Cargo Handling
Syllabus
The behavior of the ship during loading, unloading and movement of cargo, ballast, fuel and water, determination of draft, trim and heel, flooding angle, static and dynamic stability of the ship, free surface effect, movement of bulk materials and packed cargoes, general risks during transport and handling of cargo from door to door, obtaining information that is a prerequisite for proper handling, international guidliness related to cargo tranport, transportation of solid, liquid and liquefied cargoes, cargo handling technology, documents related to cargo and freight operations, protests, quality inspections, sampling, international rules on: stability of the ship, safe stowing and securing of cargo, transport of bulk cargoes, grain, timber, dangerous goods, ship prepardness for cargo operations: cleaning, stowage, cargo gear suitability, cargo plans for different cargo types, ship technical documentation (captain's documents), ship's manuals related to: cargo loading, lashing, ballast management, cargo securing, cargo quantity detection; correct use of international conventions (SOLAS, MARPOL, CSC), international codes (IMDG, IMSBC, SSC, ISC, GC, BLU, TC ...) and other international and national rules and recommendations.
Content according to IMO Model course 7.03:
THE EFFECT OF CARGO, INCLUDING HEAVY LIFTS ON THE SEAWORTHINESS AND STABILITY OF THE SHIP
Draught, trim and stability
Securing cargoes
Deck cargo
Container cargo
Bulk cargo
Bulk grain cargo
SAFE HANDLING, STOWAGE AND SECURING OF CARGOES
Cargo care
Dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes
Cargo handling equipment and safety
Oil tanker piping and pumping arrangements
Cargo calculations and cargo plans
INSPECT AND REPORT DEFECTS AND DAMAGE TO CARGO SPACES, HATCH COVERS AND BALLAST TANKS
Cargo space inspection
Hatch covers inspection
Ballast tanks inspection
Damage report
Enhanced survey programme
Content according to IMO Model course 7.01:
- APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS, CODES AND STANDARDS CONCERNING THE SAFE HANDLING, STOWAGE, SECURING AND TRANSPORT OF CARGOES
- Plans and actions conform with international regulations
- EFFECT ON TRIM AND STABILITY OF CARGOES AND CARGO OPERATIONS
- Draft, trim and stability
- STABILITY AND TRIM DIAGRAMS AND STRESS-CALCULATING EQUIPMENT
- Shear forces, bending moments and torsional moments
- Compliance with minimum freeboard requirements of the load line regulations
- STOWAGE AND SECURING OF CARGOES ON-BOARD SHIP, CARGO HANDLING GEAR AND SECURING AND LASHING EQUIPMENT
- Timber deck cargoes
- Care of cargo during carriage
- Requirements applicable to cargo handling gear
- Maintenance of cargo gear
- Maintenance of hatch covers
- LOADING AND UNLOADING OPERATIONS, WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO THE TRANSPORT OF CARGOES IDENTIFIED IN THE CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR CARGO STOWAGE AND SECURING
- Loading, stowage and discharge of heavy weights
- Care of cargo during carriage
- STABILITY AND TRIM DIAGRAMS AND STRESS-CALCULATING EQUIPMENT
- Knowledge of loading cargoes and ballasting in order to keep hull stress within acceptable limits
- GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF TANKERS AND TANKER OPERATIONS
- Gas tankers
- Cargo operations in gas tankers
Goals and competencies
The main goal is to provide all general and specific tasks and procedures related to cargo, like cargo receiveng, loading, discharging, spatial and weight distribution on board together with the impact on transverse and longitudinal stability. Students acquire the necessary knowledge in order to be able to acquire from all existing sources all information about cargo, procedures, international and national regulations, which enable the smooth operation of freight operations and transport. Students learn about the diversity of work and the existing transport, and especially the working technologies depending on the type of ship and type of cargo. Special emphasis will be placed on dangerous goods, where students acquire the ability to be able to find all the necessary data for the safe receiving, transportation and delivering of such cargoes. The calculation of the elements of transverse and longitudinal stability in accordance with international rules and the correct loading of the hull must be managed by the students operatively and intelligently.
Special features:
Implementation of the learning content among others include requirements in accordance with the provisions of the STCW Convention A-II / 1, A-II/2 and the recommendations of the »Master and Chief Mate (Model course 7.01)« and »Officer in charge of a navigational watch (Model course 7.03)« International Maritime Organization, London, 2014
Basic literature
- Mednarodne konvencije (SOLAS, MARPOL, CSC), mednarodni pravilniki (IMDG, IMSBC, SSC, ISC, GC, BLU, TC……). Dosegljivo tudi na IMO Vega CD
- Suban V.: Ravnanje s tovorom, učno gradivo,
- Izbrana ladijska dokumentacija;