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1.1 "Air draught" means the vertical distance
from the surface of the water to the highest point of mast or aerial.
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1.2
Bulk Cargo Shipping Name (BCSN) identifies
a bulk cargo during transport by sea. When a cargo is listed in the IMSBC Code, the Bulk Cargo Shipping Name of the
cargo is identified by capital letters in the individual schedules
or in the index. When the cargo is a dangerous good, as defined in
the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, as defined
in regulation VII/1.1 of the SOLAS
Convention, the Proper Shipping Name of that cargo is the Bulk Cargo
Shipping Name.
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1.3 "Combination carriers (OBO or O/O)" means
a ship whose design is similar to a conventional bulk carrier but
is equipped with pipelines, pumps and inert gas plant so as to enable
the carriage of oil cargoes designated spaces.
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1.4 "Conveyor system" means the entire system
for delivering cargo from the shore stockpile or receiving point to
the ship.
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1.5 "Hot work" means the use of open fires and
flames, power tools or hot rivets, grinding, soldering, burning, cutting,
welding or any other repair work involving heat or creating sparks
which may lead to a hazard because of the presence or proximity of
flammable atmosphere.
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1.6
IMSBC Code
means
the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code as defined in regulation VI/1.1 of the SOLAS Convention.",
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1.7 "List indication lights" means lights, visible
from the deck, which light up to show that a ship is listing.
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1.8 "Master" means the master of the ship or a
ship's officer designated by the master.
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1.9 "Pour" means the quantity of cargo poured
through one hatch opening as one step in the loading plan, i.e. from
the time the spout is positioned over a hatch opening until it is
moved to another hatch opening.
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1.10
Solid bulk cargo means any cargo,
other than a liquid or a gas, consisting of a combination of particles,
granules or any larger pieces of material generally uniform in composition
which is loaded directly into the cargo spaces of a ship without any
intermediate form of containment.
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1.11 "Terminal representative" means a person
appointed by the terminal or other facility, where the ship is loading
or unloading, who has responsibility for operations conducted by that
terminal or facility with regard to the particular ship.
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1.12 "Trimming (loading cargo)" is the partial
or total levelling of the cargo within the holds, by means of loading
spouts or chutes, portable machinery, equipment or manual labour.
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1.13 "Trimming (unloading cargo)" is the shovelling
or sweeping up of smaller quantities of the cargo in the holds by
mechanical means (such as bulldozers) or other means to place in a
convenient position for discharge.
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1.14 "Trimming (ship)" is the adding, removal
or shifting of weight in a ship to achieve the required forward and
aft draughts.