Transportation Devon Abbey Exam

Question 1

ToF An operator's license is for any vehicle with a gross plated weight of more than 3.2 tonnes

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Suez Max is a ship roughly 120,000 dead-weight tons, the maximum size for the Suez Canal.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

_____ has the advantages of regularly scheduled services even when volumes of cargoes are low

Accepted Answer

Conference Liner Operators or Conference Services

Question 4

____the gross tonnage calculated to determine the fee that a ship will pay to use a canal

Accepted Answer

Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT)

Question 5

True or False: a CMR is not a document of title nor a declaration.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

_____ a ship in the 10,000 to 50,000 dead-weight ton range.

Accepted Answer

Handy Size

Question 7

______ vessels that are utilised for a specific voyage.

Accepted Answer

Charter Operators

Question 8

______ are shipping companies that do not own or operate their own ships.

Accepted Answer

NVOCC

Question 9

____permits transport between two states when neither state is the vehicle's registration state

Accepted Answer

Third-Country Permit

Question 10

____ the actual cargo capacity of a ship for a given voyage considering the bunker & crew items

Accepted Answer

Cargo Deadweight Tonnage

Question 11

You use a _____if a Russian vehicle is loaded in Germany and unloaded in Finland or vice-versa.

Accepted Answer

CEMT Permit

Question 12

True or False: Using an FCR can speed up payment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

____permit enables you to run bi-lateral freight transport operations between the two countries

Accepted Answer

Bi-lateral Permit

Question 14

What does VLOC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Ultra Large Ore Carrier, Very Large Ore Carrier

Question 15

True or False: Drivers who transport dangerous goods need to hold an ADRS training certificate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

True or False: The Panama Canal is in South America.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

_____ bridge clearances also determine which ships can call.

Accepted Answer

Air Draft

Question 18

GENCON stands for _______

Accepted Answer

General Charter Conditions

Question 19

______ The depth of water determines the size of ships that can call.

Accepted Answer

Water Draft

Question 20

GENCON - part one - is _______

Accepted Answer

Is the “box form” which must be completed by the parties.

Question 21

T or F: Aframax is a large oil carrier named after the Average Freight Rate Assessment system.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

____allows goods that are not in the EU to move between two points in the without import duties

Accepted Answer

Community Transit

Question 23

____ the hiring of a ship with no crew or provisions as part of the agreement

Accepted Answer

A Bareboat Charter

Question 24

_____ a ship that is too large to enter the locks of the Panama Canal.

Accepted Answer

Post-Panamx

Question 25

____ liquid cargo that is loaded directly into the hold of a ship.

Accepted Answer

Wet Bulk

Question 26

True or False: Road transport can provide regular services due to the flexibility of scheduling

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

____the total volume of a ship’s carrying capacity, expressed in tons.

Accepted Answer

Gross Tonnage

Question 28

A FCR is a __________

Accepted Answer

Forwarders' certificate of receipt

Question 29

You use a _____if a Russian vehicle is loaded in Germany and unloaded in Finland or vice-versa.

Accepted Answer

CEMT Permit

Question 30

True or False: A CRM confirms that the carrier has received the goods.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

A bi-lateral permit is issued for a single journey, but is valid for _________.

Accepted Answer

A calendar year and 1 month of the following year.

Question 32

_______ connects the the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

Accepted Answer

Saint Lawrence Seaway

Question 33

______ is a flag of convenience.

Accepted Answer

flags that have low costs and few regulations

Question 34

____the space necessary for the operation of the ship from the gross tonnage i.e. engine room

Accepted Answer

Net Tonnage

Question 35

Which is not an ore carrier?

Accepted Answer

VLCC, ULCC

Question 36

Which is not a country considered to have "flags of convenience"?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 37

_____ have the advantage of being more competitive in their freight rate structures.

Accepted Answer

Non-conference Liner Operators or Non-conference Services

Question 38

The country in which a ship is registered determines all BUT...

Accepted Answer

The customs wait times and procedures

Question 39

True or False: with a CEMT permit you cannot operate more than one vehicle at a time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

____ cargo that is packaged (bales, boxes, drums, crates, pallets) but not containerized.

Accepted Answer

Breakbulk

Question 41

True or False: The spanish market is not atomised.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 42

______ vessels that sail on fixed dates and to predetermined ports

Accepted Answer

Liner Operators

Question 43

_____is the popular convention that limits liability: SDR 667 per package or SDR 2 per kilogram

Accepted Answer

Hague-Visby Rules

Question 44

_____ is the convention that has been ratified by few countries, none large trading countries.

Accepted Answer

Hamburg Rules

Question 45

_____ a ship of the maximum size that can enter the locks of the Panama Canal.

Accepted Answer

Panamax

Question 46

____ permits you to run international commercial freight transport by vehicle throughout the EU

Accepted Answer

EU Freight Transport License

Question 47

____ the total carrying capacity of ship, measured in long tons or metric tonnes.

Accepted Answer

Deadweight Tonnage

Question 48

_____ A very large ore carrier, of more than 300,000 dead-weight tonnage.

Accepted Answer

Ultra Large Ore Carrier

Question 49

Where is the Corinth Canal located?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 50

For medium distances within mainland Europe, _________ is an advantage.

Accepted Answer

Speed

Question 51

Generally, there are ____ copies of a CMR note.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 52

___ a ship service that operates on a regular schedule.

Accepted Answer

Liner Service

Question 53

Which is a disadvantage to road transportation in the EU?

Accepted Answer

New EU regulations, Increase in the cost of packaging and cross-docking, Environmental Protection

Question 54

Which is not a type of operator's license?

Accepted Answer

CMR

Question 55

____ dry cargo that is loaded directly into the hold of a ship.

Accepted Answer

Dry Bulk

Question 56

TorF:Ship owners choose their own flags instead of those that have low costs and few regulation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 57

True or False:A CMR is a consignment note with a standard set of transport/liability conditions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 58

_____ indicate how heavily a ship can be loaded.

Accepted Answer

The Load Lines

Question 59

True or False: The Suez Canal is in North Africa.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 60

True or False: The CMR does not replaces individual businesses' terms and conditions.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 61

T or F: A CMR confirms that a contract of carriage exists between the trader and the carrier

Accepted Answer

True

Question 62

You use a _____ if your vehicle is French, and you load in Estonia and unloaded in Russia.

Accepted Answer

Third-Country Permit

Question 63

____ cargo that is placed in containers before it is loaded onto a ship.

Accepted Answer

Containers

Question 64

_____ shows the Classification Society of the ship.

Accepted Answer

The Plimsoll Mark

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