Exam 11: International Ocean Transportation

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The non-vessel-operating common carrier system was the basis for the model followed by ____________________ in the air passenger business.

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The deepest draft a ship can sit is called the ____________________ line.

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At least 200,000 people are employed in dismantling old ships on the beaches of Pakistan,Bangladesh,and India.

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The type of ship that coal is usually carried in is a

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Ships too large to pass through the Panama Canal are called

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Gross registered tonnage is

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Ships designed to carry one single type of refined petroleum product are sometimes called

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A long ton is ____________________ pounds.

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In containerized shipping,the term TEU stands for

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____________________ ships do not operate on a regular schedule but travel wherever the company using the vessel wants the cargo delivered.

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Which of the following international liability conventions allow carriers to argue that their liability is limited by "17 defenses," such as navigational errors?

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The American Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading is known as the Hague Rules.

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Containerization is increasing in international shipping.

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LASH ships cannot function well in ports that have little lifting equipment.

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According to the Jones Act,United States' cabotage prohibits the use of U.S.-flagged ships.

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All cargo in trades supported by the Ex-Im Bank must be shipped through European-flagged ships.

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An oil tanker of more than 300,000 deadweight tonnage is called a very large crude carrier.

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Net [registered] tonnage is gross registered tonnage minus volume occupied by the engine room,the crew,and other space necessary for the good operation of the ship.

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Standardized units of cargo on a LASH ship have a capacity of

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The greatest number of ships are container ships.

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