133 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from 71646871482018Final, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 219-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include indian shipping statistics 2018, transport research wing, fleet strength, gross registered tonnage (grt), coastal trade, overseas trade, oil tankers, dry cargo liner. 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. Question types in the export: 82 factual, 34 definition, 10 list, 5 summary, 1 relationship, 1 table. 50 of the 133 pairs (37.6%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 83 are factual or table-based questions. 98.50% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 133 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the 2018 Indian shipping statistics publication by shipmin.gov.in. The questions cover topics such as fleet strength, gross registered tonnage (GRT), coastal and overseas trade, and vessel types. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source document, ensuring traceability to the original material. The dataset includes various question types, with 37.6% being explanatory and the rest factual or table-based.
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| What does the term 'Rig' of a vessel refer to? | the distinctive manner in which her masts and sails are disposed | Ore/Oil and Bulk Carriers – A bulk cargo ship designed to carry ore and oil enabling it thereby to be loaded in both directions. 36. Passenger Liner – A ship or vessel employed in carrying passengers, mail and goods at stated intervals between regular insured. 37. Passenger Ship – A ship carrying more than twelve passengers. 38. Pilgrim Ship – A ship which makes a voyage to or from the Hedjaz during the season of the pilgrimage and which carries pilgrims in a proportion of not less than one pilgrim for every one hundred tons of the gross tonnage of the ship. 39. Port Side – Left side of a ship. 40. Reefer – A vessel with refrigerating facilities. 41. Rig – The Rig of a vessel is the distinctive manner in which her masts and sails are disposed. 42. Roll On/Roll Off Vessel – It is frequently called a vehicle FEERY. It is designed for the conveyance of road vehicles and private cars. | 688 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | Rig – The Rig of a vessel is the distinctive manner in which her masts and sails are disposed. | 218 | page=218,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term 'barge' refer to in a legal sense? | a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft | - 188 - Appendix DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY USED IN SHIPPING 1. A Liner Conference – An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. A conference line ship is a vessel of ship owner belonging to such shipping conference. 2. Ballast – Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. 3. Barrage – A term applied to a flag officer’s boat in naval usage, or to an elegantly fitted boat, or craft of ceremony propelled mechanically or by oars and reserved for the use of high officials when transported in State. In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. 4. | 671 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | |
| What does the term 'craft' refer to in marine parlance? | every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively | Craft – A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. For marine insurance purposes, a craft is any barge, lighter, river trades or any other boat or vessel employed in carrying, shipping or discharging the goods insured. | 45 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | Craft – A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is considered a craft for marine insurance purposes? | any barge, lighter, river trades or any other boat or vessel employed in carrying, shipping or discharging the goods insured | Craft – A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. For marine insurance purposes, a craft is any barge, lighter, river trades or any other boat or vessel employed in carrying, shipping or discharging the goods insured. | 177 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | For marine insurance purposes, a craft is any barge, lighter, river trades or any other boat or vessel employed in carrying, shipping or discharging the goods insured. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the function of ballast in a ship? | Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. | - 188 - Appendix DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY USED IN SHIPPING 1. A Liner Conference – An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. A conference line ship is a vessel of ship owner belonging to such shipping conference. 2. Ballast – Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. 3. Barrage – A term applied to a flag officer’s boat in naval usage, or to an elegantly fitted boat, or craft of ceremony propelled mechanically or by oars and reserved for the use of high officials when transported in State. In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. 4. | 315 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | Ballast – Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. 3. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the purpose of a liner conference in shipping? | An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. | - 188 - Appendix DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY USED IN SHIPPING 1. A Liner Conference – An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. A conference line ship is a vessel of ship owner belonging to such shipping conference. 2. Ballast – Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. 3. Barrage – A term applied to a flag officer’s boat in naval usage, or to an elegantly fitted boat, or craft of ceremony propelled mechanically or by oars and reserved for the use of high officials when transported in State. In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. 4. | 86 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | A Liner Conference – An organisation whereby a number of ship owners offer their services on a given seas route on conditions agreed by the members. A conference line ship is a vessel of ship owner belonging to such shipping conference. | ||||
| What defines an unberthed passenger? | A passenger of the age of twelve years or upwards for whom no separate accommodation in any cabin, state room or saloon is reserved | Tug Boat – A mechanically propelled vessel of small tonnage with little or no cargo capacity, used for towing or assisting vessels at sea, in or out of harbour, rivers, and docks, also for coastal or harbour towage of barges, lighters and other small craft; also called tow boat, tug. 54. Unberthed Passenger – A passenger of the age of twelve years or upwards for whom no separate accommodation in any cabin, state room or saloon is reserved. In the computation of passengers, two persons of the age of one year or upwards and under the age of twelve years shall be reckoned as one unberthed passenger. 55. Unberthed Passenger Ship – A ship carrying more than thirty unberthed passengers. 56. Voyage and Time Charter Rates – A voyage charter is a contract for a specific voyage while a time charter is one for a period of time which may cover several voyages. | 311 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | Unberthed Passenger – A passenger of the age of twelve years or upwards for whom no separate accommodation in any cabin, state room or saloon is reserved. | ||||
| What does 'breaking bulk' mean in shipping? | The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship | Bollard – Single or double cast steel post secured to a wharf or pier and used for mooring vessels by means of lines extending from the vessel and fastened to the wharf or pier. 5. Bollard Pull – The amount of pull exerted on a bollard of a ship. 6. Breaking Bulk – The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. 7. Bunker – Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). 8. Cargo Ship – A ship which is not a passenger ship. 9. Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton – It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. In the British countries the long tons of 2240 pounds for 40 cubic feet and under the metric system as in India, the metric tonne of 1000 Kg. for a cubic metre. 10. | 266 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | Breaking Bulk – The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) represent? | the number of tons (2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport | -189- 15. Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) – It is the number of tons (2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. 16. Displacement Light – The weight of a ship without stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. 17. Displacement Loaded – The weight of a ship plus stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. 18. Draft – The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. 19. Dumb Barge – A barge which has no means of self propulsion in the way of sails or engine power and which has to be towed or is allowed to drift under the influence of the tide or current. 20. Fishing Vessel – A ship fitted with mechanical means of propulsion which is exclusively engaged in sea fishing for profit. 21. | 44 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) – It is the number of tons (2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. | 217 | page=217,block=0 | 0.700 | |
| What does compensated gross tonnage (CGT) indicate? | an indicator of volume of work that is necessary to build a gross ship | Coaster – A vessel specially designed, equipped, manned and licensed to engage regularly in the coasting trade, whether plying coast-wise or making short sea passage within certain specified geographical limits. 11. Coasting Ship – A ship exclusively employed in trading between any port or place in India and any other port or place in the continent of India or between ports or places in India and port of places in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or Myanmar. 12. Collier – Generally a coastal ship designed to carry coal. 13. Compensated Gross Tonnage (CGT) – Calculate by multiplying the tonnage of a ship by a coefficient, which is determined according to type and size of a particular ship. CGT is used as an indicator of volume of work that is necessary to build a gross ship. 14. | 702 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/71646871482018Final.pdf | CGT is used as an indicator of volume of work that is necessary to build a gross ship. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
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