圣女湖航海英语听力与会话考试

2021年1月17日发(作者：廖清圳)
航海英语听力与会话

口述：

2. Describe the proper way of using VHF


When you operate VHF, you should comply with the radio regulations. If you want to speak,
you should push the button, and if you want to listen, you should release the button.


The general rules of using VHF are as follows: (1) calling on channel 16 for the purpose other
than
distress
urgency
and
very
brief
safety
communication;
(2)
communication
not
related
to
safety and navigation on port operation channels and non-essential transmissions will never been
permitted to broadcasted on channel 16; (3) the important messages should be repeated; (4) the
first 3 should be listening every half an hour.

1.

Describe the duties of watch-keeping when underway.


When
you
are
on
watch-keeping,
you
will
be
responsible
to
the
master
for
the
proper
performance
of
his
assigned
bridge
watchstanding
and
navigational
duties.
When
the
ship
is
underway ,the chief officer will be on duty during 4 to 8 and 16-20; the second officer will be on
duty during 0-4 and 12-16; the third officer will be on duty during 8-12 and 20-24.

At each watch, the officers on watch should check the ship’s positions at least 4 times, change
the steering gear from auto-pilot to manual-pilot 1time. They also check ship’s course, speed, and
the weather condition, navigational equipments conditions.

The officers duty’s spot is at the bridge, they should keep sharp look-out at all time. They can
do nothing expect look-out and take proper avoiding actions. Usually they should patrol the whole
ship once a watch at night for avoid fire or other unnormal things happened.
2. Describe the bridge shift change.


Shifting change is very important for the safety of a ship. When an officer goes to the bridge for
taking over for duty, he must know the present course, speed, position, and must be informed the
situation of other vessels which are near.


The relieving officer should go to the bridge 15 minutes advance. Firstly, he should get habit to
the sighting, especially in the night. Secondly , he should ask the relieved officer something, such
as
ship’s
course,
speed,
position.
Thirdly
,
he
should
go
into
the
chart
room
to

check
the
conditions. At night he should read and sign the night order.


The
change
of
conn
must
be
clearly
stated
and
logged
including
the
actual
time
that
it
took
place.
The
relieving
officer
must
sign
the
night
order
book
to
indicate
understanding
of
the
master
’
s orders.
3.
Describes
the
procedures
of
carrying
out
an
overhaul
(
大修，
major
repair
)
for
navigational aids.


Some of equipment may be seriously damaged during operation and which will effect a ship’s
safety.
In
order
to
keep
the
ship
in
seaworthiness,
it
is
necessity
to
carry
out
overhaul
for
navigational aids.


The contents of the overhaul is include: (1) to check the hull throughout; (2)

to repair some of
damaged equipments or renewed. (3) hull cleaning, especially the parts below the water line; (4)
de-rusting, or changing metal plates.


The cost of overhaul is very expensive. The chief officer should make the repair list carefully. If
one program can be repaired by himself , do not put in into overhaul repair plan. After overhaul
repair, the chief officer should check them.
2. Describe damage control on board.


Vessels
may
be
making
water
after
collision,
ground
or
other
marine’s
accident.
The
third
officer should check damaged control equipments regularly. He should check water-proof blanket,
blocking mats, blocking planks, blocking cases, blocking screws and other damage control.


After a vessel is damaged and is making water, the conditions of damaged and the position of
damaged must be investigated immediately. Then estimating the threaten which is caused by the
damaged.
According
to
the
fact
,
taking
proper
activities
to
control
flooding
and
pump
out
flooding-water.


The distinct kinds of control making water should be taken to relate different damaged position,
e.g. below water line and above water line.

3. Describe briefly the GMDSS.


The GMDSS means “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System”. The basic concept of the
system is that search and rescue authorities ashore, as well as shipping in the immediate vicinity of
the ship in distress, will be rapidly alerted to a distress incident so they can assist in a coordinated
search and rescue operation with the minimum delay.


The GMDSS is composed by satellites, shore-station, ship-station. Usually the shore-station is
the RCC. The equipments of the GMDSS is includes as follows: VHF, DSC, 2182, EPIRB, NBDP
and so on.


The main functions of GMDSS are as follows:(1) alerting; (2)coordinating communications;(3)
on-
scene
communications;(4)
dissemination
of
maritime
safety
information;
(5)
general
communications.
1. sand a Mayday message according to the information.
（
PAN-PAN
）

a) Ship
’
s name :Blue Whale
b) Call-sign: WXCP
c) distress position:47
0
04’N, 50
0
08’W.
d) Nature of distress suffered: being on fire after explosion in the engine room.
e) Assistance required: fire-fighting assistance.


Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is M.V
. Blue Whale, Blue Whale, Blue Whale. Mayday, this is
M.V
. Blue Whale. My call-sign is Whiskey, X-ray, Charlie, Papa.


Position: latiatude47 degrees 04 minutes north, longitude 50 degrees 08 minutes west. I am on
fire in engine room after explosion. I require immediate fire fighting assistance, over.
1. Please describe the outline of Port State control.


The typical procedures of PSC inspections are embarkation, checking, taking measurement to
correct deficiencies, and/or banning of a ship.


During
inspecting,
if
the
PSCO
find
deficiencies,
he
must
record
the
deficiencies.
If
the
deficiencies is general ones, he would ask the crew to take some correction measurements. If the
deficiencies is threaten the ship’s safety, he would take detaining actions to the vessel until they
are eliminated.


While a ship is being inspections of PSC, the first thing is to keep clean and tidy. It can give a
good surface impression to the PSCO. The second is to prepare carefully.

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