甲类船长(海事法规)航海英语练习1
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Where payment of the hire is to be made in cash,the Charterer is not considered to have paid unless what the Shipowner receives is ______.
- A.the equivalent of cash or as good as cash
- B.greater than the specified amount of cash
- C.less than the specified amount of cash
- D.anything that Charterer likes to offer
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Unless otherwise agreed,______ must take the goods from alongside,though this obligation may be varied by a custom of the port which is not inconsistent with the express terms of the contract.
- A.the consignee
- B.the consignor
- C.the owner
- D.the Charterer
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The master's authority to act in the interests of the cargo owner is part of his general authority as servant of the Shipowner,and therefore ______ will be liable if the master abuses his powers.
- A.the Charterer
- B.the Shipowner
- C.the shipper
- D.the cargo owner
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To render the ______ liable,the shipowners must show that the proximate cause of the detention or expense was trading to a river with a bar or to a port with a bar.
- A.Receivers
- B.Consignees
- C.Charterers
- D.Cargoowners
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The final inspection responsibility for seeing that a tank barge is provided with the required equipment and fittings in good and serviceable condition prior to loading cargo rests with the ______.
- A.terminal operator
- B.owner of the barge
- C.tankerman or person in charge of loading
- D.charterer through the Master of the towing vessel
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The Master of a vessel may tender a Notice of Readiness to the charterer when the vessel ______.
- A.has completed the terms of the charter party
- B.is in all respects ready to load
- C.is in all respects ready to sail
- D.is safely moored or at a suitable anchorage
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The cesser clause mainly purports to relieve ______ from paying demurrage.
- A.the Shipowner
- B.the carrier
- C.the shipper
- D.the Charterer
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The Charterers to have option of using Owners' bunker contracts. This sentence indicates that__________.
- A.The Charterers should sing new bunker contract with oil chandlers
- B.The Charterers can use the bunker contracts signed by the Owners with oil chandlers
- C.The Charterers shall not sign bunker contracts with oil chandlers
- D.The Charterers shall sign bunker contracts with oil chandlers
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The consignee's refusal to take delivery,or failure to do so within a reasonable time,also puts an end to ______ liability as a carrier.
- A.the Shipowner's
- B.the Charterer's
- C.the Shipowner's
- D.the cargo owner's
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The carrier is the owner or Charterer who enters into a contract with ______.
- A.the consignee
- B.the cargo owner
- C.the shipper
- D.the consignor
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The basic shipping paper that forms an agreement between a shipowner and a charterer is a ______.
- A.Cargo Declaration
- B.Charter Commission
- C.Charter Party
- D.Letter of Intent
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Sometimes the charter-party states that the amount of cargo to be loaded is to be decided by the shipowners,e.g. 10000 tons of 2240 1bs.,12% more or less at ______ option.
- A.Charterer's
- B.cargo owner'
- C.owner's
- D.shipper's
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Sometimes charter-party expressly prohibit the loading of dangerous goods,but sometimes a Charterer is entitled by an express term to load them provided that due notice is given ______.
- A.to the master
- B.the charterer
- C.the merchant
- D.receiver
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That the Shipowner has broken a condition precedent will ______ the Charterer from the liability to provide a cargo.
- A.discharge
- B.pertain
- C.retain
- D.remain
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Should it appear that war or blockade would prevent the vessel from safely reaching the port of destination and / or discharging the goods thereat,the Carrier ______.
- A.is entitled to discharge the goods at the port of loading or any other safe and convenient place and terminate the contract of carriage
- B.is not entitled to terminate the contract of carriage
- C.is not entitled to claim against the shipper or charterer any damage that he will suffer with the cargo on board
- D.is entitled to claim freight with the cargo on board
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On a voyage charter,when a vessel is ready to load cargo,the Master should render to the charterer a ______.
- A.Notice of Readiness
- B.Master Certificate of Service
- C.Shipmasters Declaration
- D.Vessel Utilization and Performance Report
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If the Shipowner proves that prima facie the cause of damage was excepted,the burden of proof shifts to ______.
- A.the Shipowner
- B.the shipper
- C.the Charterer
- D.the carrier
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If the Shipowner makes an innocent misrepresentation which induces the Charterer to sign the contract,the Charterer may be entitled to ______ the charter-party.
- A.rescind
- B.change
- C.alter
- D.amend
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In time charter-party,______ is to indemnify the owners against all consequences or liabilities arising from the master signing bills of lading or otherwise complying with such orders.
- A.the carrier
- B.the shipper
- C.the Charterer
- D.the merchant
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If the master has acted unreasonably,e.g. knowing of the danger in the port has still proceeded to enter it,and danger results,the Charterer will ______.
- A.be liable
- B.not be liable
- C.be paid
- D.not be paid
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If the Shipowner fails to give the Charterer the notice of readiness to load,and delay in commencing to load is thereby caused,the Charterer will ______,as he is not bound to look out for the ship.
- A.be responsible
- B.not be responsible
- C.pay the Shipowner for the expenses incurred
- D.not claim the Shipowner for the expenses incurred
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If the Charterer sends a vessel to an unsafe port,and she is damaged as a result,he will have to indemnify the ______.
- A.Receiver
- B.Cargo owner
- C.Shipowner
- D.Merchant
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If the Charterer sends the vessel on her last voyage at a time when there is no expectation that she will be redelivered within a reasonable time of the end of the period of the Charterparty,and she is in fact redelivered late,he ______.
- A.has properly fulfilled the contract
- B.is not guilty of a breach of contract
- C.is entitled a right to take legal action against any loss or damage he suffered in this connection
- D.is guilty of a breach of contract
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If a full cargo is not loaded,the Charterer must pay not only freight on the goods actually shipped but also ______.
- A.broken space
- B.dead weight
- C.constant
- D.dead freight
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If the Charterer loads or discharges the vessel in a shorter time than is allowed to him by the lay days,he may be entitled to ______.
- A.demurrage
- B.despatch money
- C.the payment for damage of detention
- D.the payment for quick despach
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NYPE Charterparty is a ______.
- A.Voyage Charter
- B.Time Charter
- C.Bill of Lading
- D.Salvage Contract