🔍 Key Concepts

• Bulwark location on a vessel and what it looks like • Difference between structural strength members (frames, stringers, stringer plates) and protective fittings • How water moves on deck in heavy seas and what fittings help manage it

💭 Think About

• First picture where a bulwark is on the ship: is it deep inside the hull, or up along the deck edge? What does that suggest about its main purpose? • Which options talk about internal strength of the hull, and which talk about protecting the deck and people working topside? • Ask yourself: when waves come over the side, what structure along the deck edge would help shield the deck and crew?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether a bulwark is primarily a strength member of the hull or mainly a protective barrier at the deck edge • Check if frames, stringers, and stringer plates are internal structural parts, and whether a bulwark is part of that system • Make sure the function you choose matches something located along the weather deck edge, exposed to seas and weather