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cargo battens
Strips of wood fitted inside the frames to keep cargo away from hull steelwork. Also called sparring
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unmanned machinery spaces
Engine room or space fitted with sensors and controls for monitoring and responding to machinery operating conditions. This makes it unnecessary for personnel to be present in the space at all times
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bilge strake
Shell plates at the bilge area
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open registry
See "flag of convenience" or "flag of necessity"
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self-trimming ship
A ship whose cargo holds are shaped so that the cargo levels by itself.
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spectacle frame
A large casting extending outboard from the main hull for supporting for the ends of the propeller shafts in a multi-screw ship
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stern frame
Large casting attached to th after end of the keel, incorporating the rudder gudgeons and propeller post in single-screw ships
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general cargo
Non-bulk cargo. The cargo may be of various kinds
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gunwale bar
(See Stringer bar)
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