航海英语听力与会话口述题

航海英语听力与会话（第三版）口述题.

第一章公共用语

1. Please say something about your hometown.

My hometown is Xiamen, it is a beautiful city in south china .my hometown is good port city. And famous for its tourism. Every year there are thousands of tourists coming from all parts of the country, they will enjoy the beautiful scenery. The fresh air and the blue sky. The people here are very kind and hospitable .they entertain their guests with delicious local seafood .I like my hometown very much.

2. Self –introduction

My name is Li Ming. I am twenty years old. My hometown is Xiamen. It is a beautiful city in south china. I graduated from Xiamen Ocean Collage in 2006. I have been a seaman for two years. I am a third officer. I like the life on board. My hobby is playing basketball and football. I am interested in listening music and reading storybook. Listening music can help me relax and enjoy. In my spare time, I always listen music on deck.

3. Say something about your family.

I am from Xiamen. My family is small. There are three people in my family. They are my father, my mother and I. My father is a seaman. He is a captain. He likes navigating and fishing. My mother is a doctor. She work in a big hospital in Xiamen city. She is very busy. I am a student. Now I am studying at Xiamen Ocean Collage. I will graduate next year. I like reading book and playing football. We get along very well. I am very happy with the family.

4. Your favorite port you have call at.

My favorite port is Xiamen, it is beautiful city in south china .It is good port city. And famous for its tourism. Every year there are thousands of tourists coming from all parts of the country, they will enjoy the beautiful scenery. The fresh air and the blue sky. The people here are very kind and hospitable .they entertain their guests with delicious local seafood .I like Xiamen very much.

5. Your responsibilities on board

I work as an A.B. on board. My duty on board is keeping watches and doing maintenance work. Before sailing, I test the wheel, check the navigation lights, prepare the signal flags. When entering or leaving the port, I keep the navigation watch. During the voyage, I steer the wheel, and keep lookout. When at sea and traffic density is low, I usually do maintenance work. Such as derusting, painting or splicing work and so on.

When berthing or unberthing, I do mooring and unmooring work. My position in these cases is forecastle or poop. When lying alongside, I keep the gangway watch.

第三章靠离与锚泊业务

1. As an officer on duty, how do you keep watch while the ship is at anchor?

When the ship is at anchor, the officer being on duty, I should comply with the captain’s order, keep continuous listening watch on VHF, and check anchor position frequently by GPS fixing and radar fixing. If any ship is coming ,I should keeping watch the coming vessel ,pay attention to her position to prevent the two ships from collision .in case of anchor dragging ,I will inform master, inform the engine room to stand by engine, and inform the harbour control.

3. The procedures before arrival at a port.

Before a ship arrives at a port, the crewmember should make the following preparations. On the bridge, the officer on duty should first inform the engine room to stand by engine and then call the captain to come onto the bridge .at last test all the navigation equipment to see if they are in good working order. In the engine room, the engineer on duty should receive the bridge orders, and then stand by engine. At last, inform the bridge that engine is ready.

4. Describe the procedures before leaving a port.

Before a ship leaves a port, the crewmember should make the following preparations. On the bridge ,the officer on duty should comes on the bridge and inform the duty engineer in the engine room to stand by engine .ALL the navigation equipment must be see if they are in good working order, In the engine room ,the engineer on duty must follow the orders and also check the equipment of the engine room. On deck, the sailors on duty close the hatches and secure all the cargoes to prevent them from moving. The duty officer informs the fore and aft crew members to stand by departure.

5. Describe the procedures of pilotage.

When a ship is arriving at a port, she usually needs a pilot .the officer on duty calls the pilot with VHF, reporting the ETA to the pilot, asking when and where the pilot will come on board the ship and on which side the pilot ladder will be rigged. Then the officer on duty at the bridge informs the bosun to rig the ladder according to the pilot’s reque st. When the pilot boat comes near the ship, it should reduce speed to ease the embarkation .The officer on duty receiver the pilot on deck and took him to the bridge; the captain gives the pilot card to him and introduces some particulars of the ship.

