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Tug-propelled Dartmouth ferry barge with integral ramp at each end BC Ferries Dock seen from the ship about to dock. A ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water.
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Volvo Penta launched the first-ever fully assisted docking system, which will give the boat's captain more control of the docking process.
The word dock (from Dutch dok) in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore). In British English , the term is not used the same way as in American English; it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a wharf or quay.
Seamanship knowledge and experience is an integral part of Dry-docking. This includes careful planning (of all jobs, tasks and repairs), adequate preparations (eg or painting), dry-docking calculations (primarily stability and upthrust), safety within the dry-dock and checks upon departure (eg plugs returned and sealed). [21]
A small motor-boat lifted from the water by a travel lift at La Rochelle, France, 2016. A travel lift or travelift (also called a boat hoist, boat gantry crane, or boat crane) is a specialised type of crane used for lifting boats out of the water and transporting them around docks or marinas. [1]
Using a marine railway/patent slip avoids the need to pump out a dry dock, saving time and money. [4] In addition, a marine railway can substitute for a traditional waterway lock in areas where the terrain is poorly suited to an installation of that kind. This would consist of a railway where two ends each access a body of water, with a dry ...
Docking (animal), the practice of cutting off or trimming the tail of an animal Docking (dog), the above practice as specifically applies to dogs; Docking, the similar mutilation of humans, e.g. as corporal punishment; Docking, the piercing of dough as it is manipulated, sometimes with a tool such as a Roller docker; Docking (sex), a sex act