ITU Maritime Faculty

Cargo Handling and Stowage II

Exam no: FINAL 70 Mins. 23.08.2021
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QUESTIONS

1. Please fill in the blanks; (10 P)

a) …Group B cargoes…, in a fire involving a flammable liquid, the apor that is given off by the
liquid burns, not the liquid itself.
b) A gas or a mixture of gases, such as flue gas, containing insufficient oxygen to support the
combustion of hydrocarbons is .....inert..... ...gas.................
c) The .....double.......... hull has two layers to minimize the risk of spills especially in low impact
collisions/groundings.
d) ……raid.. ……vapor… …pressure………. (…..), is the measured vapor pressure that results
when a sample of liquid in a closed container is heated to a standart temparature of 37,8°C.
e) .......ullage........the space above the liquid in a tank, conventionally measured as the distance
from the calibration point to the liquid surface.

2. Grain stbaility calculation; SOLAS 74 Chapter 6 Reg. 4b:

H1 Slack / Sounding 8 m (Maize Bulk SF 1,48)

H2 Full (Buckwheat Bulk SF 1,54)
H3 Slack / Sounding 10 m (Maize Bulk SF 1,48)
H4 Full (Buckwheat Bulk SF 1,54)

Calculate GM, Grain Heeling Moment, Allowable Heeling Moment, Angle of Heel (Bayılma
Açısı) . Is it suitable grain loading stabilite rules before departure? (20 P)
Fresh water, ballast and Fuel are same.
KM= 10,69 m
3. Class …5.1: Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
Class …6.2..: infectious substances
Class ….8.: Corrosive substances
Class …2.3…. toxic gases
Class …4.2.: Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances
which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
Class …4.1.: flammable solids, self-reactive substances and desensitized explosives
Class ….4.2.: substances liable to spontaneous combustion
Class …4.3: substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases (10 P)

4. What you need to do steps when carrying Group A cargoes to reduce the risk of liquefaction:;
(10 P).
-Ensure the shipper has supplied required cargo informations

-Check shipper’s cargo decleration

-Consider appointing a surveyor in advance of loading to check the stockpile

-Only accept the cargo if the actual moisture content is less than its TML

-To reduce the likelihood of cargo shift as required by the imsbc code, consider trimming the
cargo

-Conduct can-tests of samples at regular intervals at loading

5. Different lashing arrangements are described in Part B of Code of Safe Practice for Ships
Carrying Timber Deck Cargoes, 2011. These are; (5 P)

1- chain lashing

2- fabricated web lashing

3- wire lashing

6. Safety During Loading and Securing of Timber Deck Cargoes; (10 P).

lashing equipments

avoid the risk of sliding of stow

stowage

ship’s safety

work safety
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of RO-RO transportation? (10 P)

-speed
-time saving
-less cargo handling
-effecient loading and unloading
-cheap

-require special port facilities

-resticted to deep sea ports
-special disagns of ships

8. What are the seven problem areas of RO-RO Ships (10 P)

1)lack of interal bulkheads

2)cargo access doors
3) low free doors
4) stability
5) crew
6) cargo stowage and securing
7) life saving appliance
9. If any country sing MARPOL convention annexes 1 and 2. are compulsory, annexes 3. 4. And
5. are optional. (5P)

10. Hydrocarbons are generally divided into four groups: (5 P)

a) ………………paraffins
b)……………….olefins
c)………………..napthenes
d)……………….. aromatics

11. Loading starts slowly at a …low … pressure to ensure that equipment is working correctly and
that connections are secure. Then a steady pressure is achieved and held until the "……topping
0ff………." phase when the tanks are nearly full (5 P).