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Transport & machinery

MARITIME TRANSPORT

Structures and equipment required to transport passengers and cargo by ship.

harbor

Site for refueling and repairing ships, loading and unloading cargo and embarking and disembarking passengers.

canal lock

Structure with a lock-chamber that can be filled with water or emptied to raise or lower a ship from one water level to another.


canal lock	canal lock: side view

ancient ships

Over the course of history, navigation has played a key role in discovering new lands and in developing trade between peoples.


galley	trireme	longship

galleon	caravel	side-wheeler

traditional ships

Boats characteristic of various parts of the world for a number of generations; they are used as a means of transportation, for fishing, commerce and exploration.


dugout canoe	outrigger canoe	junk

felucca	gondola	canoe

examples of sails

Sails: sections of durable fabric that are sewn together and mounted on a mast; they create a surface that causes a boat to move when the wind blows against it.

examples of rigs

Rigs: various combinations of sails that distinguish one sailboat from another.

four-masted bark

Sailboat with four masts and square sails except for the jiggermast, which carries a gaff sail.


masting and rigging [1]	masting and rigging [2]	masting and rigging [3]

masting and rigging [4]	masting and rigging [5]	sails

examples of boats and ships

Boats and ships: floating structures for underwater exploration and transporting passengers and cargo across water.


container ship	bulk carrier	drill ship

hovercraft [1]	hovercraft [2]	tug

ice breaker	trawler	tanker [1]

tanker [2]	cabin cruiser	motorboat

houseboat	ferry boat [1]	ferry boat [2]

passenger liner [1]	passenger liner [2]	hydrofoil boat

anchor

Usually steel part that is attached to a chain or cable; it hooks onto the bottom of a body of water to keep the boat from moving.


ship’s anchor	examples of anchors

life-saving equipment [1]

Instruments and equipment for signaling a boat’s presence and for saving people from drowning.

life-saving equipment [2]

Instruments and equipment for signaling a boat’s presence and for saving people from drowning.

life-saving equipment [3]

Instruments and equipment for signaling a boat’s presence and for saving people from drowning.

navigation devices

Examples of instruments that are used on a ship to determine its position and to chart and stay a course.


sextant	liquid compass	depth finder

satellite navigation system

maritime signals

Beacons and devices located on the sea, coasts and waterways that emit light, sound and radio waves to aid navigation.


lighthouse	lighthouse lantern	pillar buoy

cylindrical buoy	high focal plane buoy

maritime buoyage system

Buoys, beacons and lights located along coasts and waterways to guide ships and boats.


buoyage regions	cardinal marks	daymarks (region B)

rhythm of marks by night

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