Assignment: Marine Vessel Operations
Part I
i. You are on board a gcv and have been offered a grain cargo for carriage. As this is not a cargo normally carried on this type of vessel you will need to look at alternative methods for its securing discuss them.
ii. What document should the vessel have on board to show compliance with the requirements laid down in the grain code.
iii. If the vessels cargo orders were that the cargo hold was to be ‘Grain clean' discuss what steps should be taken to ensure the requirement is met using the list in your notes as a guide.
Part II
i. Describe the precautions that should be taken during loading, discharging, ballasting, bunkering, and tank cleaning operations, gas freeing and purging operations to eliminate the risk of fire and explosions. Ship/shore check list.
ii. How will manage this safely during operation.
Part III
i. With reference to the MS(Returns of Births and Deaths) Regs 1979 explain the procedure to be followed if a passenger dies on board a UK registered ship.
ii. Analyse and explain the requirements for passenger and crew drills and training.
Part IV
• The Master informs you that the next voyage will be Haifa (Israel) to Southampton via Gibraltar with a cargo of Citrus Fruit,
The vessel is to load 6 x 40' reefer containers in Gibraltar with a total weight of 205 t.
The vessels Summer deadweight is 8355t, and she has a Winter deadweight of 8152 t.
Expected voyage times are: Haifa to Gibraltar 5 days; Gibraltar to Southampton 4 days.
The vessel is expected to enter the winter zone 1 day before arrival in Southampton.
Your arrival condition in Haifa is expected to be FO 72.0t DO 12 t FW 12 t Stores 95t.
Expected time in Haifa 3 days; Gibraltar 1 Day
Normal Consumptions are;
FO 24 t/d (Sea); Nil (In Port).
DO 4 t/d (Port). Nil (At Sea)
FW 5 t/d.(At sea & in port)
Calculate
i. FO, DO, FW required for voyage, the owners intend the vessel to bunker in Haifa for entire voyage and require a reserve of 3 days for FO, DO, FW.
ii. Maximum cargo to load Haifa.
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