What do we call “general cargo”? –bagged,barreled, boxed, metals, machinery, heavy weight goods in packages, containers & timbers cargo.

How are cargoes carried on deck protected from damage? –secured and lashed to prevent shifting.

What do you call “Cargo Plan”? – document which show the clear disposition of each cargo pieces on board of ship.

Why are some dangerous cargoes given deck stowage? – Poisonous, inflammable gas are given deck stowage to fettison them in case of fire.

What do you call “Charter Party”? – agreement between ship owner and shipper

What should be done if a container is damaged? – arrange the repair immediately.

Why is it necessary to stow containers to a complete tightness(плотность) ? –avoid shifting inside of a container.

What do you call Cargo Manifest? – A Manifest is a document containing complete specification of the goods loaded by a ship

When is the tanker considered not ready for taking oil cargo? – When the oil tanks have any residue of previous cargo or any dirt water or sand.

How are chartering done? – agreement between ship owner and shipping agent.

What cargoes are liable to spontaneous combustion? – Cotton, fuel oil, petrol, kerosene.

What do you call “Mate’s Receipt”? –document signed by cargo officer acknowledging the receipt of cargo on board.

What is stowage? – placing of cargoes in ship’s hold or on her deck.

What do you call Bill of Lading? – B/L is receipt signed by the master

What do you call a hold? - The inner space for cargo stowage

What do the bilge’s(льялы) serve for? - The bilge’s serve to give way for flowing the water

What does the number of copies of Bill of Lading depend on? - depend on the requirements of the shippers.

What are bulk cargoes? - all loaded into holds in bulk. Bulk cargoes are: ores, coal, salts, green ( raw) sugar, grain, fertilizers.

What are thermometers in the hold wit coal used for? - to measure the degrees of cargo heating, because some cargo has the property of self-ignition.

What is the Mate’s Receipt exchanged for? - The mate's Receipt exchanged for Bill of Lading when loading is completed.

What important precautions will you observe with all types of derrick rigging and gear? – a) regularly lubricated.b) in good condition. c) All hooks, blocks should be of the same safe working as the derrick they serve for. d) a derrick not be overloaded.

In what case do you use hooks? for heavy bulky cases.

What are the examples of damage caused by improper slinging? - smashing, crashing, undue stress and so on.

How are fragile cargoes handled? - They are given tweendeck stowage, where more efficient compactness of stow is possible.

What does the Mate’s receipt acknowledge? - the receipt of cargo on board the ship.

What are all cargo lifting appliances used for? - for lifting the cargo pieces from the holds and lowering them down on the quay.

According to what documents does the stevedore begin discharging? - According to Bill of Lading and Cargo plan

Why is grain a dangerous cargo? - because it is very travelling and lightly pours in the direction of the ships getting a list.

What should be done before loading grain? - should be properly prepared:a) The holds should be carefully washed, dried and ventilated b) Bilges should be open, inspected and cleaned c) All the openings and chinks should be done up.

What does the word “in apparent good order and condition” mean? - that all presented goods are in good order, sound packing is not damaged.