‫األكاديمية السورية للتدريب والتأهيل البحري‬

Syrian Maritime Training and Qualifying Academy

English for Officer in Charge

of a Navigational Watch

2019-2020

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‫جميع الحقوق محفوظة‬

‫للمؤسسة العامة للتدريب والتأهيل البحري‬

‫مناهج خاصة باألكاديمية السورية لمتدريب والتأهيل البحري‬

‫إعداد‪:‬‬
‫ميثم محمود محمد‬

‫التدقيق والتنضيد وتصميم الغالف واإلخراج الفني‪:‬‬

‫لجنة المناهج في األكاديمية السورية لمتدريب والتأهيل البحري‬

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Preface

English for Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch is a comprehensive course in

maritime English for mariners and trainees. The book develops all the main language skills,
covers the IMO's recommended maritime English syllabus and presents English in an
exclusively maritime context so students learn the English they need at work and practise it in
realistic situations and by discussing issues that are relevant to the maritime industry.

Contents

Title Page
Unit 1 Ship Knowledge 4
Unit 2 Crew - People on Board 9
Unit 3 SMCP General Notes 22
Unit 4 SMCP Message Markers 30
Unit 5 Hailing ( making an initial call) 34
Unit 6 SMCP Standard orders 39
Unit 7 Emergencies 47
Unit 8 Emergencies in seaspeak 53
Unit 9 Getting underway 65
Unit 10 Nautical charts and navigation 69
Unit 11 Navigation in Seaspeak 83
Unit 12 On the Bridge 88
Unit 13 In the engine room 94
Unit 14 Meteorology 104
Unit 15 Meteorology in SeaspeaK 113
Unit 16 Cargo handling 120
Unit 17 Cargo handling in seaspeak 128

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Unit 1
Ship Knowledge
I- Ship parts

Exercise 1. Use these words to name the parts of the ship (a–h) and name any other
parts you know.
Stern keel rudder bow
davit container bridge propeller

Exercise 2. Write these words onto the correct places in the diagram:

port side starboard side dead astern abaft after end

forward end superstructure forecastle companionway hull

Exercise 3. Match the words on the left with definitions on the right.

1 Bows towards the front

2 Stern opening in the deck
3 port side right side
4 starboard side a projection below the hull
5 aft living area
6 Forward command station
7 Hull machine to move heavy things
8 Keel point that is most forward
9 Bridge kitchen
10 hatch way the rear
11 Galley towards the rear
12 Windlass body of a ship
13 Quarters left side

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Exercise 4- Use the words in the box to complete the sentences 1-6.
astern abaft quarter amidships broad forward
1 Go ____ to the bow.
2 I am ____ the bridge near the stern.
3 I can see shore dead _____.
4 There is danger _____ on the starboard beam.
5 Behind us on the port ____.
6 _____is midway between the bow and the stern.

II- Vocabulary
Describing vessels

Exercise 5- Find words and phrases in the description of the tugboat below which
mean the same as words and phrases 1-10:

This tugboat operates in a harbor. She maneuvers large cargo vessels in and out of their
berths. In her superstructure is a bridge, a cabin and a galley.
Below deck is a small hold for equipment. Her 200 horse power diesel engine drives twin
screws and gives her a top speed of ten knots.
The tugboat has a complement of five, sails under the flag of Germany and transmits using
the call sign S5AV1.
1- Works __operates_____
2- Move carefully___________________
3- Space for docking_________________
4- Part above deck__________________
5- Kitchen _______________
6- Two propellers_________________
7- Space for cargo_____________________
8- Number of crew_______________
9- Country of registration_________________
10- VHF radio identity ___________________

Exercise 6- Match the sentence beginnings 1-8 with the correct endings a-h.
1 Cruise ships operate A a complement of 30.
2 The vessel is maneuvering B is 15 knots
3 The engine room C single-screw diesel engine
4 The MT Diamond Queen D all year
5 The tanker has a E sails under the Panamanian flag
6 her top speed F on channel eight
7 The container vessel has G to her berth
8 Please transmit H is below deck

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III- Structures
Using the Present tense
1- Use the Present Simple to say what usually happens.
For example: The MV Nevis manoeuvers big ships.
This means that the MV Nevis usually manoeuvers big ships.
Form questions using does / do: Does the MV Nevis manoeuver big ships?

