there are four koikhs on the belarusian part of the canal. shipping lock. a hydraulic structure on navigableg ships to move between water basins with different water levels in them. the gateway is limited on both sides by gates, between which there is a chamber with an adjustable water level. the disadvantage of locks is the small capacity of ships. advantage. you will benefit from simple and cheap-to-maintain technical equipment. and to put it quite simply, the ship floats into the lock chamber, which either fills with water if the ship needs to rise to a higher level, or vice versa, the water drains from it, but if the ship needs to descend, the required time is waited, and you can sail on. alexander, i have managed ships several times in my life, well, in deletant tourist level. tell me what is special about the ship that carries out. well, first of all, here you need to make adjustments for the wind, for everything, and you need to feel it, feel it, well, this is understandable, this is not a car that sits there with rudders, holds the road, and really, mooring in the airlock chamber, th