Specific Goods Transportation Questions

Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics (HITL)

Semester: First Semester

Level: 300

Year: 2019

1. Give a detailed description of the following types of dangerous goods

a) Gases (10 marks)

b) Flammable liquids (8 marks)

c) Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides (7 marks)

2. Outline the following:

a) Risk associated with (i) exceeding the weight (3 marks) and (ii) exceeding the

dimension (4 marks) in the transportation of oversized and/or overweight cargo

b) Challenges in cross-border transportation of oversized goods (5 marks)

c) Four steps that must be taken to overcome any possible challenges in the cross-

border transportation of oversized consignments (10 marks)

3. Outline the labels and inscritions that are applicable in the transportation of

perishable goods (5 marks0

4. Outline 10 shipper’s responsibilities in the transportation of live animals (20 marks)

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

School/Faculty: HITL Department: General Studies Lecture(s): Dr. Ambebe

Level: 300 Semester: First Academic Year: 2018/2019

Course Code: GSDR3101 Course Title: Specific Goods Transportation

Date: Duration: 2 Hours Time:

Instruction(s): Answer all Questions

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