Although ships are first constructed on dry docks, the term "dry docking" mostly describes the routine procedure of inspecting and repairing ships when they are not in the water, allowing crew members to access areas of the ship that are often submerged. This procedure is often carried out on a graving dock or a floating dry dock.
A floating dry dock ship repair is capable of approaching ships and is not fixed to the ground. This platform occasionally has walls along the wings and is U-shaped with a concave upper part for the boat to settle into. After the ship docks, water is pumped out of the floating dry dock to raise both the dock and the ship above the sea…Read More.