2. Read the text, translate it and retell: organization of operations in a merchant sea port

Merchant sea port performs the economic functions. It carries out loading and unloading operations, transshipment of cargo, warehousing procedures. Most of the Russian Sea Ports service inbound \outbound foreign ships and deep sea vessels’ passengers.

Merchant sea port also performs the administrative functions. It ensures safe navigation and proper order within the port.

Sea Port issues and checks up the ship’s papers, qualification certificates of ship officers. Port Administration is responsible for registration the vessels in the State Register of Shipping, organization of pilotage and towage service. The most important administrative function is clearance the vessels inwards and outwards.

General director is the head of the port. Harbour Master is his assistant. He is called deputy general director. His main duty is safety of shipping and proper order in the port.

There are a lot of departments in the port: mechanization, technology, shipping, commerce and others.

Cargo handling complexes deal with specific types of cargoes ( general cargo, timber, ore, coal, containers etc.). They include terminals, complex stevedore gangs, traffic control service, warehouses, open storage facilities and their personnel. The head of each cargo handling complex is a superintendent. He controls cargo handling operations on berths and in warehouses.

3. Read the text and be ready to render it. Put down key questions to this text:

In the port of Yejsk

We are in the port of Yejsk. It accepts 600 Russian and foreign ships. The cargo turnover is more than 1million 300 thousand tons a year. The cargo berths are the berths of general use. They can change specialization according to the type and amount of cargo intended for trans-shipment. Total amount of berths is six, with the length of 946 meters. The port has seven railway approaches. Each berth has two railway approaches. There are special roads for auto transport, weight-bridge and bridge for discharging trucks with grain. The trans-shipment takes place on berths with fourteen port cranes. Different kinds of mechanical equipment give possibility to trans-ship cargoes in bulk, general cargoes, metal products, timber, sawngoods in packages, containers and so on.

For reception of cargo the port has front and rear warehouses with total amount of 40000 square meters. For cargo which needs covered storage there are two closed warehouses.

The main type of activity of this port is the trans-shipment of export-import cargoes, warehousing operations, forwarding.

Security Service guarantees the safety of cargoes in open areas and in closed warehouses.

4. Memorize these words and sentences from “imo Standard Marine Communication Phrases”:

Hold capacity – вместимость трюмов

Bale capacity – киповая вместимость (судна)

Grain capacity – вместимость для зерновых грузов

Container capacity – контейнеровместимость

Dockside\ floating cranes – причальные\плавучие краны

Bridge – перегружатель

Handling capacity of container crane – производительность контейнерного крана

Grain elevator – зерновой элеватор

Cargo pumps – грузовые насосы

Fork-lift trucks – вилочные погрузчики

Elevation – высота подъема

To complete Stowage plan – составить грузовой план

To agree …with stevedores – согласовать … со стивидорами

Safety arrangements – средства обеспечения безопасности

Dunnage – подстилочный материал

Maximum loading\unloading rate – максимальная скорость погрузки\выгрузки

Safe working load of derrick\crane – допустимая рабочая нагрузка стрелы\крана

Winchman\ craneman – лебедчик\крановщик