Types of Vessels Flashcards
Bulk Cargo Carrier
Merchant Ship designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo (grains, ore, coal, cement) in its cargo holds. They have cranes on deck. Hazard: Engulfing
Container Ship
Cargo ships that carry all of their loads in truck size intermodal containers. High freeboard (distance from waterline to upper deck level), Hazard: shifting containers
Car Carrier (RORO)
Roll On/Roll Off
Designed to carry wheeled cargo: cars, trucks, trailers, ramps, including livestock
Hazards: Moving vehicles, Anthrax (Cattle)
Tanker
Designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk Hazmat Oil Pipes Large Crew Hazards: Flammable
Long Liner
Use a long line (main line) with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines (snoods) Long Lines High Flyers Line Reel Hooks
Trawler
Big nets
Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl (large net that is pulled along the bottom of the sea or midwater at a specific depth) through the water.
Gillnetter
Gill nets are composed of vertical panels of netting that hang from a line with regularly spaced floaters that hold the line on the surface of the water.
Long net on board
Vertical nets in water (weighted at bottom, floating at top)
high flyers
Purse Seiner
Purse seining establishes a large wall of netting to encircle schools of fish. Fishermen pull the bottom of the netting closed—like a drawstring purse—to herd fish into the center. This method is used to catch schooling fish, such as sardines that are close to the surface
Helo Pads
Panga
Low in the water
More than one Outboard
Slick Deck
Excessive Fuel
The Panga is a type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.
Recreational Vessels
Motor
Sailing
Go-Fast Vessel
A go-fast boat is a small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull (Glide on water) to enable it to reach high speeds.
Logistics Support Vessel
Parts/supplies
FSV
Fully Submersible Vessel
A vessel that is capable of operating completely below the surface of the water, including both manned and unmanned watercraft
Hard to detect; cannot board underwater
LPV
Low Profile Vessel
Low profile in water
Not technically semi-submersible
Akin to self-propelled semi-submersibles used by smugglers for the same purpose, low-profile vessels are boats designed to run near or at surface level to present the smallest possible radar signature.
Low-profile vessels usually have a sharp bow to cut through the water and an elongated body to transport cargo — typically high-value drugs like cocaine. Some only have masts or conning towers that stick out above water, and they are often outfitted with multiple outboard engines and painted to blend in with the water.
Coastal Freighter
Cargo/Cranes on Deck
Storage Bins
Engulfing
*Safety Standards not to US
