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"Aft" is not a specific PART of a ship, but rather a direction. Instead of north-south-east-west, directions on board ship are given as fore and aft, port and starboard. Aft would refer to "toward the rear of the ship". Fore is forward, port is toward the left side, and starboard is toward the right side.
Aft refers to the rear of the ship. Anything aft of the ship is water.
Aft refers to the stern (rear) of the vessel or the direction you travel from the bow to the stern.
Fore refers to the bow (front) of the vessel and forward is the direction of travel from the stern towards the front..
The Port side is the left side of the vessel.
Starboard is the right side of the vessel.
Amidships is the center line of the vessel along the hull.
Topside is everything above the main deck and below is everything below the main deck.
The Superstructure is the structure or 'house' that is built above the main deck.
Rooms within the superstructure and below are called compartments.
The messdeck is where food is served and the kitchen is called the galley.
Bathrooms are called heads.
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What is the ship's rear?
The rear of a ship is called the stern aft To go to the rear is called going aft. The aft most part is the stern The rear of a ship or boat is called the "Aft" or the "aft end". Examples: "Take that line aft!". "When we turn, are you sure the aft end will clear that bouy?" Also nautically, "avast"The stern is the aft part of a ship or boat.
The rear part of a ship?
The "aft" part.
What part of the ship is called aft?
The back end of the ship.
What is the rearmost part of the ship?
The aft or stern
What part of a boat is the aft?
After end (aft). The after end (aft) of a boat is the stern, the rear end of the boat. Ship's 'behind' if you will.
What is a ship's stern?
The stern is the rear or aft part of a ship or boat.
Where is the aft on a ship?
The stern of the ship is aft, mister!
What is mid ship on a cruise ship?
it is the middle of the ship. not the front part of it (forward or FWD), not the back of it (aft).
What is the aft of a ship called?
The "aft" of a ship is the rear of the ship. Sometimes called the "Fan tail"
What are names for the back and front of a ship?
The " front "or forward part of a ship is called the bow the "back" or aft part of a ship is called the sternThe front of a ship is called the 'bow' or the 'prow'. The back of a ship is called the 'stern'.
Is aft a rocky port of a on cruise ship?
Aft is the back of the boat
Why aft of the ship safer than forward?
the ship's aft is safer than the forward bcos if the ship sinks or capsizes in most cases the stem will go into the water first .... so there is a greater possibility of escaping if a person is in the aft of the ship...
