About the Ship

Question 1

Types of Trade?

Answer 1

The Tramp trade, vessel for hire.

The Liner Trade, ships operate on a regular scheduled basis.

Question 2

Types of Cargo Ships?

TEU= twenty foot equivalent

Answer 2

Dry carrier (bulk cargo) & tankers (liquid)

General cargo
Container ships
Roll-on/roll-off
Project & Heavy Lift Vessels

Question 3

Other specialty ships: LASH vessels & BACO liner ships.

Answer 3

Barge carrying ocean vessels known as LASH (Lighter Aboard Ship) vessels.

BACO Liner Ships (Barge & container) barges inside a larger ship allow cargo to be discharged while at anchor mid-stream.

Question 4

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Activities & 4 important conventions?

Answer 4

1. Measures aimed at the prevention of accidents, causalities, and environment damage from ships.
2. Recognize accidents do happen and try to mitigate their negative effects.
3. Concerned with the aftermath of accidents and, in establishing a mechanism for ensuring those affected will be compensated.

International Convention on Load Line, sets the maximum depth to which a ship could be loaded.

Convention on the International Regulations COLREG, traffic situation, safe speeds, risks of collisions.

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea SOLAS, specify minimum standards for construction, equipment and operation of ships.

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARPOL convention covering prevention of pollution

Question 5

Ship Classification, crew & maintenance.

Answer 5

Classification society’s have the same common interest; ship surveyors, material, pipping, mechanical, chemical and electrical engineers.
Captain in charge of the overall ship
1st Officer (day to day operations)
2nd Officer (navigation)
3rd Officer (foreman of the ships regular deck crew)
Deck crew enlisted sea men working anywhere on the ship

Question 6

Container Terminals: 3 ship categories?

Answer 6

Usually have multiple large gantry on special rail tracks alongside the water’s edge.
Panamax vessels 12-13 container row wide
Post Panamax vessels 18 container rows wide
Super Panamax vessels 22 container rows wide

Question 7

Ferry & reefer terminals?

Answer 7

Ferry terminals is a structure in a port where ships can pickup and drop off people and their vehicle.

Reefer terminal built to offer temporary, temperature controlled transit storage.