2- Use the Present Continuous to say what is happening now.

For example: the MV Nevis is / manoeuvering a big ship.
This means that the MV Nevis is manoeuvering a big ship now.
Form questions using is / are: Is the MV Nevis manoeuvering the big ship?

3- Use for + verb ~ing to talk about the purpose of something.

For example: the MV Nevis is for / maneuvering big ships.
This means that the MV Nevis is designed to manoeuvere big ships.
More examples:
The rudder is for steering the ship.
The galley is for making food.
Form questions using is / are: Is the MV Nevis for manoeuvering big ships?

Exercise 7- Underline the correct phrase or word to complete the sentences 1-5.
1- All freighters carry / for carrying / carrying cargo.
2- The MT Amren operating / operates / for operating between Bahrain and Rotterdam.
3- I am transmit / transmitting / for transmitting on channel five.
4- The ship has six davits for lift / lifting / lifts cargo.
5- The engine drives / driving / for driving a twin screw.
6- Bow thrusters are for maneuvering / manoeuvers / manoeuver in small spaces.

Exercise 8- Change these sentences from Present Simple to Present Continuous.

Example: The ship carries one hundred containers The ship is carrying one hundred containers
1- The ship stands by for messages. ____
2- The passengers board the ferry. ____
3- The davit lifts a container. ____
4- We unload now. ____
5- The fishing boat catches fish. ____

Exercise 9- Change these sentences from Present Continuous to Present Simple.

Example: We are going to Cape Town. We go to Cape Town
1- The radio operator is switching channels. ____
2- I am hailing the Coastguard on channel five. ____
3- The Barbara-Anne is carrying coal. ___
4- I am making breakfast in the galley. ___

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Exercise 10. Each of these sentences has an error. Find the error and correct it.
Example: Go forward towards a bows. Go forward towards the bows.
1) The windlass are aft of the bridge.
2) Crews quarters are in the port side.
3) Help I out in the galley please.
4) Go through the hatchway and into the deck.
5) Report you to the bridge now.
6) We paint and scrape a hull of this ship.
7) The propeller are broken.
8) Some keel hit the rocks.
9) Clean the ship from a bows to a stern.
10) There is a hole in the starboard sides of the hull.

IV- Orientation
Ways to give bearings:
1- Give an angle clockwise from north ( zero-one-five degrees)
2- Use colours green for starboard and red for port + angle ( Green zero-nine-zero =
directly to starboard)
3- Use the clock method ( 12 o'clock = dead ahead)
4- Use 32 points around a ship. ( two points off the starboard bow = 22.5°)

Exercise 11- Study the diagram and match each location on it ( a- i) with a term (1-9)
below.

1- On the starboard bow _____

2- Forward of the starboard beam _____
3- Abaft the bridge ____
4- On the starboard quarter _____
5- Dead astern _____
6- A beam ____
7- Dead ahead _____
8- Broad on the starboard bow _____
9- Broad on the artboard quarter _____

Exercise 12- Find words in the diagram to match these definitions.

1- Left side looking forward _____
2- Right side looking forward __________

3- 90 to the side __________
4- Behind the ship_______
5- In front of the ship_____
6- The part of the ship to the side and rear _____
7- The middle _________

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V- Ship specifications:

Exercise 13- Read about a ship's engineer get a phone call about a job on a new ship.

Lorenzo: Hello.
Agent: Ah, good morning. Is that Lorenzo Tugnoli?
Lorenzo: It is, yes.
Agent: Lorenzo , I'm from Crewfast employment Agency. We have a job form you. We
need an engineer for a cargo ship immediately. Interested?
Lorenzo: Tell me something about the ship.
Agent: Sure. Her name is MS Amour . She carries dry cargo and containers. She sails
under the Russian flag and operates in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Lorenzo: I see. How big is the Amour?
Agent: I have got her specs in front of me. Let's see….gross tonnage….er …..three
thousand tonnes. She's one hundred and fifteen meters long. She has a four –metre
draft. She has three holds and carries a maximum of seventy containers. Crew
complement twelve.
Lorenzo: O.K. and propulsion?
Agent: She has two diesel engines and a twin screw. Her top speed is twelve knots.
Lorenzo: Thanks. Where is she now?
Agent: At the moment she's in Istanbul. You can identify her by her black hull, high
forecastle and white aft superstructure.

