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GREAT LAKES GLOSSARY AAA CLASS d he Great Lakes in the early 1950s. Arthur M. Anderson is one example. AFT Toward the back or ster, ofa ship. AHEAD - For in cabins, often used of : for crew's quarters or storage. FOREPEAK - The spa peo eee FORWARD - Toward the front, or bow, of a FREEBOARD - The distance from the MIDSHIPS.~T avessel, referring to either er or width, ARTICULATED TUG / BARGE (ATE) — Tug: barge mbinati GROSS TONNAGE - The internal space of a vessel, measured in units of 100 cubic feet (2.83 cubic in one axis mn ‘ath the tug fas to move,or articulate, jother P HATCH - An opening in the deck through which on another UL revenue producing cargo etvrtan tales ore retu ‘h ‘over it. HULL The body of hin not Bt inlulng its ARGE ves en no engine, either pushed or y a tug. EGRATED TUG-BARGE 18 ) - Tug-bar entagation fy which the tug is vid mated tothe BEAM ~The width th widest point. ILGE - Lowest part of a hold or compartment, generally where the rounded side of a ship curves from the keel to ES vert sides. BOW - Front of a BOW THRUSTER - he mounted transversely ina vessel's bow under the waterline to assist in moving sideways A stem thruster may also be "BRIDGE - The platform above the main deck from which a ship is steered / navigated. Also: PILOTHOUSE ‘or WHEELHOUSE. arge. IRON DECKHAND - Mechanical on rails on a vessel's main deck a4 is a rior and replace hatch covers. ~ AUS.cabotage law that mandates carried by U.S-flagged, U.S-built and US.-crewed essels. Hoel ship's steel backbone. It runs along the ywest part of the hull. We UP or LAY UP- Out of ser MARITIME CLASS - Style of lake vessel but during World War Il as part of the nation’s war effort. LKHEAD - Wall o holds cranking sera NET BULWARK - The of a vessel a 1g cargo. It does not Pi ipied by boilers, engines, shaft DATUM - Level ce water in a given area, cata lleys, chain lockers, officers’ i Net by an average over ti registered d ee TONNAGE tonnage or is 5 capacity of a vessel, eq the light displacement tonnage and the heavy RIVERCLASS SELF-UNLOADER ~ Group of vessels built in the ports an pounds or 1,016.1 kilograms). i as Cleveland's Cuyahi DISPLACEMENT TONNAGE ~ David the i SELF-UNL ofthe ane ncaa bythe Gere Beate tonnage may be qualified as ligh g the ight of conveyor belts and a movable boom. SLAG - By-product of the steelmaking process cargo, fuel and stores. which is later ground up and used for paving roads. STEM — W. ‘STEMWINDER - Vessel with all cabins aft. st DRAFT - The depth Also the distance from keel to waterline. FIT OUT - The process ERN — Sienlar pECKER Anon: Penida sessel. Edw service after a period ef nat TACONTE Processe, pelletized iron ore. Easy =U, cone ina aiyloct an five years, of a vessel's hull shipping ore on the Great Lakes and Mponents. FUNTEACR Lakes slang for a non self-unloader. FOOTER - Lakes slang for 1,000-foot vessel. FORECASTLE - (FOHK s'!) Area at the forward part 16 TRACTOR TU vigth ly aru ‘opelled by eit fare ana cycloidal open ler. pr rather than the traditional screw propell KYS‘05