General duties and responsibilities of the Safety Officer.

Unless contrary to national law or practice, the safety officer should implement the shipowner's safety and health policy and programme and carry out the instructions of the master to:

·improve the crew’s safety awareness;

·investigate any safety complaints brought to his attention and report the same to the safety and health committee and to the individual, where necessary;

·investigate accidents and make the appropriate recommendations to prevent the recurrence of such accidents;

·carry out safety and health inspections;

·monitor and carry out the on-board safety training of seafarers.

Whenever possible, the safety officer should seek the cooperation and assistance of the safety and health committee and the safety representative(s) and others in carrying out these duties.

b. Here are the answers to some questions. What are the questions?

1. Implement the shipowner’s safety and health policy.

2. Should seek the cooperation and assistance of the safety and health committee.

3.Carry out the instructions of the master.

c. Describe the duties of the safety officer on board your ship, his routine work.

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Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common, but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different.

e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase

ANSWER: They are all containers, but “suitcase” is for clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, a tin of soup, a box of chocolates.

1. bosun carpenter pumpman greaser

2. km/h m/h knot fathom

3. sextant star horizon sun

4. to pitch to roll to surge to overtake

5. purser chief steward chief engineer chief officer

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mistakes.

1. What the responsibility of the Chief Engineer?

2. What is bulk cargoes?

3. What vessels carries containers?

4. How are packed soft goods?

5.What is fathoms?

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, NO, ANY, ALL, LITTLE.

1. How ___ ships are there in your company?

2. It takes ___ time to correct all the chart collection.

3. The traffic here is very dense. We’re going to meet ___ on-coming ships. Watch out!

4. It’s very hot and there are ___ passengers in the main lounge.

5. How ___ fuel do you have?

IV. Passive.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. The Chief Engineer ___ (assist) by officers, petty officers and ratings of the engine- room department.

2. Fire-fighting equipment should ___ regularly ___ (check).

3. The ship’s position must ___ (find) frequently.

4. Crates often ___ (use) for particular goods.

5. Shipbuilders ___ (fit) the engine near the bottom of the ship.

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

“If you lend me 1000 pounds, I’ll buy a car. If I buy a car, I’ll come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I’ll earn more money. If I earn more money, I’ll be able to give you 1000 pounds back.”

How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If a ship doesn’t use her radar in restricted visibility, …

2. If you got a higher certificate, …

3. If IMO hadn’t established Collision Regulations, …

VI. Vocabulary

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got.

1. Canvas sling	a) Plies on inland routes.
2. Coaster	b) From 04.00 hrs to 08.00 hrs.
3. Morning Watch	c) To carry cargo on short routes.
4. Loran.	d) Used to lift bags of grain, rice, coffee, timber.
5. Ro-Ro ship	e) Can carry over 200,000 tons.
6. Pitching	f) A number of small cartons fixed together.
7. Bulk-carrier	g) Used to find the ship’s position.
8. Short-sea liner	h) With doors in bow and stern.
9. VLCC	i) To carry iron ore, grains, timber in bulk.
10. Bundle	j) The bow and stern rise and fall with the oncoming waves.

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an example see the crossword puzzle in “Introduction into English for Nautical Students”, Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or a dialogueusingEnglish equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it:

Получить сигнал бедствия; проследовать в указанный район; спустить шлюпку на воду; связаться по УКВ; оказать первую помощь.

IX. Reading

a. Read the text.

All ship’s personnel who have bridge navigational watch duties will be part of the bridge team. The Master and pilot(s), as necessary, will support the team, which will comprise the 00W, a helmsman and look-out(s) as required. The OOW is in charge of the bridge and the bridge team for that watch, until relieved. Duties should be clearly assigned, limited to those duties that can be performed effectively, and clearly prioritised.

Team members should be asked to confirm that they understand the tasks and duties assigned to them. The positive reporting on events while undertaking tasks and duties is one way of monitoring the performance of bridge team members and detecting any deterioration in watchkeeping performance.

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. The Master and pilot(s).

2. Until relieved.

3. The positive reporting on events.

с. Write about watchkeeping on board your ship, what it is like, duties of the lookout, helmsman, watch officer. How long does one watch last? What periods is it divided into?

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Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different.

e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase.

ANSWER: They are all containers, but "suitcase" is for clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Cora Flakes, a tin of soup, a box of choco­lates.

1. tankers tramps bulk-carries tugs

2. to order to advise to recommend to follow

3. inflammable fragile acid perishable

4. axial thrust current wind tide

5. bosun carpenter donkerman greaser.

 

II. Questions.

 

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mis­takes.