第四章装卸作业

2. Describe the procedures before entering an enclosed space.

Before we enter an enclosed space, ventilation should be carried out in advance; the concentration of oxygen should be checked. We will be prohibited from entering the space if it is low. In that case, we shall wear breathing apparatus .Some crew shall keep watch at the entrance and exit. The interphone shall be carried to contact others in time .electric torch and illuminating device shall be carried. In the event of dangers, we shall call for help and withdraw.

4. Describe the actions to be taken in case of an oil spill on board.

If an oil spill happens on board, the person on the spot shall report to bridge immediately and take some measures such as shut off the oil pump. The bridge will sound the alarm. On hearing the alarm, all the crew shall carry tools to remove the spilled oil immediately. Before bunkering, precautions must be taken, such as plugging deck scuppers, placing oil removing tools and fire –fighting equipment on the bunkering spot, closely monitoring oil level, ensuring the communication between watchmen and bunkering tanker.

第五章航行

1. The duties of watch –keeping when underway.

When underway, a proper lookout shall be kept continuously .give way to the coming vessel early and give her a wide berth. Keep listening on VHF 16 .take ship’s position frequently to ensure the ship on the planned courses .stand by to proceed in reduced visibility. Check the navigational instruments frequently to see if they are in good working order. Anyway, various means shall be employed to ensure the navigational safety of the ship.

2. Describe the bridge shift change.

The relieving officer must relieve the watch on time, reporting to the bridge early enough become informed of the situation before taking over the watch. The relieving officer must read and understand the entries in the master’s N ight Order Book and sign it to indicate understanding of the master’s order. He must confirm the ship’s present position. Review related charts and publications, discuss the navigational situation with the officer on watch and check the ship’s gyro course recorder. If satisfied that all the above information is correct, in order and understood, the relieving officer will finally relieve the officer on watch. The watch officer must not surrender the watch until assured that the relieving officer is physically capable and fully understand the steaming situation. The watch is not to be relieved during a maneuver.

3. Describe the difference between navigation in a narrow channel and in a traffic separation scheme.

Narrow channel is relatively small in width where vessel maneuverability is restricted .when proceeding along the course of a narrow channel, a vessel shall keep as near to the outer limit of the channel which lies on her starboard side as is safe and practicable. Traffic Separation Scheme means a scheme where traffic lanes are separated by separation line and separation zone. It is to reduce traffic collision and improve safe navigation. Vessel using TSS should navigate along the traffic flow direction for that lane. The major differences between them are that vessel proceeding in narrow channel have limit in maneuverability and keep to the starboard side of the channel. But in TSS vessel ought to follow the direction of traffic flow indicated in the appropriate chart. They are not allowed in the opposite direction of the traffic.

4. Describe advantages of various tools or technologies for proper lookout.

Proper lookout includes but is not limited by the following: visual lookout, hearing, Radar, VHF, Telescope, etc... By visual lookout, the prevailing circumstances and conditions in the vicinity o the vessel can be clearly known. By using Radar, the range and bearing of objects can be detected so as determine if risk of collision exist. According to the figures, you can decide when, where and how to avoid the unfavorable situations. It is convenient for navigators to communicate easily with each other through VHF. The purpose of proper lookout is to maintain safety. According to the prevailing circumstances and conditions, various tool and technologi es are used, to keep the vessel’s safety.

第六章：修船与船体保养

3. Describe the procedures of carrying out an overhaul for navigational aids

It is necessary to carry out overhaul of navigational aids. The content of overhaul includes the followings: the daily maintenance, weekly maintenance, monthly maint enance and annual maintenance, etc…. if a device expires, we should apply to the company for a new one. The navigational aids on board are various. We must maintain and test the carefully according to ISM documents: making out the plan of maintenance and test, carrying out the work with all items, and finishing them on time. If any problem is found, we shall solve them at once.

