Kabelgatt

Kabelgatt on the cruise ship Germany

As Kabelgatt ( English cable stage, rope store, bosun's easy Dutch kabelgat ) or Bootsmann Store also is on ships a storage space for small articles such as spare parts, ropes , shackles , blocks , anchor chain designated tool or paints and varnishes. It is usually located in the foredeck. On larger ships the Kabelgatt is a walk-in room in the foredeck and is sometimes looked after by a Kabelgatt sailor (occasionally also a Kabelgatt steward or Kabel-Ede). The Kabelgatt sailor is an experienced man, usually employed by the boatswain, who manages the deck gate.

See also

• Husband
• Hellegat
• Load (shipping)

literature

• Kabelgatt. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 11 : K - (V). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1873, Sp. 8 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).

Web links

• Photo of a cable man of the "Alexander von Humboldt"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The landlubber asked: “What does the Kabelgatt sailor do?” Mdr.de.