 

1. Which part of "International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea" deal with signals to be shown by vessels in distress?

2. What the three volumes of the International Code of Signals contain?

3. What effects can be conceal when handling a vessel at sea or in narrow waters?

4. What is the work of a gang foremen?

5. What does drive the propeller?

 

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, ANY, out! LITTLE, ALL, NO.

1. Are__ there inflammable cargoes on board?

2. Yes, and__ of them are explosives.

3. How__ timber do you have in your holds?

4. We have__ slings and nets.

5. It's very hot and there are_____passengers in the main lounge.

6. The traffic here is very dense. We're going to meet __ oncoming ships. Watch

out!

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. Derricks__ to masts which stand on the upper deck (fit).

2. Cleaning, painting and repair work__ as maintenance (know).

3. The International Regulations cannot prevent all collisions because ships__
by human (handle).

4. Spoken messages can__by means of VHF (pass).

5. The helmsman repeats the course to the officer of the watch when reporting that he__(relieve).

 

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

"If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'll come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If I earn more money, I'll be able to give you 1,000 pounds back".

How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If the cargo is not securely stowed...

2. If all ships followed the International Regulations for Preventing Colli­sions at Sea...

3. If you had turned to starboard...

 

VI. Vocabulary

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got.

1. Sextant a) The bow and stern rise and fall with the on-

coming waves.

2. To overhaul b) to overtake another vessel.

3. Pitching c) Used to find the ship's position

4. Deep-sea liner d) Responsibility of the Сhief Officer.

5. Loading operations e) from 16.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.

6. Net f) Used by fishermen

7. Evening watch g) A cylindrical container for carrying liquids

8. Drum h) Used for lifting drums, barrels.

9. Can hooks i) Can carry over 200,000 tons.

10. VLCC. j) Carries cargo across the ocean.

 

 

VII. Crossword.

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an exam­ple see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

 

VIII. Writing.

Make up a story or a dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and word combinations.

изменить управление на ручное; быть в исправности; рулевое устрой­ство; на малой скорости; возобновить рейс.

 

IX. Reading.

a. Read the text.

Chartered Vessels.

These do not follow fixed routes but go wherever they are needed. A company wanting to charter a ship will apply to one of the world markets for shipping such as the Baltic Exchange in London. In the Baltic a broker who acts as the charterer's agent works for the company looking for a ship. His job is to find the right kind of ship at the lowest price possible.

The shipowners who want to charter their ships also apply to brokers in the Baltic. The broker's job is to charter vessels out for their owners at the highest price possible.

The shipowners' brokers and charterer's agents (who are also brokers) negotiate the price and the terms of the charter. The final price and terms depend on the market. If there are a lot of ships and few charterers the price will be low. If there is a big demand for ships and not many ships available, the price will be higher. The contract is called a charter party.

Many chartered ships do not visit their owners' countries, but their owners receive money for their services in distant waters. Most ships chartered in the Baltic are tankers and other bulk carriers. General cargo carriers, known as tramps, are less common nowadays.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. His job is to find the right kind of ship at the lowest price possible.

2. It depends on the market.

3. In this case the price will be low.

 

c. Dwell upon your ship. Who charted it? What kind of cargo did she carry? What documents for cargo are necessary and why?

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Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common, but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different. e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase.

ANSWER: They are all containers, but suitcase is for clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, tin of soup, a box of chocolates.

1. dredger ice breaker cattle-carrier Ro-Ro ship

2. to load to discharge to handle to rig

3. circular cone triangular rectangular

4. to starboard stem ahead to port

5. purser chief steward chief engineer Chief Officer

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mis­takes.

1. What must an overtaking vessel to do according to Rule 24?

2. What the effect is if abeam wind?

3. What the work of stevedores is?

4. Where the captain and officers are accommodated?

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, NO, ALL, LITTLE, ANY.

1. - Are there __dangers in the Mississippi River? - Yes, there are.

2. There is __danger in sailing in fog.

3. __ of our crew members study English but only of them can speak English.

4. There are __ charts in the chart room.

5. We have got __bunker, but very__. So we'll have to take__here.

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. Shipbuilders__the engine near the bottom of the ship (fit).

2. Medium Frequency Direction Finder should __when fixing the ship's position (apply).

3. We should __ the sun or moon with a sextant to find the ship's position (observe).

4. The inside of a case __ with damp-resisting paper (line up).

5. The Chief Engineer__by officers, petty officers and ratings of the engine room department (assist).

 

V. Conditionals.

Look at I this.

"If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car I'11 come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If I earn more money I'll be able to give you 1,000 pounds back". How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If two vessels meet end-on...

