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Cargo Handling and Stowage (CARGO)

Course Topics

  • DGS Examination Format
  • Dry Cargoes
  • Inspection and Preparation of Holds
  • General Inspection of Holds
  • Items to be Inspected
  • Importance of Cleaning Holds
  • Using Dunnage
  • Using Spar Ceiling
  • Segregation of Cargoes
  • Dangerous Goods
  • Dry Cargoes-2
  • Wet Cargoes
  • Delicate Cargoes
  • Separating Adjacent Parcels of Cargo
  • Securing Cargoes
  • Lashing Code and Cargo Securing Manual
  • Methods of Blocking
  • Methods of Lashing
  • Methods of Shoring and Tomming Cargo
  • Methods of Securing Heavy Loads, Vehicles and Trailers
  • Ventilation and Control of Sweat
  • Control of Sweat by Ventilation
  • Operation of Ventilation System
  • Cargoes Requiring Special Ventilation
  • Deck Cargo
  • Efficient Securing of Deck Cargoes
  • Battening Down Hatch Covers Before Loading Deck Cargo
  • Safe Access to Essential Equipment and Spaces
  • Unobstructed View From Navigating Bridge
  • Maximum Permissible Load
  • IMO Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber Deck Cargoes
  • Stowage and Lashing
  • Stability and Load Line requirements for Timber carriers
  • Refrigerated Cargo
  • Preparation of Holds for Loading Refrigerated Cargo
  • Inspections of the Cargo
  • Use of Brine Traps
  • Purpose of Temperature Recording
  • Container Cargo
  • Arrangement of a Container Ship
  • Lashing and Securing Arrangements of Containers
  • Lashing materials for securing containers
  • Types and Sizes of Containers
  • Stack Weights
  • csc Requirements
  • Marking of Containers
  • The Check Digit
  • Anti-Heeling Tanks
  • Torsional Stresses
  • RORO Vessels
  • Preparation of the Car Decks
  • Preparation of Floating Decks
  • Stress limitations
  • Bow, Stern, Side Doors and Ramps
  • Opening procedure
  • Closing procedure
  • Securing
  • Operation, care and maintenance of related systems
  • Maintaining Water-Tight Integrity of the Cargo Decks
  • Cargo Handling
  • Cargo-Handling Equipment
  • Cranes
  • Rigging of Derricks
  • Standing Rigging
  • Topping Lifts
  • Cargo Runners
  • Cargo Blocks
  • Derrick Heel Fittings
  • Ship Rigging Plan
  • Uses of Slings
  • Uses of Snotters
  • Uses of Canvas Slings
  • Uses of Trays
  • Uses of Pallets
  • Uses of Net Slings
  • Uses of Chain Slings, Drum Hooks, Bale Hooks, Grabs
  • Cargo-Handling Safety
  • Safe Working Load of a Gear
  • Visual Inspection Before Start of Cargo
  • Mechanically or Hydraulically Operated Hatch Cover
  • Precautions While Doing Cargo Operations
  • Effect of Heavy Lift on Sea Worthiness and Stability
  • Seaworthiness
  • Effective Communication
  • Dock Safety Regulations
  • Statutory requirements for lifting appliances
  • Chain Register and Certificates
  • Deep Tank Cargoes
  • Cleaning and Preparation of Deep Tanks for Loading
  • Securing of Deep Tank Lids
  • Keeping a Safe Deck Watch in Port
  • Dangerous, Hazardous and Harmful (Marine Pollutants) Cargoes
  • Dangerous Goods in Packaged Form
  • Classification of IMDG Cargo
  • Labelling
  • Placarding
  • Use of IMDG code
  • Definitions
  • Precautions to be Taken While Working with IMDG Cargo
  • MFAG
  • Ems
  • Fire
  • Spillage
  • IMGS
  • Segregation Table
  • Hazardous Cargo
  • Special Requirements for Carrying Hazardous Cargo
  • Dangerous Cargo Manifest
  • Document of Compliance
  • Dangerous Goods List
  • Limited quantities
  • Excepted quantities
  • Index of substances
  • Segregation of Dangerous goods
  • Segregation Provisions
  • Segregation in Breakbulk Cargo
  • Segregation in Container Ships
  • Segregation in Roro Ships
  • Segregation of Bulk Cargo
  • Keeping a Safe Deck Watch in Port-2
  • Procedure for Entry into Enclosed Spaces
  • Permit to Work
  • Bulk Cargoes (Other Than Grain)
  • IMSBC code 2008
  • Angle of Repose
  • Flow Moisture Point
  • Flow State
  • Transportable Moisture Limit
  • Preparations of Holds Prior to Loading Bulk Cargoes
  • ShipShore safety checklist
  • Loading Manual
  • Hazards Associated With Coal Cargoes
  • Hazards associated with Sulphur cargoes
  • Bulk Grain Cargoes
  • Grain Code
  • Preparations of Holds for the Carriage of Grain
  • Insect or Rodent Infestation
  • Use of Shifting Boards
  • Carriage of bagged rice cargo
  • Oil, Chemical and Gas Tanker Piping and Pumping Arrangements
  • Oil Tanker - Tank Arrangement
  • Types of Tankers
  • Cargo Tanks
  • Pump Rooms
  • Slop Tanks
  • Cofferdams
  • Deep Tanks
  • Tank Coating
  • Oil Tanker - Cargo Piping System
  • Direct and Ring-Main System
  • Piping Arrangement in Pump Room
  • Oil Tanker - Cargo Pumps
  • Different types of pumps for cargo operations
  • Eductors
  • Chemical Tanker - Tank Arrangement
  • Categorization of Noxious Liquid Substances
  • Types of Chemical Tankers
  • IBC and BCH Codes
  • Cargo Tanks-2
  • Pump Rooms-2
  • Slop Tanks-2
  • Tank Coating-2
  • Chemical Tanker - Cargo Piping System
  • Chemical Tanker - Cargo Pumps
  • Gas Tanker - Reliquefaction System
  • Gas Tanker - Tank Arrangement
  • Types of Gas tankers
  • Cargo Tanks-3
  • Secondary barrier
  • Gas Tanker - Cargo Piping System
  • Gas Tanker - Cargo Pumps
  • Cargo operation - Oil tanker
  • Terms and Definitions
  • ISGOTT
  • Shipshore liaison
  • Hooking up of cargo hose, loading arms, and grounding-strap
  • Grounding Strap
  • Preparation before loading
  • Loading
  • Loaded voyage
  • Discharging
  • Crude oil washing
  • COW system and its components
  • Stripping
  • Ballast voyage
  • Gas freeing
  • Cargo operation - Chemical tanker
  • Preparation before loading-2
  • Loading-2
  • Loaded voyage-2
  • Discharging-2
  • Pre-wash
  • Stripping-2
  • Ballast voyage-2
  • Gas freeing-2
  • P and A Manual
  • Cargo operation - Gas tanker
  • LNG, LPG, LEG and Chemical Gases
  • IGC Code
  • Preparations before loading
  • Loading-3
  • Loaded voyage-3
  • Discharging-3
  • Stripping-3
  • Ballast voyage-3
  • Gas freeing-3
  • Hazards of Oil, Chemical, Gas Cargoes
  • Precautions before Entering Enclosed or Contaminated Spaces
  • Potentially Dangerous Spaces
  • Cargo Tanks-4
  • Fuel and Ballast Tanks
  • Pump Rooms-3
  • Cofferdams-2
  • Duct Keels
  • Ensure Oxygen Content 21% by Volume
  • Need of Thorough Ventilation of Space
  • Need for Preparing Safety Check List
  • Use of various Instruments to Check the Gases in a Compartment
  • Oxygen Analyser
  • Explosimeter
  • Tankscope
  • Multi gas detectors
  • Stowage Calculations
  • Cargo Calculations and Cargo Plans - General, Bulk Cargo
  • Stowage Factor
  • Broken Stowage
  • Load Density
  • Ullage
  • Calculation of Cargo to be Loaded
  • Extracts from Cargo Plans
  • Making a Cargo Plan
  • Calculation on Purchases
  • Stress Calculation on Simple Beams of Equal Leg Lengths
  • Stress Calculation on Single Derricks
  • Simple Calculations on Liquid Cargoes
  • Container cargo ship - bay plan
  • Cargo calculations by displacement method
  • The Draft Survey
  • Corrections for draft survey
  • Calculation Exercise
  • Cargo Calculations and Cargo Plans - Oil and Chemical
  • Ullage measurement
  • Temperature corrections
  • Volume using calibration tables
  • Density and API tables
  • Procedure of calculation
  • Cargo plan
  • Cargo Calculations and Cargo Plans - Gas
  • Ullage measurement-2
  • Temperature corrections-2
  • Volume using calibration tables-2
  • Procedure of calculation-2
  • Custody transfer system
  • Inspect and Report Defects and Damages
  • Causes, Identification and Prevention of Corrosion
  • Cargo Spaces
  • Hatch Covers
  • Ballast Tanks
  • Common Areas of Defect and Damage
  • During Loading and Unloading
  • Due to Severe Weather
  • Effective Inspection
  • Ensuring Reliable Detection of Defects and Damages
  • Inspection periodicity of Parts of the Ship
  • Elements of the ship Structure Critical to the Safety of the Ship
  • Causes of corrosion
  • Procedures for Inspecting
  • Identifying Defects and Damages
  • Enhanced Survey Programme

