Category: Winning Answers
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Dangerous Goods-6 (Explosives)
Q. What are High consequence dangerous goods? Ans. High consequence dangerous goods are those which have the potential for misuse in a terrorist event and which may, as a result, produce serious consequences such as mass casualties, mass destruction or, particularly for class 7, mass socio-economic disruption. Q. What is mass explosion?Ans. Mass explosion means…
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Dangerous Goods 5 (Portable tanks and Containers)
Q. Where do you find the provision about portable tanks and bulk containers?Ans. Chapter 4.2 is ‘Use of portable tanks and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs)’. The provisions of this chapter also apply to road tank vehicles to the extent indicated in chapter 6.8. The provisions for the use and construction of portable tanks in chapter…
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Dangerous Goods-4 (Packaging and segregation)
Q. How do you ensure that a freight container or a pallet is suitably packaged?Ans. One of the most important of the documents on dangerous goods is the certificate or declaration that the shipment offered for carriage is properly packaged and marked, labeled or placarded, as appropriate, and is in proper condition for carriage. This…
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Dangerous Goods-3 (Familiarization with code)
Q. Describe in brief the layout of chapters of IMDG code. Ans. The layout of matter of the code is unique. Thus, part 3 or chapter 3 which contains list of dangerous goods is contained in volume 2. Rest all chapters are in volume 1. A brief description about the content is s follows: Q.…
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Dangerous Goods-2 (General)
Q. What is PSN? Why is it needed in addition to the UN number? Ans. PSN is abbreviation for proper shipping name. It is expressed in uppercase characters, sometimes, followed by additional descriptive text in lower-case characters. Proper shipping names may be shown in plural where more products with some variation and different UN numbers…
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Dangerous Goods-1 (Classification)
Q. Explain in brief, the purpose and usefulness of IMDG Code. Ans. IMDG Code is required for ships carrying dangerous goods in packaged form and limited quantity. It has Vol 1, Vol 2 and supplements. An internationally agreed system, allows grouping dangerous goods together, based on the hazards they present in carriage and transportation. It…
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Merchant Shipping Act-8 (Investigation and Inquiries, Receiver of Wreck)
Disclaimer: The idea of publishing this article is to: generate positive interest in mariner about the MSA 58; and familiarize him broadly with the scope and range of the Act without going into legal intricacies. Reader, in order to make final conclusion must refer to the Act in full with the relevant MS Rules. Q.…
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Merchant Shipping Act-7 (Safety, Collision, Salvage, Detention)
Disclaimer: The idea of publishing this article is to: generate positive interest in mariner about the MSA 58; and familiarize him broadly with the scope and range of the Act without going into legal intricacies. Reader, in order to make final conclusion must refer to the Act in full with the relevant MS Rules. Q.…
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Merchant Shipping Act-6 (Crew Accommodation)
Disclaimer: The idea of publishing this article is to: generate positive interest in mariner about the MSA 58; and familiarize him broadly with the scope and range of the Act without going into legal intricacies. Reader, in order to make final conclusion must refer to the Act in full with the relevant MS Rules. Q.…
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Merchant Shipping Act-5 (Official Logbook and Entries)
Disclaimer: The idea of publishing this article is to: generate positive interest in mariner about the MSA 58; and familiarize him broadly with the scope and range of the Act without going into legal intricacies. Reader, in order to make final conclusion must refer to the Act in full with the relevant MS Rules. Q. …