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    Glossary of Longshore Terms Longshoreman: Various Jobs On The Dock

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    This document defines various terms related to jobs and equipment used in loading and unloading cargo ships at ports. It describes roles such as longshoremen who load and unload containers, crane operators who move containers on and off ships, and clerks who track container movement. It also defines equipment like bomb carts, chassis, cranes, forklifts, reefers, gantry cranes, and utility tractor rigs used to transport containers within the port terminal.

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    This document defines various terms related to jobs and equipment used in loading and unloading cargo ships at ports. It describes roles such as longshoremen who load and unload containers, crane operators who move containers on and off ships, and clerks who track container movement. It also defines equipment like bomb carts, chassis, cranes, forklifts, reefers, gantry cranes, and utility tractor rigs used to transport containers within the port terminal.

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    Glossary of Longshore Terms Longshoreman: Various Jobs On The Dock

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    Glossary of Longshore Terms Longshoreman A person who works on the waterfront, loading and unloading ships cargo.

    Also known as a stevedore in some ports around the country. Various Jobs on the Dock Clerk Controls movement of containers around the dock and designates location for containers to be placed in the yard. Crane Operator Sits in the crane cabin loading and unloading containers from the ship. Dock Aloft Signalman; A longshoreman positioned under the crane or rail transtainer who signals/assists the crane operator for landing the container on chassis/bomb cart correctly. Hatch Clerk Longshoremen along the ship recording the removal of containers from ships to the dock. Lasher A longshoreman who uses lash bars (long steel rods) to tighten cones on containers before they leave port or loosens the container cones upon arrival. Cones are pieces that securely connect the bottom of one container to the top of another when transporting stacks. Swingman A longshoreman who performs a variety of services next to the ship as needed (i.e. checks pins on chassis, takes off/places cones from containers). Various Parts of the Yard Terminal

    Flip-line Area of the yard designated for switching out chassis beds either because they are not good enough for the streets or because a specific company chassis is requested (e.g., using a Hanjin chassis for Hanjin company containers)

    Highline The area alongside where the ship docks.

    Created By: Ana N. Fadich, MPH USC - Southern CA Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program- Intern

    Aug 2008

    Glossary of Longshore Terms Stacks Area where containers are stacked and held after being removed from ships or chassis to be picked up later.

    Under the Hook* Term used for the area ship side beneath the cranes where containers are constantly being moved from ship to shore. The term hook comes from the early longshore days when an actual hook was attached to chains or cables and used to lift cargo to move it.

    Equipment Bomb Cart^ Similar to chassis but is not highway legal. It is heavier and used for quick loading/unloading of containers for draying inside the yard only; containers sit inside the cart.

    Chassis^ The licensed bare assembly bed that the containers are riding on when they leave the yard.

    Container Can; The 20ft, 24ft, 40ft, 45ft, and 53ft long metal boxes which hold goods from other countries to be distributed to facilities all over the United States. Most containers that arrive at the ports on oceangoing ships are either 20 foot or 40 foot.

    Crane A mechanical lifting device which lifts and lowers cargo from the container vessels onto shore and vice versa. A crane operator moves horizontally along the gantry rails of the crane with the cargo.

    Created By: Ana N. Fadich, MPH USC - Southern CA Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program- Intern

    Aug 2008

    Glossary of Longshore Terms

    Forklift^ Used to lift and transport general cargo (i.e. fruit, steel, gear, etc) which are not in containers.

    On-Dock Rails Rail lines which cross through the terminal yards and on which some containers are put that are going directly to nearby rail yards.

    Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) / Rail Trans A motorized machine mounted on rail tracks and electrically powered (or remote operated in some areas) used in the moving of containers from train to UTR and vice versa.

    Reefer^ A refrigeration unit container which carries temperature sensitive cargo (e.g., food).

    Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) / Transtainer* A diesel powered motorized machine mounted on rubber tires, unlike the RMG which is on rails, used to stack containers in the yard. It can accommodate 6 rows wide and at most 6 high. They are able to be used to load containers on rail cars when a rail trans is not available.

    Created By: Ana N. Fadich, MPH USC - Southern CA Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program- Intern

    Aug 2008

    Glossary of Longshore Terms

    Side-handler A diesel powered off-road vehicle with a motorized lift and spreader which attaches to the side of an empty container; used for moving containers onto or off of stacks and chassis.

    Top-handler* A diesel powered off-road vehicle with a motorized lift and spreader which attaches to the top of a loaded container; used for moving containers onto or off of stacks and chassis.

    UTR* Utility Tractor Rig; used to move containers within the yard terminal only by connecting a chassis or bomb cart to the trailer.

    * Photo courtesy of John Regas ^ Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Other photos courtesy of Andrea Hricko [USC] & Dave Beeman [ILWU]

    Created By: Ana N. Fadich, MPH USC - Southern CA Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program- Intern

    Aug 2008

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