Cargo Handling and Stowage (CARGO)

• 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