Cargo Handling. Gear. Test 1 – Online Maritime Tests

What do you understand by the term Traversing?

Making the complete crane move port and starboard.
Making the crane jib move from side to side.
Making the complete crane move fore and aft.
Making the grab bucket/hook move up and down.

What do you understand by the term Long Travelling?

Making the crane jib move up and down.
Making the complete crane move port and starboard.
Making the crane jib move from side to side.
Making the complete crane move fore and aft.

What do you understand by the term Hoisting?

Making the crane jib move up and down.
Making the crane jib move from side to side.
Making the grab bucket/hook move up and down.
Making the complete crane move fore and aft.

The vessel's cranes are marked: 'SWL 29,5 tons x 22 M/R (including lifting beam weight 1,5 tons)'. You are going to lift onboard a 28 tons load being placed on the berth. What will be the maximum distance from C/L of crane to the load you are going to lift in order to have a 'safe' operation?

29,5 m.
22 m.
28 m.
20 m.

What do you understand by the initials S.W.L. when applied to a crane?

The length of the steel wire during normal working conditions.
The load that can be safely lifted during normal working conditions.
The special working liability of the crane.
The test load weight.

What do you understand by the term Grabbing?

Making the crane jib move up and down.
Making the grab bucket open and close.
Making the grab bucket move up and down.
Making the crane jib move side to side.

What do you understand by the term Luffing?

Making the crane jib move from side to side.
Making the complete crane move fore and aft.
Making the grab bucket/hook move up and down.
Making the crane jib move up and down.

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