109 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from BPS 2003-04 new, published by shipmin.gov.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 42 of the 109 pairs (38.5%) are explanatory questions and 67 restate a figure. 96.33% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 109 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is Gujarat known as in terms of maritime significance? | a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1200 kms | CARGO TRAFFIC HANDLED — STATE-WISE ANALYSIS 12.1 GUJARAT 12.1.1 Gujarat is a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1200 kms. (16% of India’s total coastline). | 75 | definition | 1.000 | Gujarat is a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1200 kms. | 34 | page=34,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What kind of cargo is primarily handled at Ennore port? | mono commodity (thermal coal) and mechanically cargo handling | At the individual port level, ports other than Kandla, Mumbai, Mormugao, Chennai, Paradip and Kolkata Dock System recorded average TRT less than or equal to all ports average Of 3.33days. The minimum was at JNPT (1.73days) which is mainly a container port followed by mono commodity (thermal coal) and mechanically cargo handling port of Ennore. Kandla remained as the port with maximum TRT (5.06 days), even though its TRT position has improved steadily. AVI | 268 | definition | 1.000 | The minimum was at JNPT (1.73days) which is mainly a container port followed by mono commodity (thermal coal) and mechanically cargo handling port of Ennore. | 28 | page=28,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the meaning of 'Load Line' on a ship? | Outer line on the body of a ship upto which she submerges in water with safety | | | Appendix - 2 af DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED 1. Load Line Outer line on the body of a ship upto which she submerges in water with safety. It varies according to the seasons and waters in which she plies. 2 Draft The depth necessary to submerge a ship to their load line 3. Dead Weight It is the number of tons of (2240 pounds) stores, fuel and Tonnage(DWT) cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. 4. Gross Registered It applies to the vessels and not to cargo. It is the weight of the Tonnage (GRT) volume occupied by the closed-in-spaces of a ship taking 100 cubic feet of such closed-in-spaces as equivalent to one vessels ton. It thus refers to the cubic capacity of the vessels. >» 5. Net Registered It refers to the earning space capacity of a ship available for —_ Tonnage (NRT) the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. | 59 | definition | 1.000 | Load Line Outer line on the body of a ship upto which she submerges in water with safety. | 267 | page=267,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does 'Turn-Round Time' refer to for a ship? | Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. | 23, 24, 25. 26. ai. Turn-Round Time Port Dues Pilotage Output pe rth Da idle Time Pre-berthing Detention Berth Occupancy Export Import Traffic Tratfic flows Gang Gang shift Gang hours Cranage Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. A levy of port authority on a ship. A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. The time for which a ship waits before getting entry inlo a berth. The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). Loaded overseas traffic. Unloaded overseas traffic. A scalar with only magnitude but no direction such as the total of exports and imports or loaded and unloaded cargo. | 192 | definition | 1.000 | Turn-Round Time Port Dues Pilotage Output pe rth Da idle Time Pre-berthing Detention Berth Occupancy Export Import Traffic Tratfic flows Gang Gang shift Gang hours Cranage Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. A levy of port authority on a ship. | 268 | page=268,ocr=1 | ||
| What does the term 'Pilotage' mean in port operations? | A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. | 23, 24, 25. 26. ai. Turn-Round Time Port Dues Pilotage Output pe rth Da idle Time Pre-berthing Detention Berth Occupancy Export Import Traffic Tratfic flows Gang Gang shift Gang hours Cranage Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. A levy of port authority on a ship. A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. The time for which a ship waits before getting entry inlo a berth. The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). Loaded overseas traffic. Unloaded overseas traffic. A scalar with only magnitude but no direction such as the total of exports and imports or loaded and unloaded cargo. | 291 | definition | 1.000 | A levy of port authority on a ship. A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. | 268 | |||
| What does the term 'gang shift' refer to? | Number of hours per shift multiplied by number of gang shift | A vector with magnitude and direction such as passengers embarked/disembarked or cargo exports/imports. Gang is a group of workers formed as one unit for the purpose of handling cargo in the act of discharging from or loading on to the ship inside the ship inside the hatch-hold of the vessel or in the deck as per necessity. Refers to a gang (irrespective of number of persons in the gang) working in one shift. Number of hours per shift multiplied by number of gang shift. The hire for providing a port crane for cargo handling. A port charge on the ships for all cargo conveyed on over or through a wharf/berth. 211 eps | 413 | definition | 1.000 | Refers to a gang (irrespective of number of persons in the gang) working in one shift. Number of hours per shift multiplied by number of gang shift. | 268 | page=268,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does 'Berth-Day' signify? | A day of occupation of a berth (quay or mooring) by a ship. | At each terminal port, a tramp of link span is provided enabling the vehicles to drive on or off the vessels, thereby eliminating cranage and cargo handling (and also pilferage) and c permitting a quick turn round of the ships. 10. Berth-Day A day of occupation of a berth (quay or mooring) by a ship. a 11. Ship-Day A day spent in harbour by a ship. 210 | 242 | definition | 0.980 | Berth-Day A day of occupation of a berth (quay or mooring) by a ship. a 11. | 267 | page=267,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the meaning of 'Ship-Day'? | A day spent in harbour by a ship. | At each terminal port, a tramp of link span is provided enabling the vehicles to drive on or off the vessels, thereby eliminating cranage and cargo handling (and also pilferage) and c permitting a quick turn round of the ships. 10. Berth-Day A day of occupation of a berth (quay or mooring) by a ship. a 11. Ship-Day A day spent in harbour by a ship. 210 | 317 | definition | 0.980 | Ship-Day A day spent in harbour by a ship. 210 | 267 | page=267,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the definition of 'Port Dues'? | A levy of port authority on a ship. | 23, 24, 25. 26. ai. Turn-Round Time Port Dues Pilotage Output pe rth Da idle Time Pre-berthing Detention Berth Occupancy Export Import Traffic Tratfic flows Gang Gang shift Gang hours Cranage Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. A levy of port authority on a ship. A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. The time for which a ship waits before getting entry inlo a berth. The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). Loaded overseas traffic. Unloaded overseas traffic. A scalar with only magnitude but no direction such as the total of exports and imports or loaded and unloaded cargo. | 255 | definition | 0.980 | Turn-Round Time Port Dues Pilotage Output pe rth Da idle Time Pre-berthing Detention Berth Occupancy Export Import Traffic Tratfic flows Gang Gang shift Gang hours Cranage Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. A levy of port authority on a ship. A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. | ||||
| What is the meaning of 'Berth Occupancy'? | The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). | 23, 24, 25. 26. ai. Turn-Round Time Port Dues Pilotage Output pe rth Da idle Time Pre-berthing Detention Berth Occupancy Export Import Traffic Tratfic flows Gang Gang shift Gang hours Cranage Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. A levy of port authority on a ship. A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. The time for which a ship waits before getting entry inlo a berth. The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). Loaded overseas traffic. Unloaded overseas traffic. A scalar with only magnitude but no direction such as the total of exports and imports or loaded and unloaded cargo. | 629 | definition | 0.980 | The time for which a ship waits before getting entry inlo a berth. The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). Loaded overseas traffic. | 268 | page=268,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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