SPECIMEN EXAMINATION FOR THIRD MATE 



On what types of cargo would you 

 use the slings illustrated? 



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How many board feet of dunnage 

 would you estimate to be in a stack 

 whose outside dimensions are 6 feet 

 high, 4 feet wide, and 14 feet long? 



What precaution is advisable in stow- 

 ing cargo adjacent to a ladder? 



What precautions are necessary in 

 the loading or unloading of sulfur in 

 bulk? 



Why is sulfur dust dangerous? 



What precautions should be observed 

 when stowing fibers of vegetable origin, 

 such as jute, hemp, flax, sisal, coir and 

 kapok? 



What precautions should be observed 

 in the stowage of excelsior either as 

 cargo or as packaging material for 

 other commodities? 



In order to load a consignment of 

 goods into the 'tween decks, stevedores 

 in a foreign port request permission to 

 use one king beam and hatch boards, 

 leaving the blind beam out to expedite 

 resuming work in the lower hold. 



(a) Would you regard this as an 

 advisable procedure? 



(b) What precaution against men 

 falling into the open hold from the 

 'tween deck should be taken? 



Why is it important that the switch 

 for an electric cargo winch be in the 

 off position when the winch is not being 

 operated? 



When the controller for an electric 

 winch is in the neutral or off position, 

 what prevents the winch drum paying 

 out when the cargo whip is subject to 

 tension? 



In carrying fresh vegetables to ports 

 subject to severe winter conditions, 

 what precautions may be necessary? 



What cara would you take to avoid 

 sweat damage when stowing cargo in 

 a deep tank not fitted with ventilation? 



What precautions are necessary in 

 the stowage of matches which may be 

 struck anywhere ? 



What precautions are required in the 

 stowage on deck of combustible liquids? 



What are the general stowage re- 

 quirements for corrosive liquids? 



What precaution is necessary when 

 using a gasoline powered fork lift truck 

 for stowing tin plate in the hold of a 

 vessel? 



Checking parcels into a special cargo 

 locker you receive a small case as 

 sketched. What action would you take? 



Would you permit longshoremen to 

 move railroad freight cars or barges 

 with cargo falls led from the booms? 



How may cargo be protected against 

 possibility of falling into the water be- 

 tween the ship and the dock? 



If a boom could not be lowered to rig 

 a rain tent gantline, how would you 

 send a man aloft on the purchase? 



What precautions should be taken 

 during the loading of a cargo of grain 

 in bulk? 



When is the use of redwood, oak, 

 mahogany, or similar types of wood in- 

 advisable for dunnaging? 



When is the use of resinous pine 

 wood inadvisable for dunnage? 



Would you permit longshoremen em- 

 ployed by a stevedore to perform cargo 

 operations while under the influence of 

 liquor? 



How should dunnage be laid for bag 

 goods and fragile paper cartons? 



How would you secure a deck cargo 

 of empty drums or barrels? 



