Online Tests

- Commercial Geography:Continents; geographical regions,  location of major countries and ports. All the continents, the major centres of which they are comprised and the manner in which they are grouped in geographical regions. The location of major ports, canals and waterways.Oceans of the world and the seas of which they are comprised. 
 - Cargoes: Major world cargoes and their importance in shipping markets 
 Ores Oil (crude and product) Grain Steel Coal Containerised cargo Fertilisers (including phosphate) 
 Stowage factors, cargo stability and compatibility. 
 IMDG code and the basic headings under which dangerous cargo is carried and stowage. 
 - Ship design and construction: the suitability of specific ship types for different cargoes and trades. 
 Dry Trades, Liner Trades – conventional tweendecker, multi-purpose vessel, containership, ro-ro cargo, barge carriers 
 Tramp Trades – conventional bulk vessel (handysize, Panamax, Capesize) ore carriers, combination carriers (ore/oil, ore/bulk/oil), refrigerated ships 
 Wet Trades: crude (ULCC, VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax) product carrier, chemical carrier, gas carriers, specialist vessels. 
 Functions and operational methods of different types of ship-borne cargohandling gear and specialist cargo-handling vessels, capacity plans, general arrangement plans, deadweight scales and stowage plans. 
 Measurements and dimensions including: 
 Displacement Teu DWCC LOA DWAT LBP GT Moulded depth NT Draught Bale and grain cube Air draught Lane metres 
 - Shipping Business 
 Understand the role and function: Principals shipowners, charterers, shippers and NVOCs (non-vessel-operating carriers), Intermediaries Brokers in dry cargo chartering, tanker chartering, ship sale and purchase Port agents and liner agents and the differences between them Ship managers and freight forwarders. 
 Registration, Classification, Port State Control, ISM Code 
 - Regulation, Law and Marine Insurance 
 The duty of care and the nature of tortious acts outside contracts. 
 Ways in which international conventions are established and the major conventions relative to shipping. Basic application of Hague/Hague-Visby, Hamburg and Rotterdam Rules, their requirement for seaworthiness and the limitation of carrier liability. 
 Understand the legal effect of the bill of lading as a document of title and the implication of its role in the delivery of goods. Be aware of the role of marine insurance and P&amp;I associations.

Ship Operations and Management  - 7166MAR

Ship Operations and Management 

Relate the key roles of the main practitioners in shipping business to key industry functions.

Evaluate the influence of global commercial geography on major world cargoes and their importance in shipping markets.

Assess ship design and construction and the suitability of specific ship types for different cargoes and trades.

Analyse the regulatory environment of the maritime industry, sources of law/regulation, responsibilities and liability.