🔍 Key Concepts

• Body plan in naval architecture is one of the standard three views used to describe a ship’s shape (body, sheer, and half-breadth plans). • The body plan shows the transverse (athwartship) shape of the hull at various stations. • Think about how the hull looks when viewed from directly ahead or astern vs. from the side or from above.

💭 Think About

• Which choice best matches a view that shows cross‑sections of the hull at different frames or stations? • Which view would a builder use to understand the ship’s shape at the bow and stern when looking straight at the ends of the vessel? • Eliminate any option that clearly describes a view from above (plan view) or from the side (profile/elevation view).

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm which option clearly refers to an end-on view (ahead or astern) of the hull’s molded form. • Make sure the correct choice involves transverse sections/frames, not longitudinal sections. • Verify that the remaining options describe sheer plan (side view) or half-breadth plan (top view), which are NOT the body plan.