MARITIME ENGLISH

  What is “cargo plan”. When applied to a ships A  discussion between the shore and ship to plan the procedure for loading cargo Notices to marine _________ carefully and regularly to avoid grounding Should be studied Wreck sand rock are not easily _________ by the signal  Detected  To help the preparations to leave the …

  Berthing 1. General .1. Is/are the propeller(s) clear?.1.1. Yes, the propeller(s) is/are clear..1.2. No, the propeller(s) is/are not clear..1.3. Keep the propeller(s) clear. .2. Are fenders on the berth? .2.1. Yes, fenders are on the berth..2.2. No, fenders are not on the berth..3. Have fenders ready fore and aft. .2. Berthing.1. We will berth …

  Unberthing .1. Stand by engine(s). .2. Are you ready to get underway?.2.1. Yes, we are ready (to get underway)..2.2. No, we are not ready (yet) ( to get underway)..2.3. We will be ready to get underway in … minutes. .3. Stand by for letting go..4. Single up the … lines and … springs fore …

  Tug assistance .1. We will take … tug(s)..2. The tug(s) will pull / push. .3. We use the towing line(s) of your vessel..3.1. We use the towing line(s) of the tug(s). .4. Stand by for making fast the tug(s). .5. Use the centre lead / panama lead..5.1. Use the fairlead~ on port side / …

Navigation Introduction By navigation is understood any act or procedure that will ensure the sapety of passangers and crew, vessel and cargo during a voyage from a point of departure to a destination. This safety is greatly determind by good seamanship. And since good seamanship refer to The Human Factor (HF). It is obvious that …

  Watchkeeping The 24-hours-period on board vessel is divided into 6 shift, or watches, as they are called. Each watch last 4 hours. The watches are First watch (2000 hrs – 24 hours) Middle watch (0000 hrs – 0400 hrs) Morning watch (0400 hrs- 0800 hrs) Forenoon watch (0800 hrs – 1200 hrs) Afternoon watch …

  Idioms abaft the port beambetween the port quarter abbreviationa shortened form of a word or phrase able bodied seamanexperienced seafarer on the deck dept. afternoon watch1200 hrs – 1600 hrs aidhelp alteration coursechange direction appearemerge, float to the surface, arise, show up apprentice officertrainee officer (cadet) appropriateexact, precise, suitable auxiliary engine, secondary motordonkey engine, …

Description, duties and watches Officers and crew A – Captain (master) B – First mate C – Second mate D – Third mate E – Chief engineer F – Multi-Purpose Officer G – Boatswain (bosun) H – Radio operator I – OS J – ABS K – OOW L – Apprentice office   1. – …

3). Heading By heading is understood the direction in which the vessel is pointing. The angle between the fore-and aft line of the vessel. and True North is expressed in degrees Heading constantly changes due to influences of sea and wind and Steering errors.     Course The intended sailing direction is expressed in degrees …

  A1/5 Specials  A1/5.1 Helicopter operations  (H: = from helicopter V: = from vessel )   1 V: I require a helicopter.   ~ to pick up persons.   ~ with doctor.   ~ with liferaft / … .   1.1 MRCC: I will send a helicopter with … .   2 H: MV … , I will drop … .  …