E: 30/04 Win a Gripsure non-slip decking kit

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• We have one Gripsure self-assembly non-slip decking kit available to win, which will cover 3.6 x 3.6m when assembled. The prize is worth £665 and comprises: 24no 3.6m Scandinavian redwood castellated deck boards, 17no 145 x 45mm C16 graded joists, 5 boxes of 6 x 15mm zinc-plated screws and 1 box of Spax Wirox decking screws.
• The closing date of the competition is noon, Thursday 30 April, 2015
• Winners will be notified and prizes sent out after this date

Name the deck of a ship that houses the navigational equipment:

Gun deck
Poop deck
Bridge deck

answer: Bridge deck

See below re answer query

pavers

I think the answer is Poop Deck.

The name originates from the French word for stern, la poupe, from Latin puppis. Thus the poop deck is technically a stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or "after" cabin, also known as the "poop cabin". In sailing ships, with the helmsman at the stern, an elevated position was ideal for both navigation and observation of the crew and sails.[1]
On modern, motorized warships, the ship functions which were once carried out on the poop deck have been moved to the bridge, usually located on the superstructure in the center of ships, or the starboard side island of aircraft carriers


I may be wrong so best to check it out for yourselves.

weeowens

pavers wrote: »

I think the answer is Poop Deck.

The name originates from the French word for stern, la poupe, from Latin puppis. Thus the poop deck is technically a stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or "after" cabin, also known as the "poop cabin". In sailing ships, with the helmsman at the stern, an elevated position was ideal for both navigation and observation of the crew and sails.[1]
On modern, motorized warships, the ship functions which were once carried out on the poop deck have been moved to the bridge, usually located on the superstructure in the center of ships, or the starboard side island of aircraft carriers

I see what you mean.



The bit that slightly clouded it for me is:



the ship functions which were once carried out on the poop deck have been moved to the bridge, usually located on the superstructure in the center of ships,

One-Eye

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_(ship)#Common_names_for_decks

Bridge deck: (a) The deck area including the helm and navigation station, and where the Officer of the Deck/Watch will be found, also known as the conn.