parts of a ship
Directions Onboard
Shipboard Terms
Ship equipment
100

The front of a ship

What is the bow?

100

Towards the bow

What is forward?
100

the floor of the ship

What is the deck?

100

used to steer a ship

what is a rudder
200

The back of a ship

What is the stern?

200

Towards the stern

What is aft?

200

a wall on a ship

what is a bulkhead

200

used to stop or hold the ship in place

what is the anchor

300

The left side of a ship

What is port?

300

Towards the center line of the ship

What is inboard?

300

a window on a ship

what is a porthole

300

a heavy rope used onboard

what is a line

400

The right side of a ship

What is starboard?

400

Towards the side of the ship

What is outboard?

400

the ceiling on a ship

what is the overhead
400

a ladder on a ship

what is a ladder or companionway

500

The very bottom of the ship

What is the keel?

500

Facing the bow

What is forward-facing or fore?

500

a sleepig area on a ship

what is a berth

500

a bell used to tell time onboard 

what is the ship's bell