3. Circle the correct word or phrase.

1. When the loading is complete, ensure that it fully complies/coincides with instructions given in our Manual.

2. А part of a shipment seems to be damaged because of harsh usage/rough handling.

3. Strap overhanging/protruding load carefully.

4. Fragile/brittle applies to objects that are not made of strong or sturdy material and that require great care when handled.

5. Substances and materials that are impermeable/penetrable to water are important as they contribute to keeping us dry and protected from water.

6. The term “partial delivery”/ "break bulk" derives from the beginning of the unloading process from the ship's holds. These goods may be in bags, cases, crates, drums, barrels, or they may be kept together by baling or loaded onto pallets.

7. A point is said to be equitable/equidistant from a set of objects if the distances between that point and each object in the set are equal.

8. In shipping, the stowage factor/packing factor indicates how many cubic meters of space one metric ton of a particular type of cargo occupies in a hold of a cargo ship. This factor can be used in ship design and as a reference to evaluate the efficiency of use of the cargo space on a ship.

9. A barrel/drum is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of wooden staves bound by wooden or metal hoops. It always was a standard size of measure referring to a set capacity or weight of a given commodity.

10. A chest/crate is a large shipping container, often made of wood, typically used to transport large, heavy or awkward items.

4. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.

batch certificate evenly place stowage insulation protruding seal up explosive fit valuable freight

1. Our customers want to ship __ so we need to think about insurance.

2. Do not __items diagonally across the wagon.

3. First of all, you should ensure that the vehicle is __ to be loaded.

4. Make sure that the wheels are __ loaded and the load is distributed properly.

5. For safe unloading don’t forget to remove __ staples and nails.

6. Any substance or device that can produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief period is __.

7. A material or an object that does not easily allow heat, electricity, light, or sound to pass

through it is known as __.  

8. Before you __the box make sure that all the bottles are there.

9. __ is placement of cargo in an aircraft or ship in a manner that provides optimum safety for the vessel and the cargo, gives maximum space usage, and allows easy access to cargo at the point of offloading.

10. Certification of individual batches of a pharmaceutical product results in __ and is undertaken exceptionally by the competent authority of the exporting country.

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