Berth (sleeping)

The bunk called a close place to sleep, sleeping chamber or a small storage space on ships of all kinds

Word origin

The word comes from Latin cavea probably " shed, coop, cage ," but come on Dutch kooi " cage, shed, barn " into German. Even a small shed at trade fairs, exhibitions or in warehouses as a separated niche is accordingly referred to as bunk. Low German we find the meaning " cage " in the duck decoy, a catching device on the North Sea coast. Also Danish is koie ( köje ) " Schiffskoje " koja Swedish, Norwegian koie but uses the term in each box stall on and is called "hut". Next to it is in the meaning of a place to sleep Norwegian Koy (s).

Designs

A distinction is made between longitudinal and transverse bunks bunks, depending on whether the bunks are installed fore and aft or athwartships. The ship berths are mounted above each other often save space as two or even three storey bunk beds in the ship's cabin ( cabin ). Corresponding bunk beds in permanent houses are therefore sometimes called bunk beds.

The longitudinal berths deserve in terms of seasickness when possible, since they can best balance the pitching and rolling of a ship. The width of a conventional bed is clearly narrower than that of a normal bed, i.e., between 70 and 85 cm. A raised ridge or a studding sails to prevent the falling out of the sleeper. A little headroom is another expected reducing comfort.

History

On old sailing ships meant ship berths already a level of comfort over the previously most usual hammocks or networks. Hygienic they were still a step backwards, because the poorly ventilated sheds were often damp, and usually several men a berth in the shift change divided among themselves as well - involuntarily - with numerous parasites, mites and other annoying insects to rat-sized rodents. Thus, these bunks were also source and transfer agent of numerous diseases such as the plague.

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