Exercise 14- Complete the specifications of the engineer's new ship below.

Specifications
Name of vessel: MS Amour Max. number of containers:
Flag: Crew complement:
Area of operation: Engine type:
Gross tonnage: Number of engines:
Length: Propeller details:
Draft: Max. speed:
Number of holds: Present location:
Appearance:

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Unit 2
Crew - People on Board
I- Insignia

Exercise 1- Match between the job titles and the insignia from various nations.
Boatswain____
Chief engineer____
Helmsman_____
Mechanic____
Master____
Navigator____
Purser____
Radio operator____
Cadet____
Able seaman____
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Exercise 2- Which insignia are for ranks and which are for specialisms? Which ranks
are for officers and which are for unlicensed seamen?

Boatswain____ Navigator____
Chief engineer____ Purser____
Helmsman_____ Radio operator____
Mechanic____ Cadet____
Master____ Able seaman____

Exercise 3- Discuss the following situation:

A ship is a halfway across the ocean when the captain dies. The 32 – year – old first officer
wants to turn back. The chief (58 years old with a lot of experience) wants to keep going. Who
is senior and in command? Explain.

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II- Vocabulary

Exercise 4- Read the text and say the specifications of the jobs below:

On the bridge, the officer of the watch (OoW) conns the ship and issues orders. The helmsman
stands watch and executes the wheel orders.
Down below, the chief engineer does his rounds and keeps records of temperatures and
pressures. A wiper lubricates and cleans the engine.
Up on deck an ordinary seaman operates a winch. The boatswain stands cargo watch and
supervises the deckhands.

To report: This verb has several uses.

Exercise 5- Study the three sentences below and Replace the word report in each sentence
with either go to, tell (of) or take orders from.

1- I report to the first officer, who supervises my work.

2- I report the damage to the first officer.
3- I report to my new ship and meet the crew.

People on board
Ships are generally organized into three departments (Deck, Engineering and Stewards). The
full range of ranks is provided here. Though not all ships will have all these positions and some
ships will have more than those listed here.

Deck department Engineering department

Officers: Officers:
• Master • Chief engineer
• Chief Officer / Chief mate • Second Engineer /First assistant engineer
• Second Officer • Third Engineer / second assistant engineer
• Third Officer • Fourth Engineer / Third assistant engineer
• Boatswain • Fi h engineer / Junior engineer
Unlicensed mariners:
• Able seaman Unlicensed mariners:
• Ordinary seaman • Oiler
Steward’s department • Greaser
• Chief steward • Wiper
• Chief Cook • Utilityman
• Stewards assistant • Machinist
(On a cargo ship all three of these • Tankerman
jobs are usually done by unlicensed
mariners

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Exercise 6. Match the job with the description.

1- Master a- sailor responsible for food

2- Second Engineer b- technical expert
3- Purser c- helps maintain engines
4- Third Officer d- safety officer who does the 8–12 watch
5- Marine Oiler e- learner
6- Ordinary Seaman f- the captain of a ship
7- Electrician g- officer in charge of accounts
8- Cook h- supervises engine department

Exercise 7. Put the jobs in the list into these ship’s departments.

Deck department Engineering department Steward’s department

Exercise 8- Match the speech quotes (a–h) with the following jobs.

Master Second Engineer Purser Third Officer

Marine Oiler Ordinary Seaman Electrician Cook

a) I was in charge of a ship for many years but e) My job is safety officer and I have
now I work ashore. People still call me responsibility for the ship eight hours a day.
‗Captain‘.
b) I am the officer responsible for administration f) I help the engineer with the propulsion
and supply. I handle the money. The cooks and equipment. ___________
stewards answer to me. __________
c) I do general maintenance on board ship. I g) I work onboard with circuits, generators,
chip, scrape and paint the hull and decks and switches and coils.
keep lifeboats in good condition. ___________ ________________
d) I work under orders from the Chief and under h) I order and store supplies. I am
me there are juniors who do daily maintenance concerned with galley hygiene and the
of important equipment. ___________ preparation of food. __________

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Exercise 9- Match the speech quotes (a–f) with the following jobs.

