compartmentPurpose
compartmentPurpose has the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| access_trunk | The compartment is designed to be used as an access trunk.> |
| aft_peak_tank | The compartment is a tank aft of the aftmost bulkhead of the ship.> |
| auxiliary_engine_room | The compartment is designed to be used as an auxiliary engine room space.> |
| ballast_tank | The compartment is a watertight compartment to hold water ballast.> |
| battery_room | The compartment is designated for batteries.> |
| berthing_compartment | The compartment is designed to be used as a berthing space.> |
| boiler_room | The compartment is designated for boilers.> |
| bottom_wing_tank | The compartment is a tank located between the ship side/bottom and a sloping longitudinal bulkhead. > |
| bow_thruster_room | The compartment is designed to be used as the bow thruster room.> |
| cabin | The compartment is designed to be used as a cabin space.> |
| cargo_compartment | The compartment is designed to carry liquid, bulk, or containerized goods. NOTE 1: These goods may be consumed during the voyage, as in the case of food or fuel, or they may be temporarily stored for transport between ports. NOTE 2: A tank compartment may also be used for the storage or transportation of liquid cargo. > |
| centre_tank | The compartment is a tank that occupies a large part of a ship cross section and that is symmetrical to the ship centre line.EXAMPLE: Crude oil tankers often have several centre tanks.> |
| chainlocker | The compartment is where anchor chain is stored.> |
| cofferdam | The compartment is a narrow void space between two bulkheads or floors that prevents leakage between the adjoining compartments.> |
| compressor_room | The compartment is designated for compressors.> |
| control | The compartment is designed to be used for ship command and control functions. > |
| crossover_tank | The compartment is a tank used for dynamic stabilisation of the ship. > |
| deck_tank | The compartment is an independent tank located on the main deck.> |
| deep_tank | The compartment is a tank extending from the bottom or inner bottom up to, or higher than, the lower deck. A deep tank is often fitted with hatches so that they may also be used for dry cargo in lieu of fuel oil, ballast water, or liquid cargo.> |
| diving_well | The compartment is a space for divers to exit to the sea through a hatch in the bottom of the vessel. > |
| double_bottom_and_side_tank | The compartment is a tank located between the outer and inner bottom and bounded by an outer and inner side of the ship.> |
| double_bottom_tank | The compartment is a tank located between the outer and inner bottom of the ship.> |
| double_side_tank | The compartment is a tank between the outer ship side and the inner ship side.> |
| drill_well | The compartment is a space for drilling through an opening in the bottom of the vessel.> |
| duct_keel | The compartment is located between the bottom and the inner bottom running along the the centre line of the ship. > |
| electric_motor_room | The compartment is designated for electric motors.> |
| emergency_fire_pump_room | The compartment is designated for emergency fire pumps.> |
| equipment_room | The compartment is designated to be used as an equipment room. > |
| escape_trunk | The compartment is a vertical trunk fitted with a ladder to permit personnel to escape if trapped. Usually provided from the after end of the shaft tunnel to topside spaces.> |
| fore_peak_tank | The compartment is a tank located forward of the foremost bulkhead of the ship.> |
| forecastle | The compartment is a superstructure fitted at the extreme forward end of the upper deck.> |
| habitable_compartment | The compartment is designed as a habitable space, which is primarily designated as suitable for occupancy by humans. Passenger safety and comfort are subject to international, national, class society, or other regulations usually covered by product specifications and applicable class and register notations.> |
| heeling_tank | The compartment is a tank used for adjusting the heeling of the ship.> |
| hopper_tank | The compartment is a tank located between the ship side/bottom and a sloping longitudinal bulkhead. > |
| insulated_tank | The compartment is a container constructed to hold one or more thermally insulated tanks for liquids > |
| lounge | The compartment is designed to be used as a lounge space.> |
| machinery_compartment | The compartment is designed to contain machinery for the operation of the ship or in support of its mission. EXAMPLE: Engine room and bow thruster room are types of machinery compartments.> |
| main_engine_room | The compartment is designed to be used as the main engine room.> |
| medical | The compartment is designed to be used as a medical space.> |
| passageway | The compartment is designed to be used as a passageway.> |
| poop | The compartment is a superstructure fitted at the after end of the upper deck.> |
| pump_room | The compartment is designated for pumps.> |
| rudder_trunk | The compartment is the trunk housing the rudder shaft.> |
| separator_room | The compartment is designated for separators.> |
| settling_tank | The compartment is a fuel oil tank used for separating entrained water from oil> |
| shaft_tunnel | The compartment is a watertight enclosure for the propeller shafting, large enough to walk in, extending aft from the engine room to provide access and protection to the shafting. Also known as a shaft alley.> |
| side_tank | The compartment is a tank located between the ship side and a longitudinal bulkhead.> |
| side_wing_tank | The compartment is a tank located between the ship side/bottom and a longitudinal bulkhead.> |
| stabiliser_room | The compartment is designated for stabilisers.> |
| stability_tank | The compartment is a tank used for dynamic stabilisation of the ship.> |
| steering_gear_room | The compartment is designated for steering gear.> |
| stern_tank | The compartment is a tank located at the aftmost location in the ship.> |
| stool_tank | The compartment is a tank in the closed hull structure at either upper or lower end of a transverse bulkhead. > |
| tank | The compartment is designed to carry liquids used in the mission of the ship, or for the storage of liquid cargoes transported by the ship. EXAMPLE: Fuels for propulsion of the ship, potable water for the passengers and crew, waste products, petroleum product cargo, and fuel for aircraft supported by the ship are carried in tank compartments.> |
| thruster_room | The compartment is designated for thrusters.> |
| top_wing_tank | The compartment is a tank located between the ship side/deck and a sloping longitudinal bulkhead.> |
| trimming_tank | The compartment is a tank located near the ends of a ship. Seawater or fuel oil is carried in such tanks as necessary to change trim.> |
| trunk | The compartment is a vertical or inclined space or passage formed by bulkheads or casings, extending one or more deck heights, around openings in the decks, through which access can be obtained and cargo or stores handled, or ventilation provided without disturbing or interfering with the contents or arrangements of the adjoining spaces.> |
| user_defined | The compartment function is other than one of the pre-defined values and is specified by the user_def_function attribute.> |
| void | The compartment is designed as an inaccessible, closed space that is never used to carry cargo or to be regularly occupied by humans. The main uses of a void compartment are segregating the cargo and fluids that are necessary to operate the ship, or to provide emergency access to other spaces.> |
| waterjet_room | The compartment is designated for waterjets.> |
| wheelhouse | The compartment is designated for primary steerage and control of the ship. Also known as the bridge.> |
| wing_tank | The compartment is a tank located well outboard adjacent to the side shell plating, often consisting of a continuation of the double bottom up the sides to a deck or flat.> |
- OCX Version:
- 3.1.0
- Location URL:
- https://3docx.org/fileadmin//ocx_schema//V310//OCX_Schema.xsd
- Namespace:
- urn:oasis:names:tc:unitsml:schema:xsd:UnitsMLSchema_lite-0.9.18
- Date:
- Aug 15 2025 08:47:50
- Status:
- PublishState.PUBLIC
- Publisher version:
- 1.0.0
