海事英语之Communication at Sea.pptVIP

Message Checks In the course of VHF exchanges it is often necessary to check mutual understanding, i.e. if the other station follows the conversation, or when we have made a mistake during the transmission. This is done by the use of the following SMCP phrases: UNDERSTOOD: MISTAKE … CORRECTION STAY ON NOTHING MORE SAY AGAIN READ BACK Useful Words and Phrases in VHF Communications Words and phrases such as OK, ROGER, REPEAT, TEN-FOUR, OVER AND OUT, BREAKER, COME IN PLEASE, … are not recommended. A frantic distress call was made by the skipper of a motorboat in the Thames estuary one afternoon. ‘Coastguard, coastguard – we’re in the tideway and we’re taking water!’ he cried. He was quickly answered by a competent female operator. ‘Vessel calling-can you be more specific?” ‘Yes, we’re bleedin’ sinking!’ ‘I meant,’ she replied sweetly, ‘ about your position.’ Nautical phrases All at seaBatten down the hatchesBetween the Devil and the deep blue seaBroad in the beamChock-a-blockClose quartersCopper-bottomedCut and runGive a wide berthGo by the boardHand over fistHard and fastHigh and dryIn the offingKnow the ropesOn your beam endsPlain sailingShipshape and Bristol fashionShake a legShiver my timbers Taken abackTell it to the marinesThe bitter endThe cut of your jibThree sheets to the wind Maritime English Communication at sea Introduction 1. Marine telecommunications:Radio/telex communications 2. VTS (vessel traffic service) VHF Communication 3. Distress situations/Distress signals 4. Signals and communication 5. GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) 6. EPIRP (Emergency position-indicating radio beacon) 7. SMCP (Standard Maritime Communication Phrases) 8. Non-verbal communication (gestures, marks...) 9. Written communications Communications within the ship Communications over relatively short distances Communications over long distances International Code of Signals 《国际信号规则》 海事旗语过去用于船只之间的通信，一般