62 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Government of India, 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 62 pairs (67.7%) are explanatory questions and 20 restate a figure. 98.39% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 62 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 the definition 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 | 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. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the function of ballast on 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 | 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 does the term 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 | 1.000 | Breaking Bulk – The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. 7. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the purpose of a bunker on a ship? | Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). | 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. | 328 | definition | 1.000 | Bunker – Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). 8. | 216 | page=216,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does NRT represent in relation to a ship? | the earning space capacity of a ship, available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers | -190- 32. Liner Ship – A ship that plies on a regular schedule services between groups of ports. The ships of a liner company are common carriers, offering cargo space or passenger accommodation to al shippers and passenger who require them. A liner company is generally engaged on trade-routes where large volume of cargo or passenger traffic is available. 33. Mooring Vessel – A vessel which is secured by moorings. 34. Net Registered Tonnage(NRT) – It refers to the earning space capacity of a ship, available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. It is obtained by deducting from GRT the cubic capacity space (taking 100 cu. feet = 1 ton) occupied by stores, fuel, machinery crew etc. and which does not represent the earning capacity of the ship. 35. | 465 | definition | 1.000 | Net Registered Tonnage(NRT) – It refers to the earning space capacity of a ship, available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. | 218 | page=218,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the purpose of a pilgrim ship? | makes a voyage to or from the Hedjaz during the season of the pilgrimage and which carries pilgrims | 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. | 359 | definition | 1.000 | 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. | 218 | |||
| What does a shipping order allow a shipper to do? | to deliver the goods for loading | At each terminal port, a tramp or linkspan is provided enabling the vehicles to drive on or off the vessels, thereby eliminating carnage and cargo handling (and also pilferage) and permitting a quick turn round of the ship. 43. Sailing Vessel – Any description of vessel provided with sufficient sail area for navigation under sails alone – whether or not fitted with mechanical means of propulsion, and would include rowing boat or crane but does not include a pleasure craft. 44. Sea-going Vessel – A vessel proceeding to sea beyond inland water or beyond waters declared to be smooth or partially smooth by the Central Government by the notification in the official Gazette. 45. Shipping Order – Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. 46. | 728 | definition | 1.000 | Shipping Order – Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. | 218 | page=218,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the purpose of a survey vessel? | carry out hydrographic and other nautical surveys in coastal waters and on the high seas. | -191- 49. Survey Vessel – Mechanically propelled sea-going vessel specially built and equipped to carry out hydrographic and other nautical surveys in coastal waters and on the high seas. Surveying vessels are in most instances Government owned. 50. Tanker – A cargo ship constructed or adopted for carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature. 51. Tramp – A cargo ship operating in all ports of the world without a fixed route and sailing schedule in search of primarily bulk cargo carried generally in ship-loads. 52. Trawler – A sail or mechanically propelled vessel engaged in sea fisheries with a drag net, the most modern development of which is the otter trawl; also call dragger. 53. | 98 | definition | 1.000 | Survey Vessel – Mechanically propelled sea-going vessel specially built and equipped to carry out hydrographic and other nautical surveys in coastal waters and on the high seas. Surveying vessels are in most instances Government owned. | 219 | page=219,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What kind of cargo is a tanker built to transport? | liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature. | -191- 49. Survey Vessel – Mechanically propelled sea-going vessel specially built and equipped to carry out hydrographic and other nautical surveys in coastal waters and on the high seas. Surveying vessels are in most instances Government owned. 50. Tanker – A cargo ship constructed or adopted for carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature. 51. Tramp – A cargo ship operating in all ports of the world without a fixed route and sailing schedule in search of primarily bulk cargo carried generally in ship-loads. 52. Trawler – A sail or mechanically propelled vessel engaged in sea fisheries with a drag net, the most modern development of which is the otter trawl; also call dragger. 53. | 319 | definition | 1.000 | Tanker – A cargo ship constructed or adopted for carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature. 51. | 219 | page=219,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is a coaster vessel designed and licensed to do? | engage regularly in the coasting trade, whether plying coast-wise or making short sea passage within certain specified geographical limits. | 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. | 72 | definition | 1.000 | 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. | 216 | page=216,block=0 |
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