2. If you used the radar...

3. If the ship had sailed earlier...

VII. Vocabulary.

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got

 

1.	Rolling	a)	the port and starboard sides rise and fall with waves coming from abeam.
2.	Hatch covers and	b)	to drop behind a faster ship.
	maintenance
3.	Fore-noon watch	c)	used to find the ship's position.
4.	Snotter	d)	responsibility of the carpenter.
5.	To fall astern	e)	from 08.00 hrs to noon.
6.	Calm	f)	without large waves.
7.	Loran	g)	a small barrel.
8.	Liner	h)	used for lifting cases, bales, timber.
9.	Keg	i)	with doors in bow and stern.
10.	Ro-Ro ship	j)	to have a fixed schedule.

 

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an exam­ple see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

 

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and

word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it.

двигаться с помощью буксира, завершить бункеровку, из-за неисправно­сти в рулевом управлении, отложить рейс, поставить судно в док на ре­монт.

 

IX. Reading.

a. Read the text.

The contamination of ballast water by unwanted aquatic organisms is now an issue of major concern. But there was still much to be learned about the problem and the guidelines adopted by the IMO Assembly in November 1993 do not provide a complete solution to the problem.

It is not possible as yet to prevent the introduction of unwanted organisms, and the Committee therefore agreed that it should concentrate on minimizing the various risks involved.

The problem occurs because some ships need to take on seawater as ballast on certain voyages. This usually happens when a ship only carries a cargo on one stage of a voyage — as often happens with tankers and bulk carriers. Without the weight provided by ballast, the propeller might not be properly immersed on the return journey and other seagoing properties would be impaired.

The ballast water is normally taken on board shortly after the ship leaves port and is discharged as it approaches the loading port, which may be thousands of miles away. The ballast water often contains marine organisms and in some cases these have proved to be extremely harmful to local marine life.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. It should concentrate on minimizing the various risks involved.

2. Because some ships need to take on seawater as ballast on certain voyages.

3. After the ship leaves port

 

c. What are some of the conventions you know? What convention deals with marine pollution? What are the main demands for tankers according to MARPOL?

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Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different. e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase.

ANSWER: They are all containers, but 'suitcase' is for clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, a tin of soup, a box of chocolates.

1.	container ship	light vessel	ferry	dredger
2.	to steer	to steady	to turn	to report
3.	bundle	barrel	sack	case
4.	km/h	m/h	knot	fathom
5.	third engineer	engineering cadet	navigating cadet	greaser

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mis­takes.

1. What does Rule 18 requires?

2. What the action of the magnetic compass depends?

3. How does current and tide affect a ship?

4. Who does measures the volumes of cargo?

5. What is the front part of a ship call?

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, NO, LITTLE,ALL, MANY, SOME, ANY.

1. - Is there __ timber for separation on board your ship? - No, there isn't.

2. There are __ ships in the port.

3. __ of passengers are allowed down in the engine room?

4. How__ fuel oil do you have?

5. It takes __ time to correct all the chart collection.

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. The captain and navigating officers __the ship from the bridge (control).

2. You should __ the cargo dry in the holds (keep).

3. A ship' s position should __by taking visual bearings of landmarks (find).

4. Crates often __for particular goods (use).

5. The day at sea __into six periods (divide).

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

"If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'll come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If I earn more money, I'll be able to give you 1,000 pounds back".

How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If the officer of the watch obeys the rules...

2. If you read the Regulations carefully...

3. If they had used the sextant...

 

VI. Vocabulary.

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got

1. Heaving a) the whole ship rises bodily and then sinks into

the through of a wave

2. Decca Navigator b) to move without means of propulsion.

3.	Maintenance c) used to find the ship's position
	Harbour d) cleaning, painting and repair.
5.	Chain sling e) from 04.00 hrs to 08.00 hrs.
6.	Bundle f) a place of shelter for ships.
7.	Morning Watch g) goods packed without a container.
8.	Short-sea liner h) used for lifting iron rails, logs
9.	Dredger i) used for deepening channels
	To be adrift j) to carry cargo on short routes.

 

 

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an exam­ple see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

VIII. Writing.

Make up a story or dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and

word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it.

нуждаться в срочной помощи; тонущее судно; возглавить поиск и спа­сение; держаться подальше; пострадавшие.

 

IX. Reading.

a. Read the text.

The most important tool the navigator has is the chart. In fact, navigation as we know it can't be practiced without one.

