DOCUMENTS INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION
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1. Consignment
Note: is a document that prove that goods have been delivered. It is
sent by the consignor through the carrier to the consignee to sign in evidence
that the goods are in order.
2. Certificate
of Insurance: is a document which shows that the goods have been insured
against risks or loss by the exporter.
3. Airways
Bill: is a document used to transport goods by air. It will show the
name of the consigner and the consignee, value of the goods and the airport
where it is loaded.
4. Manifest:
is a document that shows the full list of the goods and cargo that is carried
by a ship or aircraft. This document is to be completed by the captain of the
ship and approved with the custom authorities showing the particulars of the
ship, the cargo carried and the final destination.
5. Shipping
Note: is a document containing instructions for transporting the goods.
7. Bill
of Landing: This gives the holder the right to claim or acquire
possession of goods that have been shipped.
Terminologies
used in the Transportation Industry
1. Freight-
is used for the cost of shipping a particular cargo to a known destination.
2. Character-
is the person or form that hives a ship for a specific purpose.
3. Consignment-
are goods that are conveyed from one place to another.
4. Consignee-
is the person or organisation to whom goods are transported through a carrier.
5. Consignor-
is the owner who sends goods to the consignee.
6. Demurrage-
is an extra charge or penalty which the charter pays for exceeding the period
originally agreed upon, to off-load a ship or for failing to unload a ship
within a stipulated time.
QUESTIONS:
1. The price
quotation where the buyer uses his own means to collect goods from the
producers warehouse is?
a. F.O.B
b. Ex-works
c. F.A.S
d. F.O.R (WAEC 2006 NO 9).
2. Which of
the following assesses duties payable on imports and exports?
a. Ports Authority
b. Central Bank
c. Customs and Excise Authority
d. Export Promotional Council (WAEC 2006 NO 21).
3. The Time
allowed for unloading and loading a ship is referred to as?
a. demurrage
b. lay days
c. charter party
d. charter
by demise (WAEC 2006 NO 25).
4. An
outright prohibition on the importation of goods to a country is referred to
as?
a. quota
b. tariff
c. devaluation
d. embargo (WAEC 2006 NO 18).
5. The place
where dutiable goods are kept until the duties on them are paid is?
a. Customs warehouse
b. public warehouse
c. bonded warehouse
d. the wharf (WAEC 2006 NO 23).
6. The
provision of dredging and dry dock facilities at any sea ports is
responsibility of?
a. Ports Harbors Authority
b. Customs and Excise Authority
c. National Health Authority
d. National Water and Electricity Authority
(WAEC 2006 NO 24).
7. It is
safer and quick to transport petrol and gas by?
a. rail
b. pipeline
c. road
d. air (WAEC 2006 NO 35).
8. Which of
the following arranges for the conveyance of goods aboard?
a. Exports Promotion Council
b. Customs and Excise Authority
c. Airports Authority
d. Ports Authority (WAEC 2006 NO 47).
9. Demurrage
is paid by a vessel for?
a. Overloading
b. Travelling along unplanned route
c. delay at the port
d. not using the services at the wharf (WAEC
2006 NO 33).
10. Which of
the following retail outlets is described as selling without shops?
a. Multiple stores
b. Mail order Business
c. Supermarkets
d. Department stores (WAEC 2006 NO 46).
NOTE: ALL THE
QUESTIONS IN THIS POST ARE CREDITED TO WEST AFRICA EXAM COUNCIL 2006 PAPERS.
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