1- Officer of the Watch 2- Helmsman 3- Boatswain

4- Chief Engineer 5- Ordinary Seaman 6- Wiper

a- I stand watch from 4.00 to 8.00 and issue b- I maintain a steady course and
orders to steer the ship. I keep records of execute wheel orders from the
everything that happens. officer on the bridge.

c- I am unlicensed so I report to the d- I am the leading seaman and I

boatswain. My duties are to clean, paint supervise the unlicensed crew in the
and maintain deck equipment. deck department.

e- I have a chief's ticket and I'm in charge of f- I execute orders from engineering
the ship's propulsion. All crew working officers. Every hour I do a round,
below deck report to me. watch for problems and lubricate the
bearings.

Exercise 10- Write a description of the day-to-day duties of one of the following:
1) Deck department
a) Chief Officer/Chief Mate
b) Second Officer
c) Boatswain
d) Able Seaman
2) Engineering department
a) Chief Engineer
b) Second Engineer
c) Junior Engineer
d) Oiler
3) Steward’s department
a) Chief Steward
b) Chief Cook
c) Steward‘s Assistant

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VI- Reading

Exercise 11. In the past a ship’s log was a book for recording the distance a ship
travelled. Now it is much more. Discuss with a partner what information is in
a modern ship’s log.

Exercise 12. Study this entry in a ship’s log and answer the questions:

Text 1
Wed. 5th July We are at single anchor in Plymouth Sound.
Tues. 10 July 15.00 The pilot comes on board.
15.30 We weigh anchor and proceed towards the harbor.
16.15 The ship grounds on the western side of Plymouth Sound.
17.45 Two tugs lash alongside. They put up a head line and a stern line.
18.15 The ship goes off into deep water. We make fast to a mooring buoy.
18.30 Pilot leaves the ship

1) Find words in the log that mean:

a) one
b) (to) raise
c) (to) go towards
d) rope/cable
e) (to) tie up (2 ×)

2) What does the log describe?

a) a ship sinking
b) a ship leaving harbour
c) an accident

3) Which one of these things does not happen in the log of 10th July?
a) towing b) docking c) mooring d) reversing

Exercise 13. Before you read Text 2; work with a partner to make a list of all the things
Ordinary Seamen do. Then, as you read, compare your list with the text.

Text 2:
The work of an Ordinary Seaman (os)

Ordinary Seamen work in all departments: deck, engineering and stewarding. They help with
docking and undocking and sometimes stand watch. Most of the time Ordinary Seamen
maintain the vessel; chipping, scraping and painting. They also clean the vessel‘s interior and
help in the galley.
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Living conditions for Ordinary Seamen are different from ship to ship. On large ships Ordinary
Seamen have private rooms and share bathrooms. Smaller ships have multiple berthing areas.
With experience an Ordinary Seaman can get promotion to Able Seaman.

1) Find a word in the text that means ‗leaving port‘. ___________

2) What three things do Ordinary Seamen do to maintain a vessel?
a)________________ b)_______________ c)_______________
3) What word in the text means ‗inside‘?___________
4) What term in the text means crews quarters? (3 words)
______________ ________________ _________________
5) What word means to go up a rank?______________

Exercise 14- Match the verbs 1-9 with words a-i to make common collocations.

1- lubricate a- to the captain

2- report b- wheel orders
3- conn c- a record
4- execute d- moving parts
5- do e- the windlass
6- supervise f- the ship
7- stand g- the crew
8- operate h- watch
9- keep i- rounds

Exercise 15- Use the verbs in the box to fill the gaps in the sentences.

Conns stands operates reports

Does keeps supervises

1- The 3rd engineer ( 3/E) reports to the chief engineer.

2- The 3/E ____________a 12-hour watch.
3- Every four hours the chief ____________a round of the engine spaces.
4- The OoW ________records of all changes of the ship's course.
5- The master __________the vessel from the bridge.
6- The second officer ___________the deck cadets.
7- The able seaman __________deck equipment.

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III- Structures…..
Present Tenses

Exercise 16. Say which sentences are in the Simple Present and which sentences are in
the Present Continuous.

1) I am travelling at three knots.

2) We sail from Dover to Calais every day.
3) The Second Engineer supervises the engine room.
4) We‘re leaving harbour now.

Exercise 17. Say which of the above sentences are about:

1) facts that are true at any time
2) things that are happening now
3) repeated actions
4) things that happen for a limited time

Exercise 18. Choose the correct option in the brackets.

