Ship Stowage Handling - Timber and Container Cargo

Name: Ship Stowage Handling - Timber and Container Cargo
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This free online course explains the proper stowage handling methods for timber and container cargo on board ships.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Describe the basic features of a timber carrier vessel
Discuss the various types of timbers that can be carried as cargo
Explain the lashing and stowing arrangements for timber deck cargoes
Recall the steps in preparing the vessel for the carriage of timber cargo
Identify the International Maritime Organization (IMO) code of safe practices for ships carrying timber deck cargoes
Discuss the relevance of timber load lines to the buoyancy of vessels
Explain the stowage plans and stacking arrangements of containers on board ships
Describe the lashing and securing arrangements of containers
Recall the significance of stack weights
Distinguish between the concepts of owning and leasing a container

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