AUXILIARIES ON VESSELS

**Definition:** This place covers:

Auxiliaries on vessels

Driving of auxiliaries

Vessel auxiliaries not otherwise provided for

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Arrangements and adaptations of equipment for emptying or ballasting, of refuse and soil water discharges, of air-scoops for port-holes, of mooring, anchoring or towing equipment, of equipment for handling life-boats, of ship-based loading or unloading equipment, of furniture, closets, galleys, of equipment for controlling vessel attitude, of equipment for surf-boards and the like, of safety equipment, of means for stowing frozen goods, of signalling or lighting devices, of nautical instruments or navigational aids, of means for marking navigational route, of means for tank, cargo hold and hull cleaning, of means for hull protection, and of ventilating means for cleaning tanks. -> B63B - Equipment, methods and installations for launching, hauling-out, dry-docking or storing on land, for salvaging sunken vessels, for life-saving in water, for dwelling or working under water; Equipment on vessels for transport over land. -> B63C - Arrangements of offensive or defensive equipment on vessels; Methods and installations of equipment for laying and sweeping of mines; Equipment and installations for underwater vessels, in particular arrangements for ventilation, heating, cooling or air-conditioning for submarines. -> B63G - Arrangements, methods and installations for marine propulsion, steering and dynamic positioning -> B63H

**Glossary:** - Air-conditioning: The process of controlling the humidity, ventilation, and air temperature, e.g. in a vehicle. - Air-scoop: An air catching device for passive ventilation of living spaces, cargo holds, engine rooms and the like. - Auxiliaries: Apparatus, equipment or installations assisting in making a ship or other waterborne vessel habitable or putting it in working order. - Bilge: A part of the hull and corresponding compartment of a ship where the hull sides curve inward to meet at the keel. - Bilge-water: Soiled water collecting in the bilge - Port-hole: A typically circular window in the side of a boat or ship. - Sewage: Any liquid-borne waste, e.g. soil-water from closets, or waste-water containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution. - Waste water: Any kind of water adversely affected in quality by human activities.