轮机英语第四章.docVIP

第一节 1. Q: Which the convention is the most important of all the international conventions dealing with marine safety? A: The SOLAS Convention is the most important. It was first drafted up in 1914, because of well known disaster Titanic in which more than 1500 lives were lost in the north Atlantic. The convention has many amendments such as 1963, 1974, 1988, 1992. 2. Q: What would you do about plastic? A: Put them in the red barrel. When red barrel is full, it will be collected and delivered to shoreside. 3. Q: What is the SOLAS? When was it first created? A: SOLAS stands for the interna