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Number of Units
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Name of Course
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MSN 543
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Cargo Handling
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MSN 593
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Prerequisite
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Course objectives:
Student will revise basic knowledge and application of various dry and liquid cargo handling equipments and techniques onboard, which were studied in previous terms according to the requirments of STCW convention.
Course Contents:
Cargo handling responsibility; Fundamentals objectives of cargo stowage; a survey of cargo gear; preparation of cargo hold, staffing, loading, discharging and securing of different types of dry cargo including dangerous goods and IMDG code. An introduction to the Fundamentals of bulk liquid cargo transportation on a tanker ship; characteristics of petro-chemicals, cargo loading systems, cargo pumps, loading/discharge operations, ballasting/de-ballasting, tank cleaning, gas freeing certificate to enter enclosed space, inert gas systems, crude oil washing operations.
The expected Course outcomes:
Preparing the student for “Cargo operation” exam (2nd mate certificate) and at the end of the course the student will completely understand the various Handling applications of bulk, Break bulk and Liquid Cargo and its equipment.
Text Books:
- IMO Model Course 1.02, 2004.
Reference Books :
- Robert J Meurn & Charles L Sauerbier, Marine Cargo Operations, 3rd ed. Cornell Maritime Press, 2003 (ISBN 0870335502).
- International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT), ICS/OCIMF, Witherbys Publishing; 5th edition (2006), ISBN-10: 1856092917
- International Chamber of Shipping /Oil Companies International Marine Forum, Clean Seas Guide for Oil Tankers, Witherby and Co. Ltd., London, 1994.
- ICS Guide to Helicopter/Ship Operations, Witherby and Co. Ltd., London, 1989.
- IMO Model Course 2.06, 2004.
- David J House, Cargo Work (Kemp & Young), 6th edition, London, Butterworth-Heinemann,1998. (ISBN 0750639881).
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