DGS Examination Format

SECOND  MATE  (F.G.)

Maximum Marks:            200

Duration:  3 hours                                                                                                                                 Pass Marks:       120

Note:

  1. Question 1 and 2 are compulsory. 
  2. Answer any SIX out of remaining EIGHT questions.
  3. All questions carry equal marks

CARGO HANDLING AND STOWAGE

 

  1. CARGO CALCULATIONS (STOWAGE FACTOR/ BROKEN STOWAGE/ LOAD DENSITY OR TANKER)
  2. TACKLE CALCULATIONS/ CALCULATE DISPLACEMENT OF THE SHIP GIVEN SIX SIDED DRAFTS AND DENSITY OF WATER USING HYDROSTATIC TABLES (USING QUARTER MEAN DRAFT).
  3. CRUDE / PETROLEUM PRODUCT (INCLUDING INERTING/ COW PROCEDURES- HAZARDS AND PRECAUTIONS)
  4. LIQUID CHEMICALS CARGO INCLUDING HAZARDS, PROPERTIES AND PRECAUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IBC CODE, LIQUEFIED GAS CARGOES INCLUDING HAZARDS, PROPERTIES AND PRECAUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IGC CODE
  5. IMDG CODE INCLUDING IMDG CONTAINERS, MFAG, EmS
  6. BULK CARGOES: GRAIN/ HIGH DENSITY/COAL CARGOES
  7. CODE FOR SAFE PRACTICES (TIMBER / IMSBC / BLU / SECURING) 
  8. CONTAINER/ Ro-Ro CARGOES, PCC, PTC,  
  9. REFRIGERATED / GENERAL CARGO / DECK CARGO / HEAVY LIFT
  10. DAMAGE TO CARGO SPACES – INSPECTION & REPORTING / CARGO GEAR INSPECTION 

 

Please note that the above format is only an indicative of the examination paper. The candidates are advised to refer to detailed teaching syllabus and the course outline.

 

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