{"id":12879,"date":"2022-05-18T15:31:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/?p=12879"},"modified":"2026-10-21T21:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:44:32","slug":"boat-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/blog\/partes-barco\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the parts of a ship?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although different types of boat have different parts (a yacht is not the same as a sailboat, to give just two examples), there are some that are common to all of them<\/strong>. Below we explain them so that you can name and recognize them easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conocer las partes de un barco es lo primero que se aprende al empezar a navegar. Si quieres pasar de la teor\u00eda a la pr\u00e1ctica, con la licencia de navegaci\u00f3n en Barcelona<\/a> puedes llevar tu propia embarcaci\u00f3n en un solo d\u00eda y sin examen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Front of the boat<\/strong>, narrower than the rest, to facilitate the navigation of the boat by cutting the waves as it moves forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is known as the rear of the boat<\/strong>, wider than the bow and where we can find the propellers or the rudder. Also known as a transom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Port<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Located at the stern and facing the bow, left side<\/strong> ship's.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the contrary, situated again at the back of the boat and with his gaze turned towards the previous one, right side<\/strong> of the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Line of crujia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

imaginary line that split the ship in two<\/strong> longitudinally, leaving one side port and the other starboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sides or across<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each of the parts resulting from dividing the ship along the center line<\/strong>: The port side corresponds to the left side, while the starboard side would be on the right side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulwarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They correspond with the part of the side that becomes increasingly narrow<\/strong> until converging on the bow. There are also two, the port one and the starboard one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Same as the bulwarks, but at the rear of the boat: each of the two parts of the side that converge at the stern<\/strong>. We have a port fin and a starboard fin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He boat floor on top<\/strong>, through which the crew and passengers pass, is also the closure of the interior structure of the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bordeaux and candlesticks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Piece of protection located between deck and gunwale<\/strong> which prevents accidental falls into the sea. On small boats and sailboats it is replaced by protection bars with a cable called stanchions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top of the gunwale<\/strong> which runs along the boat from stern to bow and is covered by a decorative piece called gunwale cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bathtub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is known as the deck area where the controls are located<\/strong>, the log, the wheel rudder <\/a>and seats for the crew, as it is the safest area of the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

waterline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

imaginary line that separates the submerged part of the boat from that which remains out of the water<\/strong> and that may vary depending on its load. Additionally, the line painted on the side of the boat can be called the waterline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live work (careen) vs. dead work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The living work, or hull, is the part of the boat that remains submerged<\/strong> inside the water, usually treated to prevent the proliferation of algae or mollusks. On the contrary, the Deadwork is the part of the ship that is above the waterline.<\/strong> and, consequently, out of the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helmet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Exterior area of the boat<\/strong>, which gives it shape and contains inside the rest of its parts, part of which is under the water and part above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We can compare it with the ship's spine<\/strong>, the central piece that provides stability to the entire structure. Built of wood or steel, it is the lowest part of the hull and runs from bow to stern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Extension of the vertical or oblique keel, which is placed at the front of the boat to form the bow of the ship<\/strong>, joined to the keel by a piece called the stem foot. It can be built in the same material as the keel or a more resistant one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Codaste<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Extension of the keel, built in the same material as this one, which is placed upwards in the rear part of the boat to form the stern<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notebooks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They are born from the keel and would correspond to the boat ribs<\/strong>: These are the U-shaped pieces that give shape to the hull of the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is about the reinforcement pieces that are placed transversely on the frames<\/strong>, joining the stern with the bow and on which the deck of the boat rests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bilge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fundamental part of the boat, located in the lowest area of it, just above the hull. It is in charge of collect spilled water and oil<\/strong> anywhere on the boat and evacuate them to the outside using the bilge pumps installed for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Boat bottom floor<\/strong>, immediately above the keel and bilge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulkheads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Partitions that form the interior divisions of the <\/strong>vessel and which can be longitudinal and transverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Boat size<\/strong>, measured in feet lengthwise from bow to stern. One foot corresponds approximately to 30 centimeters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

waterline length<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It depends directly on the floating surface of the boat, since it refers to the waterplane length<\/strong> measured between stern and bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleeve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Boat width<\/strong>, especially in the widest part of it, which normally coincides with the master frame and is known as the maximum beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Boat height<\/strong>, measured vertically from the underside of the boat at the point where it coincides with the keel to the line of the main deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Height of the part of the ship that is submerged<\/strong> in water. It can be measured taking the bottom of the keel and the waterline as references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freeboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Measure the distance between the ship's waterline and the highest watertight deck<\/strong> and indicates its buoyancy reserve, which means that if water penetrates above this value, the boat will sink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pesar de que distintos tipos de barco tienen diferentes partes (no es lo mismo un yate que un velero, por poner solo dos ejemplos), existen algunas que son comunes a todos ellos. A continuaci\u00f3n te las explicamos para que puedas nombrarlas y reconocerlas con facilidad. Conocer las partes de un barco es lo primero … Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-navegacion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/partes-barco.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22644,"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12879\/revisions\/22644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anclademia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}