Bridge (nautical)

A bridge (also known as a command deck), or wheelhouse (also known as a pilothouse), is a room or platform of a ship, submarine, airship, or spaceship from which the ship can be commanded. When a ship is under way, the bridge is manned by an officer of the watch aided usually by an able seaman acting as a lookout. During critical maneuvers the captain will be on the bridge, often supported by an officer of the watch, an able seaman on the wheel and sometimes a pilot, if required.

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  Navigational bridge of a cargo ship docked in Port Everglades, Florida
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  The interior of the bridge of the Research Vessel Sikuliaq, docked in Ketchikan, Alaska
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  Wheelhouse on a tugboat, topped with a flying bridge
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  Appearance of a bridge on a cruise ship