Glossary
Numbers
Key Ideas I
Key Ideas II
General Information
100
Method of measuring vessel load or capacity, in units of containers that are twenty feet long.
What is TEU
100
Method of measuring vessel load or capacity (in number equivalents)
What are twenty-foot equivalent unit and forty-foot equivalent unit?
100
Responsible party for the packing and loading of your cargo into the shipping container(s)
What is the shipper?
100
Regulation for Hazardous Materials
What is Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 100-178 and published in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
100
Date we read this information?
What is July 19, 2016?
200
The mass or weight of empty container
What is Tare?
200
Rating for TEU
What is 24,000 kgs or 52,900 lbs
200
Possible effects of improper cargo loading.
What are damage to goods, extensive customs examination, delays, significant expense?
200
Weight Distribution guideline
What is the weight of your cargo should be evenly spread over the entire area of the container’s floorThe weight of your cargo should be evenly spread over the entire area of the container’s floor
200
Name of the school where you studied this information?
What is UNE?
300
Method of measuring vessel load or capacity, in units of forty-foot long containers.
What is FEU
300
Rating for FEU
What is 30,480 kgs or 67,200 lbs?
300
Key factors to consider when loading a container.
What are Weight Distribution Space Utilization Cargo Variation & Compatibility
300
Cargo Variation and Compatibility Considerations mentioned in the article.
What is weight, size, density, and properties such as solid or liquid, and even odors of commodities?
300
Name of the teacher who gave you this information? (Spelling must be correct ) ;)
What is Lynda Deckard Ramos
400
Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines it as loose materials used to support and protect cargo in a ship’s hold; also: padding in a shipping container.
What is dunnage?
400
Tare for TEU
What is 1,800 kgs – 2,400 kgs?
400
The maximum mass/weight capacity of a container.
What is Payload?
400
Wet and dry cargo recommendations.
What is Containers of wet goods should not be loaded above dry cargo. If dry and wet cargo are loaded on the same level, dunnage should be used to raise dry cargo off the ground to prevent damage in the event of leakage.
400
Classroom where we studied this information?
What is conference room?
500
The maximum gross mass or weight of a container plus its contents.
What is Rating?
500
Tare for FEU
What is 2,800 kgs – 4,000 kgs?
500
Payload calculation
What is Rating – Tare = Payload
500
Important Note for packing containers.
What is Do not put direct pressure on container doors. Utilize a proper fence or gate if needed.
500
First official words spoken to open this class
What is Good morning ladies and gentlemen?
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