Multiple Choice – M202 – Orion University

Shipowner is the:

person who owes the cargo
actual owner of a merchant ship
agent of the ship
insurer of the cargo

Ship’s company operation department deals with issues concerning,

ship’s crew
ship’s spares and any technical matter regarding the ship
the overall responsibility for issues related to the ships of the company
legal matters of the shipping company

The job of the persons working in the ship’s company chartering department is to,

find cargo for the ships of their company
arrange for the manning of the company’s ships
deal with the sale and purchase of the company’s ships
supply with stores the company’s ships

Ship’s company International Safety Management department (ISM) deals with issues concerning,

the safety of the company’s ships and the protection of the marine environment
the recruitment of seamen to man company’s ships
ship’s claims caused by accidents
nothing of the above

The job of the persons working in the company’s supply department,

is to find cargo for the company’s ships (to charter the ship)
is the manning of the company’s ships
is the supply of the ship with provisions
concerns above a and b

Custom broker is,

a customs officer
a private employee whose job is to clear goods through customs on behalf of persons who have an interest in the goods
an independent broker assisting owners’ or charterers’ brokers when it is required
a ship’s agent representing the interests of the ship when loading or unloading takes place under the terms ‘custom of the port”

Stevedore is the person who,

travels on board the ship taking care of the safe transportation of cargo
cleans vessel’s holds after discharging of cargo
loads and unloads the ship
repairs ships when they are at the port

The brokerage for a shipbroker (shipbroker’s office) is a percentage on freight and is usually,

1,25%
2.25%
3.25%
at least 3%

The consignor is,

the importer of the cargo
the insurer of the ship
the exporter or seller of the goods
the person who brings together the shipowner and the charterer (he charters the Ship)

Sale and purchase broker is the person who,

supplies company’s ships with provisions
exports cargo
imports cargo
acts on behalf of the buyer or seller of a ship

Average adjuster is a person who,

adjusts magnetic compasses
repairs ship’s machineries
handle cases of serious maritime incidents and cases of general average
has nothing to do with above a, b and c

General average is,

a deliberate act of damage to ship and cargo in order to save the ship and its cargo
any damage caused to the ship, for example when a ship knocks on a pier during berthing
a number of big damages made in a collision or other incident
nothing of the above a, b and c

The arbitrator,

intervene to resolve disputes concerning claims arising between those involved in shipping
may sometimes arbitrate in football games
intervene to resolve disputes in criminal cases
has nothing to do with the above a, b and c

Marine surveyors are persons recruited by a company to inspect ships, cargoes, etc. for the account of,

a Shipping company
a bank
a charterer
all the above

Which of the following is a shipping term?

ship’s deck
marine insurance
Ocean
nautical twilight

A destroyer ship is,

a naval term
a shipping term
a marine term
above b and c

The bill of lading is signed on completion of loading by the,

shipowner when this bill of lading is mailed to his office
master of the ship
stevedores
by the charterer

Dead Weight (DW) is the total weight of,

an empty ship
the cargo a vessel can load + fuel +fresh water + stores on board
the cargo only, a vessel can load
a loaded ship (e.g. ship’s hull + cargo + any other load on board)

Gross tonnage is the

total enclosed volume of the ship
same as ship’s Dead Weight
total weight of packed cargo a vessel can load
total weight of a loaded vessel

Net tonnage is the

total fish a fishing boat has caught in its nets in one day
the total enclosed volume available for cargo
weight of an empty ship
weight of cargo in boxes after the packaging has been removed

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