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Current test contains Seagull CES questions on the subject «Loading Bulk Carriers». Those questions can be used for competence verification specialist capable of preventing accidental situations related with transporting safety, or also for self-examination.
«Loading Bulk Carriers» subject includes theoretical and practical information about advanced training for work on any type of vessel. The theoretical part of the training test covers key concepts such as stability, trim and stress distribution, which are crucial for safe loading operations. It also includes detailed points on cargo handling procedures, properties of different bulk cargoes and their stowage factors. Participants will study the importance of accurate draft surveys and how to calculate the amount of cargo to be loaded.
The practical component involves hands-on training test in cargo planning, operation of loading equipment and execution of safety procedures during loading and unloading. Trainees will also learn how to monitor and record the progress of loading operations to ensure compliance with the vessel’s loading plan and stability requirements.
This comprehensive training test prepares seafarers for real-world challenges and ensures they can handle various types of vessels and cargoes efficiently and safely.
On this site Crew Evaluation System Test on the subject «Loading Bulk Carriers» contains 30 questions you need to answer with no possibility to go back to previous question. Therefore, we recommend carefully reading each question and making decision with no hurry. In case you have some difficulty answering, you have also possibility to request a hint.
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A ship’s draughts are: 7,2 m forward; 8,6 m aft; 7,8 m midships. Is the ship hogged or sagged? Select the ONE correct answer.
Hogged.
Sagged.
For a ship arriving in ballast, why does a shore terminal need to supply information on the depth of water at the berth? Select the ONE best answer.
Because this information is required when deciding how much cargo the ship can load.
So that the ship can calculate how to distribute cargo in order to complete loading on an even keel.
So that the ship can make adjustments for air draught.
To minimise the effects of squat.
For bulk carriers that may be loaded differently from their design loading conditions as specified in the loading manual, which parameters must not be exceeded? Select the TWO best answers.
Maximum bending moments.
Minimum bending moments.
Maximum shear force values.
Propeller immersion at the designed draught.
For cargo trimming purposes, how are bulk cargoes categorised? Select the ONE best answer.
By density.
Free-flowing and compact.
Hazardous and non-hazardous.
Cohesive and non-cohesive.
If a bulk cargo is prone to liquefaction, what information in addition to the normal cargo declaration, must shippers provide to Masters of ships over 150 m in length? Select the ONE correct answer.
The cargo density.
A letter guaranteeing that the cargo will not liquefy.
The method of testing the cargo for moisture content.
The name of the Competent Authority at the load port.
The quantity of cargo to be loaded, obtained by dividing the capacity of cargo holds by the Stowage Factor, exceeds the maximum summer deadweight of the ship. What does this mean? Select the ONE correct answer.
Bending Moments will be exceeded in the still water condition.
The ship will reach its summer draught before the cargo holds are full.
Shear Forces will be exceeded in the still water condition.
The ship will reach its summer draught when cargo holds are full.
The ship is to load a low density bulk cargo. How can the approximate quantity of cargo that can be carried in a particular hold be determined? Select the ONE correct answer.
By proportioning the cargo hold capacity to the ship’s total cargo hold cubic capacity and applying that to the quantity of cargo to be loaded.
By comparing the load density of the cargo hold with the cargo stowage factor.
What action should be taken by the Master or Chief Officer if deviations from the agreed load plan are detected? Select the ONE best answer.
Contact the shipper and seek clarification.
Make appropriate entries in the log book.
Adjust cargo or ballast operations, or both, to correct the deviations and inform the terminal.
Only ballast operations should be adjusted.
What does a permanent equilateral triangle, marked amidships on both sides of a ship, indicate? Select the ONE best answer.
The ship has been granted alternative tonnages.
The ship is certified for alternate hold loading.
The ship maintains a greater-than-minimum freeboard in all conditions of loading.
Certain cargo restrictions have been imposed upon the ship.
What is the consequence of the Master of a time-chartered ship issuing Notice of Readiness (NOR) but the ship not being able to receive cargo due to the holds being dirty? Select the ONE correct answer.
The ship can withdraw the NOR.
The ship can be taken off the berth and placed «off-hire».
The ship will be deemed unseaworthy.
The ship will be detained by port-state control.
What method is used to accurately measure the quantity of cargo loaded? Select the ONE correct answer.
A weighbridge survey.
Tallying the number of grab loads.
The draught survey.
The load line survey.
What might happen if a ship does not request advance information about a terminal where cargo is to be loaded? Select the ONE best answer.
The ship could run aground in the approaches to the berth.
There could be a long delay between the time of berthing and commencement of cargo loading operations.
The ship will be placed «off-hire».
The ship will not be allowed to enter the port.
What should the Master do if advised by the shore terminal that cargo with a moisture content in excess of the Transportable Moisture Limit is to be loaded? Select the ONE best answer.
The Master would have to demonstrate to the flag-State adequate residual stability in case of cargo shifting and adequate structural integrity for additional stresses.
The Master should never refuse to load if the ship is specially constructed for such cargoes.
The Master should never refuse to load under any circumstances.