1) Crews of ships (are/being) in departments. The deck department (has/is having)
responsibility for ship handling and general maintenance. The engineering department
(is dealing/deals) with propulsion. The stewards department (is handling/handles) supplies
and living quarters.
2) This seaman (is cleaning/cleans) the decks at the moment. He (is getting/gets) more
and more experience.
3) The chief cook (is/is being) not available right now. He (isworking/works) in the kitchen.
Today he (supervises/is supervising) a new seaman.

Exercise 19. The words of these sentences are mixed up. Write the sentences correctly.
Example: master about knows maritime ship‘s A law
Answer: A ship‘s master knows about maritime law.
1) are by we stars navigating the
We
2) am watch not I tonight standing

3) route am planning the I

4) navigating collisions by we avoid safely

We
5) not leaving our arriving but berth we are
We
6) and a movement ship‘s swell wind tide affect Wind

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Exercise 20- Match the beginnings with the endings of these sentences.

1- We are leaving a- each route very carefully.

2- I plan b- stands watch.
3- The deck hand is c- to a buoy.
4- Everyone d- is sinking.
5- I am making fast e- maintain the engines.
6- The ship f- port now.
7- My job is to g- helping the cook.

Obligations and duties: Using must, should, have to, and need + verb

A- 100% obligation:
You must wait for orders.
You must not wait for orders.
You have to wait for orders.
( must is usually stronger than have to)
B- Strong obligation and advice, but no direct order:
You need to wait for orders.
You should wait for orders.
You shouldn't wait for orders.
C- When something is not necessary:
You don't have to wait for orders.
You don't need to wait for orders.
D- To form a question:
Reverse the order of the subject and verb:
We must turn back.
Must we turn back?
It is more common to form questions with do + have to:
Do we have to turn back?

Exercise 21- Match each sentence 1-5 with a use a-e.

1 You must not fall asleep on watch A to say that it is necessary to do something
2 This bearing needs lubricating. B to say that something is not necessary
3 You don't have to paint the bulkhead. C to issue a negative order
4 He says you have to stand middle watch. D to issue a positive order
5 You must report the damage E to give an order from someone else

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Exercise 22- Complete the gaps in these sentences using must, have to, need, don't have
to, or mustn't.
1- The floor _________ cleaning.
2- You ________open the hatch. It's dangerous.
3- The OoW says I ________report for duty.
4- I _________go topside right now. I've got ten more minutes.
5- Everyone _________record everything. It's very important.
6- My orders are that I __________take a position forward.
7- The new cadets __________supervising.
8- The chief ________know about the damage.
9- Do I _________report to the captain?

Slang for crew members

Exercise 23- Read Ray's Forster's diary ( below) and decide if he is an unlicensed seaman
or an officer. The words in bold are slang .

15th June

Two days out from Lisbon. It's 16.00 and I am on dog watch today. On the bridge with me is
an AB (helmsman), and Carlos (the ship's snotty).I'm Carlos' sea daddy on this voyage, so I
supervise his sea time.

16.30. A lecky from the black gang come top-side from the engine room to report that he's
sick- got a fever. All hands report to me because I'm the ship's MO. He doesn't look good and I
send him to the sick bay.

18.00 A coastie on shore calls with new instructions. I keep a record of them in the log book.

19.45 My oppo today is Second Officer Ray Forster. I brief Ray on traffic and ETA at the next
waypoint, and hand over.

20.00 End of Watch

I don't have to be on the bridge any more, so, I go down to the mess. The First Engineer is
there. He's working for his chief's ticket and he's at a table reading a manual. The Captain
comes in for a cup of tea. I report on the lecky inside the bay and the old man looks worried.

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Exercise 24- read the diary entry again and find slang words to match the ordinary terms
1-8.
1- Cadet _________
2- Crew in the engineering department____________
3- Coastguard________________
4- Chief engineer____________
5- Electrician ___________
6- Cadet's supervisor____________
7- Person who does the same duties as you_______________
8- Master_____________

Exercise 25- complete the gaps in the sentences 1-6 using the words in the box.
Mess ticket sick bay
Topside dog watch hands

1- I am studying for my master's _____________

2- All the deck ________________are unlicensed seamen.
3- Send an AB ________________ to report to the boatswain.
4- I am standing first _______________ this afternoon.
5- Breakfast is served in the ______________.
6- You must report to the MO in the_____________.

