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Test 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Maximum height of cargo =

A

(Deck load capacity/2240) x stow factor

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2
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Long ton

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2240 lbs

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3
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Metric ton

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2204.62 lbs

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4
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Who signs the dangerous cargo manifest?

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The person who supervises the preparation of the manifest

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5
Q

What are the different cargo plans?

A 
Tentative
Capacity
Commodity
Block 
Cargo stowage
Final cargo stowage plan
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6
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Tentative plan

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Layout ship as far in advance as possible
Info incomplete
Heavy cargo bottom tier
Segregation
Last port loaded first
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7
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Capacity plan

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Used when preparing tentative or final stowage plan
Answers questions about stowage 
Bale and grain cubic
Vertical centers of gravity 
Cargo gear reach and caps
Clearances, heights, obstruction 
Deck l caps
Draft/dwt scale of ship
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8
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Bale capacity

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Cubic cap measured vertically from below beam flanges down the top of the tank top

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9
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Grain capacity

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Cubic cap measuyfrom inside the plating on all six sides less volume taken up by structural members

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10
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Final stowage plan

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Shows actual stowage of the vessel

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11
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Two types of final stowage plans

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Commodity type

Block type

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12
Q

Where is the dangerous cargo manifest kept?

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In a designated holder on or near the bridge

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13
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Commodity plan

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Shows as much detail of stowage as possible on the profile of the ship

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14
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Block plan

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Shows limitations of the cargo but numbers are placed on the profile of the ship
More detail concerning cargo

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15
Q

Who enforces hazmat regs?

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Materials transportation bureau of the DOT formulates regs and coast guard enforces

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16
Q

How are casks stowed?

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On end
Needs dunnage
No more than 6 high
Bung up and bilge free

17
Q

Other names for casks

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Barrels
Puncheons
Pipes
Butts
Tuns
“Barrel” is used to mean all sizes
18
Q

What’s the difference between crates cartons and cases?

A

Cartons are cardboard stowed brick fashion
Crates are open framework wooden containers ( refrigerators light machinery)
Cases are solid wooden and tightly closed
(Autos machinery paint beverage)

19
Q

What’s the advantage of filler cargo?

A

Keeps beams from toppling sideways under the strain of the deck load

20
Q

Stowage factor of lumber is based on

A

1000 board feet

21
Q

NCB

A

National cargo bureau

22
Q

What does the NCB do?

A

Checks conditions of deck gratings, cleanliness of spaces, stowage of cargo, etc.
Issues a “loading certificate “

23
Q

Who’s responsible for proper stowage?

A

The ship

24
Q

Two basic types of refer cargoes

A

Frozen and chilled

25
Q

In the orange book, the first hazard listed is the

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Primary hazard

And then in order of priority

26
Q

When do you begin precooling a space?

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24 hours

27
Q

Atmosphere in reefer spaces is controlled to total

A

CO2 and O2 equal 21%

28
Q

Increasing CO2 and decreasing O2 will

A

Slow down the ripening process

29
Q

What is flashpoint?

A

The lowest at which vapors will ignite

30
Q

What is stowage factor?

A

The amount of Cubic feet of space that one ton of a particular type of cargo occupies

31
Q

What is broken stowage?

A

Loss of space caused by irregularity in the shape of packages.
Any void or empty space not occupied by cargo

32
Q

What is a striker plate?

A

Plate installed in a storage tank beneath the drop tube to absorb impact of gauge sticks, sounding tapes

33
Q

Where is an SDS stowed?

A

In the area where chemicals are stowed or used

34
Q

Label

A

Denote hazard by color and symbol
Class number in bottom corner
No less than 4x4
Goes on individual box bale drum

35
Q

Placard

A

Placed on container truck trailer rail car

10x10

36
Q

What is the SDS requirement?

A

Comply with the globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals

37
Q

Purposes of hatch covers

A

Prevent ingress of water into the hold

Supporting structure for deck cargo

38
Q

Who approves hot work?

A

Master

Dry Cargo (2 decks)

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