Maritime English Readings

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.