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APPENDIX F APPENDIX F: GLOSSARY

Bulk Cargo Cargo carried in a vessel without an intermediate form of

containment between cargo and vessel e.g. fuel, water, mud, cement, barytes.

Chafing Gear The protective sleeve or of the wire arrangement on the towing wire to stop undue wear from contact with the ship's structure.

Dogman · The person who directs the crane driver when the crane driver cannot see where the crane hook is working.

Stinger A length of wire (usually 6-8 metres long) with a cargo hook at one end and an eye in the other. The eye of the stinger is attached to the main crane hook to keep the latter well above the deck of the support vessel and away from the heads of crew members.

Tuning Fork A long 'D' type shackle made from plate steel. Wrap of wire One complete layer of wire on the drum.

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