Frame – Internal support member for the shell plating.
It will run from the center girder out to the margin plate on either side of the vessel. Floor – A vertical athwartships member in way of the double- bottom. Center girder – In lieu of longitudinal, provide longitudinal strength. Bulkheads – a vertical partition between compartments iii. UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS STRUCTURAL MEMBERS: i. Stability conditions comply with the IMO intact stability criteria under all conditions of loading. LECTURE NOTES ON SHIP CONSTRUCTION Ship Construction – General General knowledge of the principal structural members of a ship and the proper name for the various parts is essential for controlling the operation of the ship and care for persons on board at the operational level and to Maintain seaworthiness of the ship and actions to ensure and maintain the watertight integrity of the ship are in accordance with accepted practice.
