Patent ID: 6016636
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A method of assembling accommodations aboard a ship comprising the steps of:lifting onto a deck of a partially assembled ship a plurality of prefabricated cabin modules;positioning the modules, on said deck, adjacent one another in a row extending in parallel relationship to a portion of the ship's hull adjacent to said deck, the cabin modules being spaced from the hull, the space between the cabin modules and the hull being sufficient for a worker to move about within said space;after positioning the modules on said deck in said row, installing another deck above the cabin modules, and fastening said another deck to said portion of the hull by fastening procedures carried out at least in part by a worker while located within said space; andafter fastening said another deck to said portion of the hull, erecting wall elements extending across said space from said cabin modules toward the hull, whereby individual cabins are formed, each individual cabin being defined in part by one of said modules and two of said wall elements.