Test 2 Flashcards
(38 cards)
Maximum height of cargo =
(Deck load capacity/2240) x stow factor
Long ton
2240 lbs
Metric ton
2204.62 lbs
Who signs the dangerous cargo manifest?
The person who supervises the preparation of the manifest
What are the different cargo plans?
Tentative Capacity Commodity Block Cargo stowage Final cargo stowage plan
Tentative plan
Layout ship as far in advance as possible Info incomplete Heavy cargo bottom tier Segregation Last port loaded first
Capacity plan
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
Bale capacity
Cubic cap measured vertically from below beam flanges down the top of the tank top
Grain capacity
Cubic cap measuyfrom inside the plating on all six sides less volume taken up by structural members
Final stowage plan
Shows actual stowage of the vessel
Two types of final stowage plans
Commodity type
Block type
Where is the dangerous cargo manifest kept?
In a designated holder on or near the bridge
Commodity plan
Shows as much detail of stowage as possible on the profile of the ship
Block plan
Shows limitations of the cargo but numbers are placed on the profile of the ship
More detail concerning cargo
Who enforces hazmat regs?
Materials transportation bureau of the DOT formulates regs and coast guard enforces
How are casks stowed?
On end
Needs dunnage
No more than 6 high
Bung up and bilge free
Other names for casks
Barrels Puncheons Pipes Butts Tuns “Barrel” is used to mean all sizes
What’s the difference between crates cartons and cases?
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)
What’s the advantage of filler cargo?
Keeps beams from toppling sideways under the strain of the deck load
Stowage factor of lumber is based on
1000 board feet
NCB
National cargo bureau
What does the NCB do?
Checks conditions of deck gratings, cleanliness of spaces, stowage of cargo, etc.
Issues a “loading certificate “
Who’s responsible for proper stowage?
The ship
Two basic types of refer cargoes
Frozen and chilled
