BULKHEADS

• Vertical partitions in a ship arranged transversely are referred to as bulkheads.
•  The bulkheads subdivide the ship into a no. of watertight compartments.
•  They give large structural support, resist any tendency to deformation (racking stresses) & assist in spreading the hull stresses over a large area.
• All ships are to have a Collision bulkhead, situated <0.05L & >0.08L for cargo ships (.05L + 3 m for passenger ships).
•  All ships are to have an after peak bulkhead enclosing the stern tube in a w-t compartment.
•  All ships are to have a bulkhead at each end of the machinery space.
•  Additional w-t bulkheads are to be fitted in cargo ships depending on the length of the ship.