COMMERCIAL SHIPPING – DISL – APRIL 2013
Section A -
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Answer ALL questions
1.
What is the name of the legal document in which the agreement for hire of a
cargo-liner is described?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
What is the name of the contract between a tramp ship owner and a shipper?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.
charter party
contract of carriage
contract of affreightment
all of the above
What is the Baltic Exchange?
a.
b.
c.
d.
4.
charter party
bill of lading
seaway bill
contract of affreightment
an organization representing tramp ship owners
The Baltic and International Maritime Conference
a clearing house where brokers work
a large consortium operating tramp ship fleets
What is the statement of facts?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the agreement between owner and charterer about loading and
discharging rates
the notice that must be accepted to indicate that the ship is ready to load
or discharge
a document on which the owner and charterer state their differences
about C/P interpretation
a summary of what happened during loading and discharging
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5.
Who fills out the rate enquiry form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6.
What are net rates?
a.
b.
c.
d.
7.
a pooling arrangement that protects inefficient operators
rebates given at the time of payment
deferred rebates of a percentage of total of freight charges
a reduced freight rate given to a shipper who contracts to use only
conference shipping
What are loadlines?
a.
b.
c.
d.
8.
shipper
ship broker
ship owner
secretary of the conference
lines
lines
lines
lines
on
on
on
on
a
a
a
a
chart defining the zones where draft varies
ship defining the maximum freeboard
ship defining the minimum draft
ship defining the minimum freeboard
Which organization is a UN body concerned only with maritime affairs?
a.
b.
c.
d.
IMO
UNCTAD
ILO
BIMCO
(8 marks)
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Section B -
SHORT ANSWERS
Answer ALL questions
1.
Fill in the blanks in the following calculations:
Bunkers are used at the rate of 38 tonnes per day at sea (40t IFO, 6 t DO) and 3
tonnes per day in port (6 t IFO, 5 t DO).
IFO
DO (tonnes)
49 days at sea:
____
94
_______
17 days in port:
____
17
_______
Totals
____ 107
_______
(6 marks)
2.
Name at least four characteristics of a ship that affect the cost of a voyage.
a.
b.
c.
d.
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
(4 marks)
3.
Describe what voyage estimation is
a.
____________________________________________
b.
____________________________________________
(2 marks)
4.
Name at least four characteristics of a ship that affect the cost of a voyage.
a.
___________________________________________
b.
___________________________________________
c.
___________________________________________
d.
___________________________________________
(4 marks)
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5.
List at least four of the issues that are covered in the terms of carriage is a
charter party.
a.
_______________________________________________________
b.
_______________________________________________________
c.
_______________________________________________________
d.
_______________________________________________________
(4 marks)
6.
Name the two major associations that serve the cruise business.
a.
_________________________
b.
_________________________
(2 marks)
7.
What four important things does the UNCTAD liner code specify?
(4 marks)
8.
Explain in one brief sentence what reversible lay days are:
_________________________________________________
9.
(2 marks)
Name the three main classification societies.
a. _______________________________
b. _______________________________
c. _______________________________
(3 marks)
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10.
If work is suspended due to rain for 3 hours 20 minutes during an eight-hour
workday. How much time is deducted from lay time? (Assume the C/P
specifies that rain stoppages are deductible from lay time.)
(6 marks)
11.
The C/P specifies that any demurrage is payable at $1500 per day; and dispatch
is payable at half the demurrage rate. During discharge of a cargo, lay time was
exceeded by 2 hours and 45 minutes. Is dispatch or demurrage due? How much?
(6 marks)
12.
What is cabotage?
(3 marks)
13.
What were the two main UNCTAD objectives for developing countries?
a. _______________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________
(6 marks)
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Section C
Choose TWO (2) Essay questions from the SEVEN (7) given
1.
Briefly explain the term flags of discrimination and flags of convenience.
(20 marks)
2.
What are classification societies and their functions?
(20 marks)
3.
Explain the concept of open and closed registry and the advantages and
disadvantages to vessels choosing one or the other. Cite examples of countries
with both.
(20 marks)
4.
Explain the functions of UNCTAD, IMO, BIMCO. Lloyd's Registry.
(20 marks)
5.
(a)
Explain briefly what commercial shipping is.
(5 marks)
(b)
Compare and contrast Tramp and Liner shipping.
(15 marks)
6.
Briefly explain your understanding of passenger commercial shipping and its
importance to the Jamaican economy citing recent developments in this area and
proposed future developments having to do with Jamaica as a logistics hub.
(20 marks)
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