A chart is like a guide book to a foreign country - revealing what is not obvious, and loaded with facts that would take years to discover or are unknown even to locals. Charts show hidden obstructions, shoals, topography above and below water, soundings (depths), bottom characteristics, landmarks, buoys, wrecks, channels, and much more. By showing you where to look and what to look for, your chart will keep you out of trouble.

When traveling, whether in home waters or abroad, use the most up-to-date chart available. Charts are constantly being revised — some every few years, others after decade, because things change.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. It is the chart.

2. By showing you where to look and what to look for.

3. Charts are constantly being revised.

 

c. What is the most important tool for the navigator? Why? What other aids to navigation do you use on board your vessel? Who is responsible for correcting charts on board the vessel? Describe the responsibilities of this officer.

 

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Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different.

e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase.

ANSWER: They are all containers, but suitcase is for clothes. You can buy food in
the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, a tin of soup, a box of chocolates.
1. pilot boat diving vessel ULCC deep-sea liner

2. to steer to make headway to proceed to make stem way

3. keg carton cask hogshead

4. sextant star horizon sun

5. second officer second cook second engineer second radio officer

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mistake.

1. Which rule known as the "Standing on Rule?"

2. What does a helmsman do when he complete his turn at the wheel?

3. What happens when the rudder is putted to port?

4. What's is the work of the carpenter?

5. Where the anchors and cables are located?

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, ANY, NO, ALL, LITTLE.

1. There isn't __ difficulty in this work. __ child can do it.

2. They carry __ cargoes every year.

3. Only __ merchant ships carry passengers nowadays.

4. How __ ships are there in your company?

5. There aren't __ seamen of board now. Most of the crew are ashore.

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. Derricks __ by winches (operate).

2. All observed positions should __ (check).

3. We always __the ship's radar to observe bearings (use).

4. A number of small cartons which_____together is a bundle (fix).

5. The work of the ship __ under four departments (organize).

V. Conditionals.

Look at this. "If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'll come to work ear­lier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If I earn more money, I'll be able to give you 1,000 pounds back". How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

 

1. If the weather is fine...

2. If they checked the navigational lights...

3. If we had received the message...

 

VI. Vocabulary

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got

1.	MFDF.	a)	The ship is pushed forward by the waves and seems to move backwards as she falls back into the troughs.
2.	Tramp.	b)	To turn away from the wind.
3.	Canvas sling.	c)	Used to find the ship's position.
4.	Middle watch.	d)	Responsibility of the Third officer.
5.	Hatch.	e)	From Midnight to 04.00 hrs.
6.	Surging.	f)	An opening in a ship through which cargo passes in and out.
7.	Fire-fighting equipment.	g)	A package of soft goods.
8.	To bear away.	h)	Used to lift bags of grain, rice, coffee.
9.	Bale.	i)	To carry iron ore, grains, timber in bulk
10.	Bulk-carrier.	j)	Have not regular route and fixed time-table.

 

VII. Crossword.

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an ex­ample see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Stu­dents ", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

 

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it.

нуждаться в срочной помощи; тонущее судно; возглавить поиск и спасе­ние; держаться подальше; пострадавшие.

IX. Reading.

a. Read the text.

 

Lighthouses and towers often have danger sectors, a portion of their arc in which the light is seen as red, not white. The light's characteristic (flashing, fixed, etc.) remains the same, only the color changes. Red sectors mark hazards or show that you have strayed from the channel. If you're seeing red where a light is normally white, check your chart to find out why. Don't let sailing at night intimidate you. It can actually be safer than the day, with aids to navigation being easier to see at a distance. Knowing this, many sailors time their landfalls for early morning, homing in on a long-range light just before daybreak.

When you first see a light, note its color, characteristic, and period. Then refer to your chart.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. Only the color changes.

2. Check your chart to find out why.

3. Sailing at night can actually be safer than during the day.

 

c. What types of vessels are lightships? Are they similar to lighthouses? What are their functions? What is their difference from other vessels? Are they an important aid to navigation? Why?

 

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Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different.

e. g.: packet tin, box, suitcase. ANSWER: They are all containers, but suitcase is for

clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, a tin of soup, a box of chocolates.

1. VLCC short-sea liner ash boat cement carrier

2. to pitch to roll to surge to overtake

3. jute cardboard tinfoil wood

4. chronometer nautical almanac sextant direction finder

5. steer make headway proceed make stern way

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mis­takes.

1. Which rule are called 'Rules of the Road'?

2. What turn the rudder of the ship?

3. What does happen when the rudder is put to starboard?

4. Who responsible for the safety equipment on board?

5. What vessel carry containers?

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, ANY, NO, ALL, LITTLE.