Duties for the day

What duties do you like and dislike. What is the worst duty?

Read the following text:

Boatswain: Mister Sanchez, I've got your duties for the day. First of all, there's some cargo on
the foredeck that needs rigging. I'm sending two ABs topside to do it and they need
supervising by an officer. That's you, sir.
As you know, cadets have to do some time in the engine room. So, at fourteen hundred you
must report to the chief. That's when he does his rounds of the engine room. You have to go
with him to look and listen, but you mustn't get in the way. OK? Good.
You are standing middle watch, Mister Sanchez, sorry about that, but somebody has to do it.
The OoW is the second officer, but be careful: sometimes, when the Old Man can't sleep, he
comes up on to the bridge to conn the ship.
Finally, sir, make sure you get some sleep this afternoon, ready for your watch.

Exercise 26. Who is Mister Sanchez?

a- The Officer of the watch.
b- A deck hand.
c- A cadet officer.

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Exercise 27. Tick the things Mr. Sanchez must do today.

- Work on deck.
- Send two ABs topside.
- Supervise deck hands.
- Report to the chief at 04.00.
- Do a round of the engine room.
- Repair the engine.
- Stand engine room watch.
- Sleep before standing watch.
- Stand watch with the captain.
- Go to bed.

IV- Speaking

Duties on board

Exercise 28- in your opinion, which maritime job is:

- most respected
- physically hardest
- mentally hardest
- best paid
- easiest
- worst
- most dangerous
- most boring
- most interesting

Exercise 29- Read the text below and answer the questions.

Why did you go to sea?

Two Seafarers
Carlos Sanchez works on a container ship. Soon he will complete his sea time and apply for his
officer's ticket. Right now, though, Carlos is still a cadet. His duties are to do rounds of the
deck every day. He has to check cargo, lines and pumps. Sometimes, like now, he stands
watch.

" I love the life, because of the variety," Carlos says. " Back home every day is the same. You
sit in the same traffic jams, do the same boring job and keep paying the bills. Do I miss shore
life? Not me!"

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Officer of the watch is Carlos's sea daddy, Second officer Ray Forster. Ray receives a text
message. ' It's from my wife," he says. She wants to know what Lisbon is like. I don't know
what to tell her. Here we are in Lisbon, but all we see is the inside of the port. Oh yes, and
containers: we see thousands of them.
There are exactly 53 days left before I can go home," Ray says. " My baby daughter is three
months old and I haven't seen her yet. Why do I do this job? I do it because I have to. The
money's good, you see; much better than on shore."

Exercise 30- Number these reasons for going to sea in order of importance to you.

Freedom__ / Money__ / Responsibility__ / Travel__/ Friendships__ / Adventure__ /

Sea faring family__

Exercise 31- Read the text and complete these sentences :

1- Before he gets his officer's ticket, Carlos must complete _____.

2- Every day Carlos has to______.
3- Carlos doesn't miss_________.
4- Ray's rank is______.
5- In Lisbon, the only thing Ray sees is________.
6- Ray doesn't know his_______.
7- Ray does the job because of the _________.

Exercise 32- Put the words and phrases in the box in the correct spaces in the sentences.

first watch must maintain report watchstanders

execute them do rounds cleaning and painting
need supervising equipment and machinery need doing

1- The sick bay needs __________________.

2- I have to stand _____________ tomorrow.
3- All engineering officers must _____________ to the chief.
4- During the watch, the Chief Engineer must ____________of the engine room.
5- Oilers and wipers have to maintain ____________.
6- According to the standing orders the Chief has to supervise any repairs that
___________.
7- The OoW _____________ an alert watch at all times.
8- Deck operations and unberthing _________ by an officer.
9- The helmsman must repeat helm orders and _________ immediately.
10- All _________ must stay awake.

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Exercise 33- Find the part of each sentence that is grammatically wrong and rewrite each
sentence correctly.

Example: The ship need painting. The ship needs painting.

1- You must have to proceed slowly.

2- I reporting to the Chief Engineer.
3- You don‘t must wait.
4- A helmsman don‘t have to navigate.
5- My orders are to must keep watch.
6- We must to report the accident.
7- We must checking our position every 30 minutes.
8- I has to speak to the Boatswain immediately.
9- The engineer doesn‘t need repairing.

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