第七章事故处理

1. Describe the procedures in handling fire on board.

First, find out the location of the fire, sound the fire alarms and announce the fire location. If the fire is not serious, take fire-fighting measures on spot. All the crew shall operate according to the muster list. After the fire has been extinguished, the fire detector shall detect the fire again to confirm that the fire has already been put out. After that the fire site shall be cleaned. Anyway, it is very important to avoid fires on board.

2. Describe briefly the emergency procedures in handling ship borne oil pollution. Once the oil pollution happens on board ,the following procedures should be carried out .First ,sound the general emergency alarm and repeat at least three times, following by an announcement of the location .second ,inform the master and the master and the engine room.Third,stop the pumps and oil transfer operation, and plug all scuppers on deck .fourth ,under the command of the captain ,all the crew members will perform their duty according to the muster list. Fifth, inform the local port administration about the accident without delay.

第八章消防与船员自救

1. Describe fire precautions on board.

Have fire patrols in all spaces regularly. Be careful to extinguish cigarettes completely. Never smoke in bed. Never smoke on deck except in areas labeled as smoking areas. Never throw a cigarette overboard. The naked light and open fire is strictly prohibited. Never use an electric iron in cabin. Carry out fire fighting drill

every month. The fire fighting equipment shall be checking at regular intervals .if anything is found ,it shall be solved in time to ensure they are ready for use at any time, the fire fighting drills shall be carried out every month to assimilate every crew member with his own duties. After the fire alarm is sounded, all the crew shall go to the assembly station. the commanded will call the roll and report the number to the bridge .the bridge will take measures according to different situations, the routine fire fighting work is very important. Every person on board shall pay attention to fire precautions to ensure the safety of ship and personnel.

2. Describe the damage control on board.

Damage control plan can be found on the bridge on board. Senior crew shall be familiar with the positions of equipment on board and ship’s structure and have them checked. If any damage is found, actions shall be taken. Muster damage control teams. Get all damage control material ready. Determine the location and then necessary measures. Find the leak and try to stop flooding with damage control material. Switch on pumps to pump the flooding water out. Post a damage control watch and check leak. Secure all watertight doors and other openings.. Rope off the flooding area. If the damage is serious, report to the master to abandon the ship.

3 Describe the measures taken on board if aground.

If a ship is aground. Must stop engine. Sound general emergency alarm. Exhibit lights / shapes and make any appropriate sound signals. Check hull for damage. Sound bilge and tanks. Sound around ship to determine which way deep water lies and the nature of the seabed. Obtain information on local currents and tides. Reduce the draft of the ship or wait the rise of the tide for re-floating

4 describe the measures taken on board if on fire.

If a fire is found on board. We must sound the fire alarm. Call master to the bridge if he is not on the bridge. Muster crew. Each crewmember has to carry out his assigned duty. Determine the class of fire. Use appropriate extinguishers to put the fire off. Close down ventilation fans and all doors to prevent the spread of the fire. Check for missing and injured persons. When the fire is extinguished, post a fire watch and check the fire area to prevent the re-ignition of the fire. Rope off the fire area.

第九章救助

1 Describe the procedures of search and rescue operations.

Take hearing of distress message. Re-transmit distress message. Maintain continuous listening watch on all distress frequencies. Establish communications with all other surface units and SAR aircraft involved in the SAR operation. Plot position, courses and speeds of other assisting units. Monitor X-band radar for locating survival craft transponder (SART) signal using 6 or 12 nautical mile range scales. Post extra look-outs for sighting flares and other pyrotechnic signals.

