2007-07-20 20:09:10 · 12 answers · asked by Eyekandi 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
haha dunno about that
2007-07-20 22:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
My sailboat has a cockpit. Its the area where the helm (steering) is, but you can also control the engine, and sail trim from the cockpit.
On navy vessels, its called the bridge. In the old days, they didnt have direct control over the systems other than steering. The helmsman would get orders from the captain on his course (who got his input from the navigator, but the captain or bridge officer, has final say on speed, and heading) Then would give an order to the engine room on if they needed to speed up, slow down, engines stop, etc.
On sailing vessels, the captain would give a command, and it was repeated so that the crew could adjust the sails, etc.
The bridge is where the person in control was, not nessessarily the controls themselves. The cockpit of a boat, has the controls in it.
The Flybridge on a sport fishing boat, has the controls too, but is perched up high so that the skipper could see what was going on in the water from a high vantage point.
2007-07-21 12:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but not every boat. The seating area aft of the companionway to the transom on a sailboat is called a cockpit. The large open area in the back of a sportfish may also be called a cockpit. Or the small enclosed capsule in a racing hydroplane (as it's very much like a jet plane) is a cockpit.
Also, female cadets at the Air Force Academy are referred to as cockpits. You figure it out.
2007-07-21 10:39:42 · answer #3 · answered by Cunning Linguist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most sail boats have a cockpit. It is where the passengers sit and where the captain steers from with a rudder or wheel. Ships have a wheel house . Some open boats do not.
2007-07-26 10:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! The seating area in the back of a large sailboat is called a cockpit.
2007-07-21 03:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No however the term cockpit originated from the british navy's coxswains station. That's where the rudder controls are.
2007-07-21 12:32:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not that I know of; it's called the bridge on a boat. Cockpit on an airplane. Cab on a wheeled vehicle.
2007-07-21 03:12:02 · answer #7 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes,As that's where the helm for steering the boat is.This turm is used on sailing vessels.
2007-07-21 08:40:13 · answer #8 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no boats have cabins or wheel houses..planes have cockpits
2007-07-21 03:12:48 · answer #9 · answered by ridgerunner_99d 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Some do, but it's generally called the cabin. On a deck without a cabin, it's usually called the helm.
2007-07-21 03:11:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
every boat I've been on had a Co-k pit.
2007-07-21 03:14:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