Compléter Shipboard termsVersion en ligne Shipboard terms in Maritime and everyday English. par Laure Hauwaert 1 hatches porthole debark below decks tight bow galley topside starboard doors compartments passageways disembark smoke berth ladder bunk forward embark boats stern port bulkheads overhead aft water tight head doors Naval vessels are called ships except submarines , which are called . The front part of a ship is the and the back part is the . If you are facing the bow , then your left is and your right is . If you walk towards the bow , you go and if you go towards the stern , you go . You never go upstairs on a ship , you go and when you go downstairs , you go using the . When you go onboard or get on a ship you and when you leave or get off a ship , you or . Floors on a ship are called and entrances from one compartment to another are called - ( they can also be - ) . Entrances from one deck to another are called . Ships have and , rather than rooms and corridors . The walls of compartments are called and the ceiling is the . If you can see the sea from your compartment , then you are looking out of a , not a window . You sleep on a or . If you are hungry , then don't ask for the kitchen , ask for the , and if you want the bathroom , ask for the .