The Master would have to start loading, but monitor and record the moisture content at regular intervals.
What should the Master do if the shipper’s cargo declaration has not been received? Select the ONE correct answer.
Commence loading cargo.
Await the shipper’s declaration before commencing cargo loading operations.
Inform the shipper that the cargo declaration must be provided before the ship departs from the load berth.
Seek approval to load cargo from the ship’s classification society.
When will a marine authority issue the Master with a Certificate of Readiness to Load? Select the ONE best answer.
After an inspection of cargo spaces has been satisfactorily carried out and pre-loading calculations checked.
After the initial draught survey has been carried out.
After the Master has issued Notice of Readiness (NOR).
When the terminal representative is satisfied that the ship is cargo-worthy.
Where can information on trimming requirements for a bulk cargo with an angle of repose greater than 30 degrees be found? Select the ONE best answer.
In the IMSBC Code.
In SOLAS.
In the BLU manual.
In the ship’s loading manual.
Which ONE of the following is NOT acceptable during cargo loading operations? Select the ONE best answer.
Distributing cargoes evenly.
Loading cargo high against one bulkhead and low against the opposite bulkhead in any one cargo hold.
Loading cargo high against both bulkheads in any one cargo hold.
Trimming cargoes to the boundaries of each cargo space.
Which ONE of the following is NOT required to be shown in the loading plan? Select the ONE correct answer.
Permissible shear forces and bending moments.
The cargo loading rate.
Outstanding items of class-related hull surveys.
The rate of de-ballasting.
Which ONE of these options is NOT shown on a Certificate of Fitness to proceed to sea? Select the ONE correct answer.
Cargo precautions to be taken during the voyage.
Dock water density.
The method(s) of cargo securing.
The quantity of cargo loaded.
Which ONE of these stability criteria is necessary for a ship to depart from the load berth on an even keel? Select the ONE best answer.
The longitudinal centre of gravity must be less than the longitudinal centre of buoyancy.
The longitudinal centre of gravity must be midships.
The longitudinal centres of gravity and buoyancy must be equal.
The longitudinal centre of gravity must be more than the longitudinal centre of buoyancy.
Which THREE of the following must NOT be allowed whilst a draught survey is in progress? Select the THREE correct answers.
De-ballasting a tank aft of amidships.
De-ballasting a tank forward of amidships.
Receiving freshwater.
Allowing persons to board the ship.
Which THREE of the following must be monitored by the duty watchkeeper during cargo loading operations, as per the load plan? Select the THREE correct answers.
Tanks being ballasted or de-ballasted.
The amount of ballast pumped out from a particular tank by the end of the watch.
The ship’s trim after each de-ballasting operation.
Maintaining an even keel condition at all times.
Which THREE of the following should not be permitted whilst taking draught survey readings and subsequent tank soundings? Select the THREE correct answers.
De-ballasting topside tanks.
Opening or closing hatch covers.
Running auxiliary machinery.
Transferring oil between tanks.
Which TWO precautions must be taken when commencing the loading of scrap metal or iron ore? Select the TWO best answers.
Loading should commence at a slow rate.
The conveyor (or grab) should be kept (or lowered) as close to the tank top as possible.
Cargo hold ventilation must be in operation.
Cargo trimming must commence immediately.
Who is responsible for issuing a ship with a Document of Authorisation for the carriage of grain? Select the ONE correct answer.
The ship’s flag State.
Surveyors representing charterers.
Surveyors representing the ship’s P&I Club.
The shipper.
Why is it important for the terminal to supply the Master in advance with the water density at the load berth? Select the ONE best answer.
For accurate stability calculations to be made before the loading plan is finalised.
For calculations to be made during the final draught survey.
For accurate stability calculations to be made before the commencement of cargo loading operations.
For calculations to be made during the initial draught survey.
Why must tidal information be included in the ship-shore safety checklist? Select the ONE best answer.
For the Master to know water depths at the berth and its approaches especially when un-berthing in an emergency.
Because it is mandatory under SOLAS.
Because it is mandatory under the IMSBC Code.
For moorings to be tended accordingly.
With regard to bulk cargoes that may liquefy, what information must be provided by the shipper? Select the ONE best answer.
Certified Moisture Content only.
Moisture content and Transportable Moisture Limit.
Certified results of «Can Tests».
Certified Transportable Moisture Limit only.
With regard to draught surveys, which ONE of the following statement is correct? Select the ONE best answer.
Accurate draught readings must be taken forward, aft and amidships on both sides of the ship.
Displacement corrections for heel need not be applied.
The observed draught readings are directly used in the calculations.
When the ship is trimmed beyond the limits specified in tank sounding tables, corrections to the soundings can be applied by extrapolation.
With regard to the shipper’s declaration for bulk cargoes that may liquefy, what additional information must the Competent Authority provide the Master with? Select the ONE correct answer.
Verification of the shipper’s testing and sampling procedures.
A guarantee that cargo will not shift during the voyage.
Labelled composite samples of the cargo to be shipped.
Verification of the angle of repose for fine-grained cargoes.
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