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| How fast can an average crane operator unload the ship (containers/hour)? What was recorded as Kiang’s personal best? |
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| 35 containers an hour. Personal Best: 45 containers |
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| Why is it important to plan how to unload the ship? Why can’t they pull all the containers from one side of the ship? |
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| · Because the ship needs to stay balanced |
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| If you are lucky, how many times does a ship run aground in shallow waters (times per shift)? |
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| What are the two things that a security officer had to worry about before September 11? |
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| How long does each truck have to wait when going through the regular scanning and verification process? |
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| If a truck has to go through the extra security of gamma x-ray screening, what are the security officers looking for? |
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| • Dark spots, secret compartments, odd shapes, hidden metals |
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| How many cars can fit on the carrier vessel at one time? |
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| Why is the vessel called a Ro-Ro vessel? |
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| How many containers are stacked in the container terminal on any given day? |
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| How much of the world’s cargo passes through the port of Singapore? |
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| How many pirate attacks occur each year outside the port of Singapore? What percentage is that of all attacks throughout the year? |
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| How long does it take to pump out all the crude oil from the vessel? |
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| Why is port security worried about the small vessels that move through the port? |
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| With the newest technology in container cranes, how many cranes can one operator control? |
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• 6 to 7 operators to run all 44 cranes
• 1 man to every 6 cranes |
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| 1. What is the government agency that oversees import regulations |
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A. Bureau of Industry and Security
B. Food and Drug administration
C. Department of Border Defense
D. Customs and Border Protection (CORRECT) |
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2. If the same item is classified for import into India, Japan, and the
U.S., how many digits are guaranteed to be identical because of the
HTS (slide 6)? |
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A. 2
B. 4
C. 6 (CORRECT)
D. 20 |
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3. In order to import items into the U.S., you are required to
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