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1.1.5

Ro Ro Ships.

1.1.5.1 Sketch and label an elevation of a Ro Ro


Ships.
1.1.5.2 On the above diagram show mid ship
ramp arrangement, stern ramp arrangement, car
decks, D.B. arrangement, slope ways & gastight
zones.

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Sketch and label an elevation of a Ro Ro Ships.


On the above diagram show mid ship ramp arrangement, stern ramp
arrangement, car decks, D.B. arrangement, slope ways & gastight zones.

Diagram-1: Profile of a Ro Ro Ship


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What are Ro Ro Ships?


Roll On / Roll Off - A vessel designed to carry
vehicles, so arranged that the vehicles may be
loaded and unloaded by being rolled on or off on
their own, on ramps fitted either on the sides,
bow or stern of the vessel.
Where are the cars/vehicles stored? Are their
cargo holds?
Ro Ro vessels have car decks instead of holds.
The vehicle decks run the entire length of the
vessel. This makes loading and unloading a
simple matter but it does present a number of
safety issues, which are unique to this type of
ship.

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Where are the transverse Bulkheads? What


about flooding and spread of fire?
Ro-Ro ships do not have transverse bulkheads.
The absence of subdivisions is compensated by
assigning a greater statutory freeboard.
However this does not pose a problem as these
ships are never limited by weight, rather they are
limited by space or volume.
The entire cargo area is well protected by
appropriate fire detection & fire fighting system.
The accommodation area & living quarters are
designated as Gas Tight Zones.

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There must be some real advantages of


these ships, what are they?
For the shipper, the Ro-Ro ship offer a number
of advantages over traditional ships, notably
speed of cargo handling.
As the name of the system implies, cars and
Lorries can drive straight on to a Ro-Ro ship at
one port and off at the port on the other side of
the sea within a few minutes of the ship
docking.
Ro-Ro ships also integrate well with other
transport development, such as containers,
and the use of Customs-sealed units (first
introduced in the late 1950s) has enabled
frontiers to be crossed with the minimum of
delay, thereby further increasing speed and
efficiency for the shipper.

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Diagram-2: Ro Ro Ship
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Are there any special features on Ro Ro Ships?


The most noticeable feature on a modern Ro Ro
ships are the huge ramps often seen on the stern
of Ro-Ro ships. These ramps can accommodate
two lines of traffic so that loading and discharging
can proceed simultaneously.
While it is true that the provision of a stern ramp
only necessitates the ship lying stern-on to the
quay many ships now have ramps over the quarter
so that the ship can lie alongside while the ramp
provides a skew bridge between ship and quay.
The latest large Ro-Ro's have stern ramps which
can be slewed through about 42 degrees of arc on
either quarter.

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Diagram-3: Ramps on a Ro Ro Ship


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Diagram-4: A fixed stern ramp ship docked by the stern


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Diagram-5: A QUARTER RAMP SHIP ALONGSIDE

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What about side ramps and side doors?


Some Ro Ro ships are fitted with side doors/ramps and car elevators. The
vehicles once received on the elevators can be transferred to any deck.

Diagram-6: A SHIP WITH SIDE RAMP AND ELEVATOR


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How are vehicles shifted through decks?


On board the Ro-Ro ship there may be two or three
vehicle decks and it is quite usual for only one or two of these to be fixed
decks.

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The other 'decks' are formed out of hinged platforms which fold up along the
inside of the hull when not in use and which, when lowered, may be heightadjusted to provide adequate clearance for the vehicles on the main deck.
Access to these platform decks is by ramps or lifts to and from the main decks.

Diagram-7: FOLDING TYPE PLATFORMS FOR MOVING VEHICLES BETWEEN CAR DECKS
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