Cargo Work for Deck Officers: Stowage, Segregation, Lashing, Draught Surveys and Documents with 280 Practice Questions

Work through the cargo duties of a deck officer one short lesson at a time, then test yourself. This workbook follows a cargo voyage from the rules and your duties to the ship's spaces and lifting gear, weights and stability, general cargo stowage, dangerous goods, solid bulk cargoes and grain, containers and securing, draught surveys, cargo documents, and cargo care at sea. Ten parts and 79 short lessons explain each method, show it in a table or drawing, and finish with a check you can do yourself. WHAT IS INSIDE - 79 lessons in 10 parts, each with at least one reference table - 21 diagrams, including hold sections, hatch cover seals, sling angles, segregation distances, container bay-row-tier positions, lashing gear, hog and sag, and the bill of lading flow - 280 practice questions with an answer key and a short explanation for every answer - 16 calculation exercises with worked solutions: stowage factor, tank top limits, TPC, load line allowances, KG and GM, list, free surface, sling tension, segregation distances, lashing counts, laytime, package limits and draught surveys - 20 "what would you do" situations with model answers - Two worked draught surveys on an example ship, one with trim by the stern and one with trim by the head, with every step in a table - Worked examples for applying segregation terms and for checking a container stack against its limits - 12 quick reference tables and a glossary of 60 terms >TOPICS COVERED - The rules and codes behind cargo work and the officer's cargo duties - Hold preparation, hatch cover checks, cranes, slings and safe lifting - Stowage factor, broken stowage, space planning, TPC, load lines and stability for cargo work - General cargo stowage, dunnage, ventilation, sweat and refrigerated cargo - Dangerous goods classes, labels, documents and segregation terms - Bulk cargo groups, moisture limits, loading plans, grain stability and securing - Container positions, verified gross mass, lashing gear, patterns, stack checks and a simple lashing calculation >WHO IT IS FOR >IMPORTANT >Paperback, 6 x 9 inches, 228 pages, black and white interior.