Marine Dry Cargo Operations

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Modern dry cargo principles associated with handling of general cargo, refrigerated cargo, dangerous cargo, containers, roll-on roll-off; cargo ventilation, securing of cargo, stability and trim, cargo gear stresses and heavy lift operations; documentation required for cargo operations, along with practical stowage problems. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MART 200 ; concurrent enrollment in MART 202 ; or approval of department head.