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Marine Operations Flashcards

1
Q

What are the first and foremost things that Marine Ops must keep in safe condition?

A

Cargo, Crew, Vessel

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2
Q

CASP

A

Computer Automated Stowage Planning

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3
Q

How many planning offices does MSC have?

A

9

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4
Q

What is Pro-froma Schedule?

A

The schedule we advertise to the customer

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5
Q

COR

A

Change of Rotation

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6
Q

Hull

A

Body of the ship

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7
Q

Bow

A

Front of the ship

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8
Q

Stern

A

Back of the Ship

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9
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Port side

A

Left

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10
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Starboard side

A

Right

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11
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Beam

A

Width of a vessel at it widest point

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12
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Depth

A

Distance from main deck to the bottom of ships keel

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13
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Draft

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How much the vessel is submerged in the water. Distance from waterline

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14
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Freeboard

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(opposite of draft) The distance from main deck to surface of the water measured at the middle of the vessel length

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15
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LOA

A

Length of the vessel

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16
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LBP

A

Length between Perpendiculars

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17
Q

What 2 forces determine a vessels stability?

A

Center of Buoyancy and Center of Gravity.

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18
Q

GM

A

Distance between center of gravity and metacenter

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19
Q

Heavy cargo should be stored on the bottom of the vessel

A

True

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20
Q

What type of tanks help with Vessel Stability?

A

Ballast, Fuel, Diesel, Lube, Fresh Water

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21
Q

What is brackish water?

A

a combination of salt and fresh water

22
Q

Plimsoll line

A

Indicates the max draft to which the ship may be loaded for specific water types and temps in order to safely maintain buoyancy

23
Q

Ahmings

A

markings to indicate the waterlevel and Plimsoll line

24
Q

Air Draft

A

Distance from the waterline to the vessels highest point

25
Q

The Vessels air draft cannot exceed a bridges air draft.

26
Q

2 types of Bending Stresses

A

Sagging and Hogging

27
Q

Shearing

A

Weight and bouyancy pushing against each other at the longitude

28
Q

Torsion

A

Laterally bending

29
Q

Below deck securing

A

Cell Guide -steel girders

30
Q

On deck securing

A

Lashing bars and rods, Twistlock

31
Q

Even number stowage code indicates what size container?

32
Q

Sections of stowage on vessel

A

Bay, Row and Tier

33
Q

Pilot

A

Local master mariner

34
Q

Boat or ship that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing

35
Q

All Fast

A

Vessel is Moored or tied in place

36
Q

What task does the mooring gang perform

A

securing the lines to the dock

37
Q

What does the Boarding Agent do?

A

Customs Clearance and coordinate departure, coordinate needs of the crew.

38
Q

Labour to Order

A

amount of cranes needed for each vessel

39
Q

TOR

A

Terminal Operations Report (Stevedore Report)

40
Q

Portlog

A

Boarding Agent Report regarding what happened with the vessel while at the port.

41
Q

Third party that manages union workers for the carrier.

42
Q

VCI

A

Vessel Call Information (system that stores all vessel and port reports)

43
Q

TEU

A

Twenty Equivalent Units

44
Q

Panamax size

A

13 TEU wide ship

45
Q

Neo-Panamax

A

widest ships

46
Q

What is MSCs largest vessel

A

MSC Gulson

47
Q

High cube

A

9” feet tall containers

48
Q

What is MSCs Biggest Cost

49
Q

Term referring to fuel

50
Q

What is a Scrubber?

A

Factory on board vessel that cleans fuel before it is used.

51
Q

2M partnership

A

Carriers share vessel space to fill vessel and save cost.

52
Q

a vessel’s GM can increase by adding more weight to lower portion of that vessel

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