Marine Operations

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Cargo, Crew, Vessel

Question 2

CASP

Answer 2

Computer Automated Stowage Planning

Question 3

How many planning offices does MSC have?

Answer 3

9

Question 4

What is Pro-froma Schedule?

Answer 4

The schedule we advertise to the customer

Question 5

COR

Answer 5

Change of Rotation

Question 6

Hull

Answer 6

Body of the ship

Question 7

Bow

Answer 7

Front of the ship

Question 8

Stern

Answer 8

Back of the Ship

Question 9

Port side

Answer 9

Left

Question 10

Starboard side

Answer 10

Right

Question 11

Beam

Answer 11

Width of a vessel at it widest point

Question 12

Depth

Answer 12

Distance from main deck to the bottom of ships keel

Question 13

Draft

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Freeboard

Answer 14

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

Question 15

LOA

Answer 15

Length of the vessel

Question 16

LBP

Answer 16

Length between Perpendiculars

Question 17

What 2 forces determine a vessels stability?

Answer 17

Center of Buoyancy and Center of Gravity.

Question 18

GM

Answer 18

Distance between center of gravity and metacenter

Question 19

Heavy cargo should be stored on the bottom of the vessel

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What type of tanks help with Vessel Stability?

Answer 20

Ballast, Fuel, Diesel, Lube, Fresh Water

Question 21

What is brackish water?

Answer 21

a combination of salt and fresh water

Question 22

Plimsoll line

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Ahmings

Answer 23

markings to indicate the waterlevel and Plimsoll line

Question 24

Air Draft

Answer 24

Distance from the waterline to the vessels highest point

Question 25

The Vessels air draft cannot exceed a bridges air draft.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

2 types of Bending Stresses

Answer 26

Sagging and Hogging

Question 27

Shearing

Answer 27

Weight and bouyancy pushing against each other at the longitude

Question 28

Torsion

Answer 28

Laterally bending

Question 29

Below deck securing

Answer 29

Cell Guide -steel girders

Question 30

On deck securing

Answer 30

Lashing bars and rods, Twistlock

Question 31

Even number stowage code indicates what size container?

Answer 31

40'

Question 32

Sections of stowage on vessel

Answer 32

Bay, Row and Tier

Question 33

Pilot

Answer 33

Local master mariner

Question 34

Boat or ship that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing

Answer 34

Tug

Question 35

All Fast

Answer 35

Vessel is Moored or tied in place

Question 36

What task does the mooring gang perform

Answer 36

securing the lines to the dock

Question 37

What does the Boarding Agent do?

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Labour to Order

Answer 38

amount of cranes needed for each vessel

Question 39

TOR

Answer 39

Terminal Operations Report (Stevedore Report)

Question 40

Portlog

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Third party that manages union workers for the carrier.

Answer 41

Stevedore

Question 42

VCI

Answer 42

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

Question 43

TEU

Answer 43

Twenty Equivalent Units

Question 44

Panamax size

Answer 44

13 TEU wide ship

Question 45

Neo-Panamax

Answer 45

widest ships

Question 46

What is MSCs largest vessel

Answer 46

MSC Gulson

Question 47

High cube

Answer 47

9" feet tall containers

Question 48

What is MSCs Biggest Cost

Answer 48

Fuel

Question 49

Term referring to fuel

Answer 49

Bunker

Question 50

What is a Scrubber?

Answer 50

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

Question 51

2M partnership

Answer 51

Carriers share vessel space to fill vessel and save cost.

Question 52

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

Answer 52

true