Marine Operations Flashcards
What are the first and foremost things that Marine Ops must keep in safe condition?
Cargo, Crew, Vessel
CASP
Computer Automated Stowage Planning
How many planning offices does MSC have?
9
What is Pro-froma Schedule?
The schedule we advertise to the customer
COR
Change of Rotation
Hull
Body of the ship
Bow
Front of the ship
Stern
Back of the Ship
Port side
Left
Starboard side
Right
Beam
Width of a vessel at it widest point
Depth
Distance from main deck to the bottom of ships keel
Draft
How much the vessel is submerged in the water. Distance from waterline
Freeboard
(opposite of draft) The distance from main deck to surface of the water measured at the middle of the vessel length
LOA
Length of the vessel
LBP
Length between Perpendiculars
What 2 forces determine a vessels stability?
Center of Buoyancy and Center of Gravity.
GM
Distance between center of gravity and metacenter
Heavy cargo should be stored on the bottom of the vessel
True
What type of tanks help with Vessel Stability?
Ballast, Fuel, Diesel, Lube, Fresh Water
What is brackish water?
a combination of salt and fresh water
Plimsoll line
Indicates the max draft to which the ship may be loaded for specific water types and temps in order to safely maintain buoyancy
Ahmings
markings to indicate the waterlevel and Plimsoll line
Air Draft
Distance from the waterline to the vessels highest point
The Vessels air draft cannot exceed a bridges air draft.
True
2 types of Bending Stresses
Sagging and Hogging
Shearing
Weight and bouyancy pushing against each other at the longitude
Torsion
Laterally bending
Below deck securing
Cell Guide -steel girders
On deck securing
Lashing bars and rods, Twistlock
Even number stowage code indicates what size container?
40’
Sections of stowage on vessel
Bay, Row and Tier
Pilot
Local master mariner
Boat or ship that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing
Tug
All Fast
Vessel is Moored or tied in place
What task does the mooring gang perform
securing the lines to the dock
What does the Boarding Agent do?
Customs Clearance and coordinate departure, coordinate needs of the crew.
Labour to Order
amount of cranes needed for each vessel
TOR
Terminal Operations Report (Stevedore Report)
Portlog
Boarding Agent Report regarding what happened with the vessel while at the port.
Third party that manages union workers for the carrier.
Stevedore
VCI
Vessel Call Information (system that stores all vessel and port reports)
TEU
Twenty Equivalent Units
Panamax size
13 TEU wide ship
Neo-Panamax
widest ships
What is MSCs largest vessel
MSC Gulson
High cube
9” feet tall containers
What is MSCs Biggest Cost
Fuel
Term referring to fuel
Bunker
What is a Scrubber?
Factory on board vessel that cleans fuel before it is used.
2M partnership
Carriers share vessel space to fill vessel and save cost.
a vessel’s GM can increase by adding more weight to lower portion of that vessel
true
