hand truck heavily laden fall on him- bear in mind ships move and are in a dynamic medium, fully exposed to all the weathers. apart from natural causes- like folks passing on in hotel rooms- not an accident, and accidents involving operating personnel, these things were rare and the Ship was never involved in a (Titanic) sized marine accident.

To sail from California to Japan it would take about 4 months. This is accounting for the best weather conditions.

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but it usually not efficient to go long distances because of the slower speed. However composite units and articulated units are making this common place and changing the trend.

On a Big Cruise Ship or any large ship, The Captain has His own Dining Room or Mess. Sometimes depending on his Busy schedule the Captain orders Food to be sent to His Cabin Which is Located near the Bridge. Sender. Peter John. Mumbai. India.

After end (aft). The after end (aft) of a boat is the stern, the rear end of the boat. Ship's 'behind' if you will.

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It depends on the density of a substance, if it can float or not. If its mass per volume is less than the one of water, it floats. That means overall that the same volume of water would have a bigger weight than the one of the ship... and it floats... By the way: The volume of water the ship pushes away (under the water line) while floating, has just the weight of the ship. So if you're talking about a certain water deplacement of a ship, you're actually talking about the ship's weight ;-). Vic

Cargo ships are displacement vessels. When you put a displacement boat in the water, it sinks until the weight of the boat exactly equals the weight of the water that it displaces. They stay above the surface because the entire vessel weighs less than the amount of water it displaces.

Now if we start adding cargo, it will sink. If you add 10 tons of cargo, then 10 tons of water is displaced. There are marks on the side of the ship called "load lines" to tell the master the maximum amount that the boat can safely sink but still be seaworthy.

Since density is mass divided by volume, if we know the volume of water that the hull can displace, and if we know the density of that water, we can calculate the maximum combined mass of cargo and ship. By subtracting the mass of the ship, we can get the maximum mass of cargo.

Mass is what really matters. 100 tonnes of lead or 100 tonnes of helium will still make the boat sink the same amount.

There are also concerns with stacking too much volume on deck, even if the boat can handle the weight. Visibility can be impaired. You will increase windage (wind resistance, particularly concerning with cross-winds.) You could also raise the center of gravity too high which results in reduced stability (the boat will be easier to capsize.)

Ratings agencies that assign load lines also use these considerations when establishing the vessel's tonnage (maximum cargo capacity) of the cargo vessel.

4911.29 miles or 9095.709412 km Transit Time: 15 days 17 hours Average Speed: 13 knots

Foggy conditions....a case of restricted visibility... according to International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea Rule 35... "A Power driven vessel making way through the water shall sound at intervals of not more than 2 minutes one prolonged blast."

So hearing a prolonged blast every 2 mins in restricted visibility we can deduce that its a power driven vessel making way through water.

for sailing

The Hull is the lower structure one which the ship floats, superstructure is above the hull, such things as deck houses, fittings, anchors, cranes, life boats- would be superstructure as they are above the water line. internal structure there are decks, below-decks and bulkheads ( walk-through walls- some of which can be sealed off for damage/flood control purposes. there you have it matey.