1. Have you __ claims on the conditions of the cargo? -No, we haven't _.

2. There is too __ pollution sin the world.

3. __ money is needed to operate a shipping fleet.

4. How __ times have you been to Glasgow?

5. We bought fruit, but we didn't have __ vegetables. We'l1 have to buy them in the next port.

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. The anchor and cables __ in the bow of the ship (locate).

2. The emergency steering system __ when our steering engine failed (use).

3. The ship's position must __ frequently (find).

4. Items of goods which __ without a container are called bundles (pack).

5. Fire-fighting equipment should regularly __(check).

 

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

"If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'll come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If I earn more money, I'll be able to give you 1,000 pounds back".

How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If a ship doesn't use her radar in restricted visibility...

2. If you got a higher certificate...

3. If IMO hadn't established collision regulations...

 

VI. Vocabulary.

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got.

1. Plate clamps a) The whole ship moves bodily to port and then to

starboard

2. Propeller b) To be neither anchored, moored, made fast, nor

aground

3. Navigational c) Used to find the ship's position

equipment

4.	Tanker	d)	responsibility of the 2nd officer.
5.	Swaying	e)	from 20.00 hrs to Midnight.
6.	To be underway	f)	turned by the ship's engine.
7.	Satellite navigation system	g)	a number of small cartons fixed together.
8.	First watch	h)	used for lifting steel plates.
9.	Coaster	i)	carries liquid cargoes.
10.	Bundle	j)	plies on inland routes.

 

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an exam­ple see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it.

сесть на мель; направляться в; заделать пробоину; в районе шпангоута No. 17; сняться с мели.

 

IX. Reading.

a. Read the text.

Considering the hundreds or, indeed, thousands of passengers and crew on the average ship, it is hardly surprising that a reasonably equipped hospital should be a fairly standard feature. What may be surprising, however, is that sickness is rarely the main complaint. Medical problems of all descriptions from cardiac arrests to workplace accidents need to be swiftly treated. Although patients may later be 'landed' to shoreside hospitals, it is the members of the ship's medical team who have to cope in the interim.
In charge of the Medical Department is the Principal Medical Officer (PMO). Depending on the size of the ship, he/she may be the only Doctor, although very large vessels are more likely to have two fully-qualified Medical Officers (Doctors). Ships' Doctors, referred to as surgeons by naval tradition, tend to be General Practitioners rather than specialists.
In most cases, ships' Doctors are assisted by a team of other medical personnel. Qualified and experienced Nurses (RGN or equivalent), preferably with a strong Accident and Emergency or Intensive Care background, are frequently needed. Many ships employ only one nurse, but some vessels may require two or more onboard at any time, including a Senior Nurse. Nurses generally receive two-stripe Officer status.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. A reasonably equipped hospital should be a fairly standard feature.

2. The Principal Medical Officer (PMO).

3. That sickness is rarely the main complaint.

 

c. Is there a hospital on board your vessel? What type of vessel is she? Do you have a Principal Medical Officer? What kinds of injuries are common aboard the vessel?

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Test paper

I. Odd man out.

The following words have something in common, but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different.

e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase

ANSWER: They are all containers, but suitcase is for clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, tin of soup, a box of chocolates.

1.	purser	chief steward	cattle-carrier	Ro-Ro ship
2.	axial thrust	current	wind	tide
3.	bundle	barrel	Sack	case
4.	steer	make headway	proceed	make stem way
5.	VLCC	short-sea liner	ash boat	cement carrier

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mistakes.

1. What an overtaking vessel do according to Rule 24?

2. What turn the rudder of the ship?

3. What happens when the rudder is putted to port?

4. Who does measures the volumes of cargo?

5. What does drive the propeller?

 

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, NO, ANY, ALL, LITTLE.

1._____ - Have you _claims on the condition of the cargo?

- No, we haven't __.

2.____ There isn't __ difficulty in this work. __ child can do it.

3.___ There are __ships in the port.

4.___ There is__ danger in sailing in fog.

5.__ How timber do you have in your holds?

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1.___ Derricks _ to masts which stand on the upper deck.(fit)

2.Medium Frequency Direction Finder should __ when fixing the ship's

position.(apply)

3.The captain and navigating officers __ the ship from the bridge.(control)

4.___ Derricks__ by winches.(operate)

5._________ The anchor and cables __ in the bow of the ship.(locate)

 

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

'If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'llcome to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If I earn more money, I'll be able to give you the 1,000 pounds back'.

How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If the cargo is not securely stowed...

