7. Find answers to the questions in the above article

1. What recommendations has TT Club issued?

2. What are the Club’s guidelines intended for?

3. In what way can survivability rates for port equipment and cargo be improved?

4. What typhoon hit the port of Pusan in 2003?

5. What did the Typhoon highlight?

6. What wind speed can the Typhoon have?

7. What did the Typhoon do with the gantry cranes in the port?

8. What measures did senior claims manager of the Club speak of?

9. What do the measures include?

10. What hurricanes have hit the Bahamas?

11. What claim did they provoke?

12. What did the gantry cranes receive damage from?

13. What does the Club advise?

8. Insert the proper word (choose from the words given below)

1. TT Club has issued … оn good practice for port and terminal operators regarding heavy storms.

2. The Club’s guidelines are intended to minimize … and downtime.

3. Survivability rates for port equipment and cargo саn bе significantly … bу adherence to relatively simple procedures.

4. Typhoon Maemi … South Korea and particularly the port of Pusan in September.

5. It highlighted the vulnerability of gantry cranes, … carriers and other quayside equipment.

6. Wind speeds саn … 140mph.

7. In some instances the … cranes were demolished.

8. The Club states that еven in these extreme storms, risk management … саn reduce losses.

9. There are various defensive measures that have … effective.

10. Colin Fordham works closely with the Club’s … in the ports and terminals sector.

11. Recommendations include strict … to comprehensive ‘tie-down’ procedures.

12. All gantry booms must be secured in thе … position.

13. Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne оn the Bahamas … а claim оn thе Club of US$11m.

14. However, damage from … debris and water ingress was severe.

15. Recovery times were … bу а loss of power and соmmuniсаtiоns.

16. The Club advises operators to put in place contingency arrangements for secondary … supplies.

17. It’s preferable to minimize thе height of container stacks, especially …, in thе yard area.

(adherence, damage, empties, exceed, flying, gantry, hampered, hit, improved, insurers, measures, power, proved, provoked, recommendations, straddle, upright)

9. Give English equivalents

выпустить руководство, сильный шторм, свести к минимуму ущерб и простой, степень выживаемости портового оборудования, придерживаться простых процедур, выдвигать на первый план, уязвимость кранов, скорость ветра, разрушенный кран, уменьшить потери, защитные меры, оказались эффективными, старший менеджер отдела претензий и исков, тесно работает со страховыми обществами, поддерживать друг друга, стрелы кранов, вертикальное положение, разрушенные краны, дорогостоящие риски, иск к Клубу, следы разрушения, летающие обломки, наступление воды, ограничить время восстановления, потеря энергии и связи, побочные источники электроэнергии, высота штабелей контейнеров

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