RADIO OPERATOR
An officer who operates and controls the shipboard communication
equipment.REEFER
Refrigerator ship; a vessel
designed to carry goods requiring refrigeration, such as meat and fruit. A
reefer ship has insulated holds into which cold air is passed at the
temperature appropriate to the goods being carried.
REEFER
BOX
An insulated
shipping container designed to carry cargoes requiring temperature
control. It is fitted with a refrigeration unit which is connected to the
carrying ship's electrical power supply.
RETURN CARGO
A cargo which enables a
ship to return loaded to the port or area where her previous cargo was
loaded.
ROLLING CARGO
Cargo which is on
wheels, such as truck or trailers, and which can be driven or towed on to
a ship.
RO/RO
SHIP
Freight ship or
ferry with facilities for vehicles to drive on and off (roll-on roll-off);
a system of loading and discharging a ship whereby the cargo is driven on
and off on ramps. Equipped with large openings at bow and stern and
sometimes also in the side, the ship permits rapid loading and discharge
with hydraulically operated ramps providing easy access. Fully loaded
trucks or trailers carrying containers are accommodated on the
deck.
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