Imo general declaration

IMO Number:	Х Arrival	Departure
1.Name and description of ship	2.Port of arrival/destination	3.Date of arrival/Destination
4.Nationality of ship	5.Name of master	6.Port arrived from/Port of destination
7.Certificate of registry (Port; Date; Number)	8.Name and address of ship’s agent
9.Gross register tons	10.Net register tons
11.Position of the ship in port (berth of station)
12.Brief particulars of voyage (previous and subsequent ports of call; state where remaining cargo will be discharged)
13.Brief description of the cargo
14.Number of crew	15.Number of passengers	16.Remarks
Attached Documents (indicate number of copies)
17.Cargo Declaration	18.Ship’s Stores Declaration
19.Crew List	20.Passenger List	21.Date and signature by master, authorized agent or officer _____________
22.Crew’s Effects Declarat	23.Maritime Declar. of Health

______________Capt._____________

(signature) (master’s name)

9. Work out the answers to these questions. Take any information you need from the text in Exercise 6:

1. The charge by volume is £33. The charge by weight is £300. Which rate will Kevin pay?

2. When he sent the goods in a container, Kevin got a 10 % discount on the conventional cargo price. How much did he pay?

3. Containers come in two main sizes (a) a 20-foot (6-metre) container is 2.4 x 2.4 x 5.9m (b) a 40-foot (12-metre) container is 2.4 x 2.4 x 12m. Which size container did Kevin use? Draw the container and draw how you think the cases were packed in it.

4. I want to send some goods which weigh 100k and which measure 30 m³. The cost is 50p per kilo or per cubic metre. How much will the freight be?

5. I want to send a cargo which weighs 5 tonnes and which measures 10 m³. The charge is $1 per tonne or 50c per cubic metre. How much will it cost?

6. Do you think these goods are usually charged by weight or by volume? (a) fruit (b) potatoes (c) bags of sand (d) shoes

7. The freight rate from Beeton to Norton for one consignment is £1.50 per kilo or per cubic metre. The freight rate from Easton to Ayton for another consignment is £2. What reasons can you think of for the different freight rates?

8. Can you think of any advantages or disadvantages for sending goods in containers or as conventional cargo?

UNIT 9

INCOTERMS

1. Which modes of transport can different Incoterms be applied to? Fill in the blanks with the capital letters denoting the modes of transport:

EXW - FCA- FAS - FOB- CFR - CIF - CPT -

CIP - DAF - DES - DEQ - DDU - DDP -

Use abbreviations:RO - road transport; RA - rail transport; S - sea transport; A - air transport (e.g.: RO; RA; A)

2. Explain the meaning of Incoterms on the picture below. Name 4 groups of Incoterms. Point out which type of transport they are valid for:

Table

Incoterms 2000: Transfer of risk from the seller to the buyer

CIFtransport & insurance paid

CFR transport paid