2 Describe the responses when a person falls overboard.

Release lifebuoy with light and smoke signal on the side the crew member has fallen overboard. Take immediate avoiding action so as not to run over the man over th e man overboard. Sound three prolonged blasts of the ship’s whistle. Post a lookout to maintain a continuous watch on the man overboard. Hoist signal flag ‘O’. Commence a recovery maneuver, such as a Williamson turn. Note ship’s position, wind speed and direction and time. Inform engine room. Place engine on stand-by. Must rescue boat’s crew. Rig pilot ladder/nets to assist in the recovery. Broadcast URGENCY message to ships in the vicinity.

3. Describe briefly the GMDSS.

GMDSS means Global Maritime Distress and Safety system. It will establish communication between ship and shore in time, and avoid and decrease accidents at sea, to ensure the safety of crew and ship. GMDSS consists of INMASAT A, B, C; VHF, MF/HF, DSC, SART, EPIRB, Navtex, SSB, and so on. GMDSS can provide to ships weather forecast, navigation and safety warning, and the accurate position of vessel in distress. In case of emergence, vessels will transmit distress messages to coast station, ant the vessel in distress will be rescued.

4. Describe briefly the DSC distress alert.

DSC is a part of GMDSS on board. It is used to communications between ship and shore, ship and ship. It is the important equipment to transmit signals when a vessel is in distress. The format of distress alert is as follows: MMSI position, time, nature of distress, and later means of communication, such as telephone or telex. DSC is very important. It is very helpful for assistance in distress, which makes it more possible for ships to be salvaged.

第十章遇险

1．Send a Mayday message according to the given information.

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is MV Blue Whale, Blue Whale. My call sign is WXCP, Whisky, X-ray, Charlie, Papa. My present position is 47o4’ N, 50o8’ W. there is explosion and fire in the engine room. We have been doing our best in fire fighting but the ship is still in danger. We need fire fighting assistance. Over.

2. Send a Mayday message according to the given information.

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is MV South Pacific, South Pacific. My call sign is NOPE, November, Oscar, Papa, Echo. I am aground. My present position is 22o04’ N, 127o 08’ E. We have tried to refloat. But the wind is too strong and the ship is in danger. We need tug assistance. Over.

3. Send a Pan Pan message according to the given information.

Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan. This is MV White Snow, White Snow. My call sign is ALMI, Alpha, Lima, Mike, India. My main engine has broken down. My present position is 22o04’ N, 127o 08’ E . My ship is rolling and pitching heavily due to strong

wind and is in danger. We need tug assistance. Over.

4. Send a Pan Pan message according to the given information.

Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan. This is MV Blue Sea, Blue Sea. My call sign is BERN, Bravo, Echo, Romeo, November. My present position is 22o04’ N, 127o 08’ E . My steering gear has broken down. The vessel is out of control and adrift. I am in danger.

I need convoy assistance. Over.

第十一章港口国检查

2 Please describe the preparatory work or the daily maintenance work to be done by you before a PSC inspection.

I am a third officer. I am responsible for the care of the fire-fighting appliances, life-saving appliances, ship’s signaling equipment and signal flags. Before a PSC inspection, I must ensure that all these appliances and equipments are in good condition and available for immediate use. Prepare these appliances inspecting and maintaining plans, Prepare the records of inspection, test and maintenance of all these appliances.

第十二章ISPS

2 Please describe something about Automatic Identification System.

Automatic Identification System is device that transmits information about your ship and receives the same from other ships. An example of information transmitted would be: Call s ign, ship’s name, the ship’s speed, course and destination. The AIS is an important tool for coastal states to monitor ship traffic and to detect possible threats. Coast stations can also receive this information.

4. please describe something about ship security training and drill.

On board ship, trainings and drills of Security are very important. Usually the security training is carried out once a month. And the security drill is carried out once every three months. The ship imagines a security incident during the drill. All the crewmembers must take part in the drill. The security officers is in charge of the training. All personnel except the duty members must join the activity. Imagining a incident, transmitting alert, carrying out different duties by the crew, summarizing the above result and submitting a report to company are the basic procedure of ship security training and drill.