Course Overview
Introduces the principal ocean cargoes. Cargoes will include oil, grain, coal, containers, breakbulk, reefer cargoes, forest products, fertilizers, mineral concentrates, liquid chemicals and liquefied bulk cargoes. It also outlines the ship stowage, carriage and regulatory requirements for the safe transportation and handling of cargoes.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.5
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe in detail the principal ocean cargoes, including the primary cargoes comprising Canadian international trade. Cargoes will include oil, grain, coal, containers, breakbulk, reefer cargoes, forest products, fertilizers, mineral concentrates, liquid chemicals and liquefied bulk cargoes.
- Describe the properties of these cargoes which require special care and handling, in particular any hazardous properties.
- Briefly describe the regulatory requirements for the safe transportation and handling of these cargoes.
- Describe the movement to port, reception, storage, loading, carriage at sea, discharging and distribution of cargoes.
- Use the IMDG Code.
- Briefly describe Canadian transportation of dangerous goods regulations.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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