Watertight Doors On Ships

The closure between two compartments below the waterline will typically be watertight it is essential that these compartments are resistant against great water pressure as is the case during a major water leakage.

Watertight doors on ships.

The crane will lift more than 200t. Ims is a specialist in sliding watertight doors for ships and drilling rigs. They can be find in engine room compartments bow thruster compartments etc. The mechanical gears required for manual operation of these doors must be located outside the machinery spaces.

The pontoon measures 30 metres and a width of 11 20 meters. Also the doors should be checked before leaving the port. Not more than one watertight door is allowed per watertight bulkhead. Subdivision of a ship s hull into watertight compartments is called compartmentation.

A compartment is a portion of the space within a ship defined vertically between decks and horizontally between bulkheads it is analogous to a room within a building and may provide watertight subdivision of the ship s hull important in retaining buoyancy if the hull is damaged. However in case of ships having twin shafts there may be two watertight doors each providing access to the two shaft tunnels on either side. The door should be able to operate from both local and remote places. The total weight of the pontoon is about 230t.

These are doors below the ship water line. Watertight doors drill on ships. A watertight ship door or hatch withstands a so called water column water pressure from both sides. Drills for the operation of watertight doors shall take place every week.

Working area will mainly be in and around antwerp. All watertight doors both hinged and power operated should be operated daily during the rounds. In the event of a leak the doors will prevent the vessel from sinking.