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LPG
tramps
d) coasters
13. ... is liquid cargo.
a) timber
b) Petroleum
c) Vehicle
d) grain
14. Unpacked cargo of one commodity is ... cargo.
a) liquid
b) perishable
bulk
heavy
15. Heavy load vessel is designed to carry
a) containers
b) bulk carriers
c) petroleum
d) derelicts
Exercise 5. Odd one out (if any)
VLCC, TEU, LASH, LNG
liner, coaster, lorry, freighter
stern, bow, | amp, aft
row, bay, tier, pump
petroleum, edible oil, liquefied natural gas, ore
crane, derrick, ramp, lighter
gear, refrigerating plant, gantry crane, crate
crate, bag, box, pack
fertilizer, grain, ore, crude oil
lorry, trailer, vehicle, lighter
secure, stow, store, ^ usH)
pump, ramp, maindecETtweendeck
general, fixed, perishable, bulk
merchant, fixed, prearranged, estimated
bow, compartment, stern, trailer
Exercise 6. Is this information true or false? ol>
The most common purpose of warships is catching fish.
A tramp is not allowed to carry passengers.
Freighters that carry cargoes according to schedules that are not fixed are called liners.
General cargo is cargo that has been packed in crates or bags.
Lash-vessels usually cany lighters.
There are two derricks on the main deck of the Lash vessel.
Perishable cargoes are oil, liquid gas, timber.
An OBO-ship has been designed to cany oil/bulk/ore.
Cruise ships carry very few passengers.
Containers are most often measured in Ten Feet Equivalent Units (TEU's)
LPG and LNG are chemical carriers.
Dry Bulk Cargoes are loaded and discharged by derricks.
Merchant Ships are designed to carry cargo and/or passengers.
There is no cargo handling equipment on Ro/Ro.
A coaster's engine room is situated fore.
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Exercise 8. Fill in the words mentioned in the text
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Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word
Merchant ships are designed to carry
Some are also designed to carry p
Merchant ships can operate as and as tramps.
4 are employed on regular routes on a fixed
5 do not sail on regular routes.
They do not keep to a timetable.
They are employed in all parts of the world where there is for
them to carry.
8 are the most common type of passenger vessel. Many of them also
