Section 1 General

101. Camber of weather deck

The standard camber of weather decks is 0.02Æ at the midship.

102. End connection of beams

1. Longitudinal beams are to be continuous or to be connected with brackets at their ends in such a manner as to effectively develop the sectional area and to have sufficient strength to bending and tension.

2. Transverse beams are to be connected to frames by brackets .

3. Transverse beams provided at positions where frames are omitted in tween decks or superstructures, are to be connected to the side plating by brackets.

103. Continuity of strength

In the parts where the longitudinal beams are trans-formed to transverse beams, special care is to be taken to keep the continuity of strength.