Applying for a job

1. What do you know about crewing agencies? You can apply for and get a job there. There are a lot of them in Ukraine: Marlow Navigation, V-ships, Marine Pro-service, L-stream , Columbia etc.

2. What are common requirements of the crewing agencies? High level of English , all necessary documentation, experience of work, passing professional tests.

3. What strategies will help you with job-hunting? Finding information about a crewing company on the internet, writing a resume etc.

4. What documents should you prepare before applying for a job? ( “ Job interview questions” p. )

5. What official documents can you name? ( “ Job interview questions” p. )

6. What should be done before a job interview? You should learn something about the company before you go there, make a list of questions you want to ask the interviewer, write a resume etc.

7. Name the most typical mistakes people usually make while being interviewed.

They look around, don’t maintain a good posture, don’t give a firm handshake, chew a gum, don’t switch off their mobile phones, interrupt the interviewer etc.

8. How can you produce positive impression? I should wear neat and official clothes, I should be positive, maintain a good posture, I mustn’t chew a gum, I shouldn’t look around etc.

Types of vessel and cargoes

1. What classification of ships do you know? There are : 1) ships transporting cargo and passengers, 2) warships 3) catching of fish ( fisherman) 4) special purpose ships.

Merchant ships can be also classified as liners and tramps.

2. What passenger vessels do you know? I know a ferry, a passenger liner, a hydrofoil, an air cushion vessel etc.

3. What cargo vessels do you know? I know a container vessel, a tanker, a reefer, a timber-carrier, a multi-purpose vessel, a LASH-vessel, a heavy-lift vessel, a bulker , a ro-ro ship?

4. What ships are called special purpose vessels? Icebreakers, fire floats, tugs, dredgers, SAR-vessels, a cable-layer, a survey vessel etc.

5. What are the main types of cargoes? There are 2 main types of cargo: bulk cargo and general cargo.

Bulk cargo can be dry and liquid, and general can be containerized, non-containerized and refrigerated.

6. What is general cargo? General can be containerized, non-containerized and refrigerated. General cargoes comprise goods of the following types: bagged, baled, barreled, boxed, metals and machinery, heavyweights, goods in packages, containers and timber cargoes.

The examples of dry bulk cargoes are: ores ( iron, manganese, copper ores), coal, salts, green ( raw) sugar, fertilizers, grain ( beans, soya beans, rice, wheat, rye, barley, oats, buckwheat, sunflower seeds ).

Liquid cargo can be of two types: dangerous and non-dangerous. Non-dangerous cargoes are water, vegetable oils, cooking oils, wine and juice concentrates.

Dangerous cargoes are: fuel oil, kerosene, petrol, lubricants, gas, acids.

7. What do we call bulk cargo? Bulk cargo is unpacked cargo, loaded in bulk. There can be dry and liquid bulk cargo.

8. What cargoes are called dangerous? Cargo which has a property of self-ignition. ( They have inflammable and explosive nature).

9. What types of packages do you know? There are: bales, sacks, barrels, boxes, cartons, kegs, tins, cans, containers, cases, drums, crates etc.

10. What products are called perishable? Such products which can spoil very quickly: milk products, fruits, vegetables, meat etc. They are carried by reefers.

11. What is a ro-ro ship? Ro-ro means to “roll-on” and “to roll off”. On a ro-ro ships cargo is rolled on and rolled off by lorries or trailers. What is a banana ship? A banana ship carries bananas.