2. If all the ships followed the International Regulations for Preventing Colli­sion at Sea...

3. If you had turned to starboard …

 

VI Vocabulary

1. MFDF	a) the ship is pushed forward by the waves and seems to move back wards as she falls back into Canvas sling the troughs
2.Tramp	b) to turn away from the wind
3. Middle watch	c) used to find the ship's position.
4. Hatch	d) responsibility of the third officer.
5. Surging	e) from Midnight to 04.00 hrs.
6. Fire-fighting equipment	f) an opening in a ship through which cargo passes in and out.
7. To bear away	g) used to lift bags of grain rice, coffee.
8. Bale	h) to carry iron ore, grains, timer in bulk.
9. Bulk-carrier	i) not to sail on regular routes.
10. Canvas sling.	j) a package of soft materials.

 

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an example see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

 

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or a dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and combinations.

нуждаться в срочной помощи; тонущее судно; возглавить поиск и опа­сение; держаться подальше; пострадавшие.

 

IX. Reading.

 

a. Read the text.

One senior manager with a specific shipboard title is the Purser. The Purser is chiefly responsible for the ship's accounts, although there are many aspects of the job that fall outside the realm of accountancy, including requisitioning supplies, overseeing printed matter and dealing with customs and immigration officials as well as anyone with a problem. In the days when ships were ships and not floating hotels, the Purser often assumed the role that is now allotted to the Hotel Manager. Although a few shipping companies still adhere to the increasingly-outmoded practice of referring to the head of the Hotel Department as the Purser, it is nowadays generally accepted that the Purser's position is different from and subordinate to that of the Hotel Manager.

The Purser (also known as the Chief Purser) may be aided by an Assistant Purser or Hotel Purser (to oversee all areas of passenger business), a Berthing Officer (to allocate accommodation) and various Second, Third and Fourth Pursers. Most ships also have at least one Crew Purser (and maybe Assistant Crew Pursers or Clerks) to deal specifically with crew issues and accounts. Quite often the Purser's office, with its many comings and goings, is seen as the hub of the ship. Often there is no actual reception area, but the front desk of the Purser's office serves this purpose. Bearing in mind that this is also the place where most passenger complaints are aired, a patient and tactful, not to say thick-skinned, disposition is also beneficial.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. He is chiefly responsible for the ship's accounts.

2. To deal specifically with crew issues and accounts.

3. A patient and tactful, not to say thick-skinned, disposition is also beneficial.

c. Have you ever sailed on board passenger vessels? What are Purser’s duties there? Are there any Pursers on board other types of vessels? What are their responsibilities there?

 

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Test paper

I. Odd man out.

The following words have something in common, but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different.

e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase

ANSWER: They are all containers, but suitcase is for clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, tin of soup, a box of chocolate.

 

1. to starboard stem ahead to port

2. chronometer nautical almanac sextant direction finder

3. second officer second cook second engineer second radio officer

4. container ship light vessel ferry dredger

5. inflammable fragile acid perishable

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mis­takes.

1. Which rule are called 'Rules of the Road'?

2. What does a helmsman do when he complete his turn at the wheel?

3. How does the current and tide affect a ship?

4. What's is the work of the carpenter?

5. What is the work of a gang foremen?

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, NO, ANY, ALL, LITTLE.

1. - Are there____ inflammable cargoes on board?

2. Yes, and_____of them are explosives.

3. ______of our crew study English but only____of them can speak English.

4. ________of passengers are allowed down in the engine room.

5. They carry___cargoes every year.

 

IV.Passive.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. The emergency steering system___(use) when our steering engine failed.

2. All observed positions should____(check).

3. You should____(keep) the cargo dry in the holds.

4. We should______(observe) the sun or moon with a sextant to find the ship's

position.

5. Cleaning, painting and repair work_______(know) as maintenance.

 

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

''If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'll come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If I earn more money, I'll be able to give you 1,000 pounds back'.

How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If the officer of the watch obeys the rules...

2. If you read the regulations carefully...

3. If they had used the sextant...

 

VI. Vocabulary

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got.

1. Plate clamps a) The whole ship moves bodily to port

and then to starboard.

2. Propeller b) To be neither anchored

moored/made fast/nor around.

3 Navigational equipment c) Used to find the ship's position.

4. Tanker d) Responsibility of the 2nd officer.

5. Swaying e) From 20.00 hrs to Midnight.

6. To be underway f) Turned by the ship's engine.

7. Satellite navigation system g) A number of small cartons fixed together

8. First watch h) Used for lifting steel plates

9. Coaster i) Carries liquid cargo.

10. Bundle j) Plies on inland routes.

 

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an exam­ple see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

 

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or a dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it.

сесть на мель; направляться в; заделать пробоину; в районе шпангоута

№ 17; сняться с мели.

