Maritime English Readings: Recent Episodes
Vincenzo Bonfiglio
Lettura di testi del settore marittimo per dare la possibilità agli allievi ufficiali in difficoltà con la pronuncia e la lettura dell’inglese (tecnico in particolare)
In this section we will learn how mooring lines are called in maritime English, especially:
Head and Stern lines
Breast lines
Spring lines
The objective of this section is to gain an understanding of characteristics of buoys and the buoyage system.
All personnel on board should be able to administer basic first aid. The objective of this section is to provide an overview of the procedures for:
Action on discovering a casualty
First Aid
Life saving actions
Medical care on board
Assistance from shore
All persons and vessels must assist others in distress at sea whenever they can safely do so. In this chapter we will learn about:
Communication procedures
Search and Rescue Operations
Completion of search
In this section we will learn about:
The decision to abandon ship
Action in case of abandoning ship
Survival crafts
Equipment to be taken
Survival after abandoning
In this section we will learn:
Immediate actions is necessary if someone falls overboard. In this section we will learn about:
Immediate action
Manoeuvring action
Must and recovery of person
Fire is a major threat on board the ship. In this section we will learn about: protection against fire, detection and alarm systems, fire fighting equipment.
The learning objectives of this chapter are to develop basic knowledge of safety on board ships and to learn some of the key associated maritime English terminology. This chapter covers:
General ship safety,
Signs and symbols and
Emergency alarm.
In this section we will learn some very important technical words concerning the ship. Listen to them carefully.
n this section we will learn some basic information relating to collision avoidance at sea. Topics covered are:
General responsibility,
Lookout,
Safe speed,
Risk of collision,
Actions to avoid collision,
Overtaking situation,
Head-on situation,
Crossing situation,
Narrow channels,
Traffic separation scheme,
Responsibility and
Restricted visibility.
The learning objective of this chapter is to provide an understanding of maritime vocabulary used for:
Basic principles of navigation and position fixing;
Bridge equipment and its layout;
Collision regulations;
Navigation aids, such as buoys and lights
In questo video faremo una breve carrellata sui principali tipi di nave. Parleremo di:
BULK CARRIERS
CRUDE OIL TANKERS
PRODUCT TANKERS
GAS TANKERS
CHEMICAL TANKERS
CONTAINER SHIPS
PASSENGER SHIPS
RO-RO SHIPS
GENERAL CARGO SHIPS
REEFER SHIPS
HEAVY LIFT VESSEL
LASH
LIVESTOCK CARRIER
In this section we will learn about navigation light characteristics, navigation lights on different ships.
Questa sezione è dedicata alla progettazione generale di una nave, la terminologia specifica e tanto altro..
In questa sezione ci occuperemo dell'armamento di bordo, dal ponte di comando al servizio hotellerie
Un ufficiale di macchina riceve una chiamata telefonica riguardo un lavoro su una nuova nave
Lettura del Brano a pagina B.44 dell’appendice al Captain’s Handbook - Maritime English
Lettura del brano VOYAGE DATA RECORDER (VDR) a pagina B.44 dell’appendice al Captain’s Book - Maritime English