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Record 1 2017-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Safety (Water Transport)
DEF

A ship hull design and construction method where the bottom and sides of the ship have two complete layers of watertight hull surface ...

CONT

The space between the two hulls is sometimes used for storage of fuel or ballast water. Double hulls are a more extensive safety measure than double bottoms, which have two hull layers only in the bottom of the ship but not the sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
OBS

double coque : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
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