 

IX. Reading

a. Read the text.

Masters of icebreakers are highly skilled and experienced in the specialist fields of ice navigation, icebreaking and ice escorting. It is therefore the Master of the icebreaker who directs any ice escorting operation.
Icebreakers use air reconnaissance, when available, to locate leads and open water. Some carry helicopters which are able to guide ships, by direct communication, along the best routes through the ice. Escorted vessels must:
Follow the path cleared by the icebreaker and not venture into the ice on their own;

Have towing gear rigged at all times.

Have Officers on the bridge thoroughly acquainted with the Icebreaker Signals given in The International Code of Signals.

Acknowledge and execute promptly signals made by the icebreaker, whether by RT, light or sound.

After requesting icebreaker assistance, a ship must maintain continuous radio watch, and keep the icebreaker informed of any change in her ETA at the position where escorting is to commence.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. Directs any ice escorting operation.

2. To locate leads and open water.

3. By direct communication, along the best routes through the ice.

 

c. What types of vessels are icebreakers? What is special about their construction? Why are they important for navigation?

 

18 вариант

Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common, but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different. e.g.: packet, tin, box, suitcase

ANSWER: They are all containers, but suitcase is for clothes. You can buy food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, tin of soup, a box of chocolates.

1.	tankers	tramps	bulk-carriers	tugs
2.	to steer	to steady	to turn	to report
3.	keg	carton	cask	hogshead
4.	rudder	wheel	radar	GMDSS
5.	circular	cone	triangular	rectangular

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the questions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mis­takes.

1. What does Rule 18 requires?

2. Where the anchors and cables are located?

3. What effects can be conceal when handling a vessel at sea or in narrow

waters?

4. What kind of frequency used in radio-telegraphy?

5. What turn the rudder of a ship?

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, NO, ANY, ALL, LIITLE.

1. __money is needed to operate a shipping fleet.

2. Only__ merchant ships carry passengers nowadays.

3. -Is there__ timber for separation on board your ship?

- No, there isn't __.

4. There are __charts in the chart room.

5. We have __ slings and nets.

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. The International regulations cannot prevent all collisions because ships
__(handled) by humans.

2. The inside of a case __(line up) with damp-resisting paper.

3. A ship's position should__ (find) by taking visual bearings on landmarks.

4. A number of small cartons which __(fix) together is a bundle.

5. Items of goods which __(pack) without a container are called bundles.

 

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

'If you lend me 1.000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'II come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I '11 earn more money. If I earn more money I '11 be able to give you 1,000 pounds back '. How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If the weather is fine...

2. If they checked the navigational lights...

3. If we had received the message...

 

VI. Vocabulary.

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got.

1 Heaving a) The whole ship rises bodily and then sinks.

into the through of a wave.

2 Decca Navigator b) To move without means of propulsion.

3 Maintenance с) Used to find the ship's position.

4. Harbour. d) Cleaning, painting and repair.

5 Chain sling e) from 04.00 hrs to 08.00 hrs.

6 Bundle f) A place of shelter for ship.

7 Morning Watch g) Goods packed without a container.

8 Short-sea liner h) Used for lifting iron rails, logs.

9 Dredger i) Used for deepening channels.

10. To be adrift j) To carry cargo on short routes.

 

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an exam­ple see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

 

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and

word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it.

двигаться с помощью буксира; завершить бункеровку; из-за неисправно­сти

в рулевом управлении; отложить рейс; поставить судно в док на ре­монт.

 

IX. Reading.

A. Read the text.

In various parts of the world, magnetic ores on or just below the seabed may give rise to local magnetic anomalies resulting in the temporary deflection of the magnetic compass needle when a ship passes over them. The areas of disturbance are usually small unless there are many anomalies close together. The amount of the deflection will depend on the depth of water and the strength of the magnetic force generated by the magnetic ores. However, the magnetic force will seldom be strong enough to deflect the compass needle in depths greater than about 1500 m. Similarly, a ship would have to be within 8 cables of a nearby land mass containing magnetic ores for a deflection of the needle to occur.
Deflections may also be due to wrecks lying on the bottom in moderate depths, but investigations have proved that, while deflections of unpredictable amount may be expected when very close to such wrecks, it is unlikely that deflections in excess of 7° will be experienced, nor should the disturbance be felt beyond a distance of 250 m.
Greater deflections may be experienced when in close quarters with a ship carrying a large cargo such as iron ore, which readily reacts to induced magnetism.
Power cables carrying direct current can cause deflection of the compass needle. The amount of the deflection depends on the magnitude of the electric current and the angle the cable makes with the magnetic meridian. Small vessels with an auto-pilot dependent upon a magnetic sensor may experience steering difficulties if crossing such a cable.

