;TypesofMaritimeVessels;TextA;;1.HowmanyswimmingpoolsandrestaurantsarethereonthecruiseshipOasisoftheSeas?;VideoScripts

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()5.Thevehiclesonanautocarrierareusuallyloadedandoff-loadedbycranes.

()6.Thecargoesonatankerareusuallyloadedandoff-loadedthroughpipes.

()7.Notalltheso-calledfishingvesselsareusedtofish.

()8.Cargoshipsonlytransportcargoes.

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;2Generalcargoships(sometimescalledBreakbulkCarriers)

Theseshipswillmostlyhavefourorfiveholds(aholdisthecargospaceinaship),withoneor,inafewcases,twoholdsaftoftheengineroom,andfourtofiveholdsgenerallyforwardoftheengineroom.Theyhavelongprotrudingriggingforwinchesbyeachhold.Thesewinchesareusedtoloadandunloadthecargo.Thecargoisusuallypackagedandmovedassingleparcels,orassembledtogetheronpalletboards.Longshoremengodownintotheholdstohookupthecargotobeliftedout.Somegeneralcargoshipsmayalsohaverefrigeratedspacesforperishablecargo.Theaveragegeneralcargoshipisabout500feetlong.

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3Likegeneralcargoships,bulkcarrierswillhavelargehydraulichatchescoveringtheholds,butwillnothaveanyoverheadrigging.Bulkcarriersareusedforthingssuchasgrain,ore,woodchips,etc,thatcanbepoureddownintoahold.Theywillloadandoff-loadatspecialportterminalsforwhatevercargotheymaycarry.Sometimestheholdsmustbesteamcleanedbylaborerswhentheshipissettocarryadifferentcargothantheonethatitunloaded.Theaveragebulkcarriershipisaround800feetlong.;3)Containerships

4Theseshipsaredesignedtocarrylargesteelcontainersthatareusuallytwentyfeetorfortyfeetlong,eightfeetwideandeightfeettall.Theseshipsar