 

b. Here are the answers to some questions, what are the questions?

1. Temporary deflection of the magnetic compass needle when a ship passes over

them.

2. A ship would have to be within 8 cables of a nearby land mass containing

magnetic ores.

3. When in close quarters with a ship carrying a large cargo such as iron ore,

which readily reacts to induced magnetism.

c. Have you ever met any areas with magnetic anomalies? What is the most famous place with such anomaly in the world? Do you know its secret? Dwell upon it.

 

 

19 вариант

Test paper

I. Odd-man-out.

The following words have something in common, but there is one that is different. Say what they have in common, and why one is different E.G.: packet, tin, box, suitcase

ANSWER: They are all containers, but suitcase is for clothes. You can buy

food in the others, for example, a packet of Corn Flakes, tin of soup, a box of chocolates.

1.	to load	to discharge	to handle	to rig
2.	jute	cardboard	tinfoil	wood
3.	pilot boat	diving vessel	ULCC	deep-sea liner
4.	third engineer	engineering cadet	navigating cadet	greaser
5.	to order	to advise	to recommend	to flow

 

II. Questions.

There is a mistake in each of the following questions. Find the mistakes, rewrite the ques­tions in the correct form, answer them and get ready to comment on the mistakes.

1. Which rule known as the ''Standing on rule''?

2. What the three volumes of the International Code of Signals contain?

3. What the effect is if abeam wind?

4. Who responsible for the safety equipment on board?

5. What is the front part of a ship called?

 

III. Quantity.

Complete these sentences with a correct quantifier MUCH, MANY, SOME, NO.

1. It's very hot and there are __ passengers in the main lounge.

2. - Are there __ dangers in the Mississippi River?

- Yes, there are __..

3. How __ fuel do you have?

4. There aren't __ seamen on board now. Most of the crew are on shore.

5. We bought __ fruit, but they didn't have __vegetables.

 

IV. Passive.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, active or passive.

1. The ship's position must __(find) frequently.

2. We always __(use) the ship's radar to observe bearings.

3. Crates often __(use) for particular goods.

4. Shipbuilders __(fit) the engine near the bottom of the ship.

5. Spoken messages can __(pass) by means of VHF.

 

V. Conditionals.

Look at this.

''If you lend me 1,000 pounds, I'll buy a car. If I buy a car, I'll come to work earlier. If I come to work earlier, I'll earn more money. If learn more money, I 'll be able to give you 1,000 pounds back.'' How many sentences can you make from these beginnings?

1. If two vessels meet end-on...

2. If you used the radar...

3. If the ship had sailed earlier...

 

VI. Vocabulary

Match the lines from the two columns and put down the definitions you have got.

 

1.Rolling	a) The port and starboard sides rise and fall with waves coming from abeam
2. Hatch covers and maintenance	b) To drop behind a faster ship
3. Fire-noon watch	c) Used to find the ship's position.
4. Snotter	d)Responsibility of the carpenter.
5. To fall astern	e) from 08.00 hrs to noon.
6. Calm	f) Without large waves.
7. Loran	g.) Used for lifting cases, bales.
8. Liner	h.)With doors in bow and stern.
9. Keg	i.) To have a fixed schedule.
10. Ro-ro ship timber	j.) Small cylindrical container.

 

 

VII. Crossword

Make up a crossword puzzle based on not less than 10 nautical terms. As an example see the crossword puzzle in "Introduction into English for Nautical Students", Unit 3. Provide your puzzle with the key. Make sure to use words different from the words in task VI.

 

VIII. Writing

Make up a story or a dialogue using English equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Get ready to retell or perform it.

нуждаться в срочной помощи; тонущее судно; возглавит иск и спасение; дер­жаться подальше; пострадавшие.

 

IX. Reading

a. Read the text.

In various parts of the world, magnetic ores on or just below the seabed may give rise to local magnetic anomalies resulting in the temporary deflection of the magnetic compass needle when a ship passes over them. The areas of disturbance are usually small unless there are many anomalies close together. The amount of the deflection will depend on the depth of water and the strength of the magnetic force generated by the magnetic ores. However, the magnetic force will seldom be strong enough to deflect the compass needle in depths greater than about 1500 m. Similarly, a ship would have to be within 8 cables of a nearby land mass containing magnetic ores for a deflection of the needle to occur.
Deflections may also be due to wrecks lying on the bottom in moderate depths, but investigations have proved that, while deflections of unpredictable amount may be expected when very close to such wrecks, it