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INGLES BASICO

1. Maritime
Technical
English
Course
1st Module

2. TheobjectiveofthiscourseistofacilitatethelearningofMaritime
TechnicalEnglishtonon-nativeEnglish-speakingcadets,students,
professionals,merchantmarineofficersandotherswhomaytake
partandworkinthisveryspecializedfield,themaritimefield.
Objective
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3. Contents
Ship familiarization.
Ship’s navigation equipment.
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SHIP
FAMILIARIZATION

5. Ashipisavesselpropelledbyenginesorsailsfornavigatingonthe
water.Thisvehicleisusedfortransportingpeopleorgoodsbysea
oranyotherbodyofwater.Ashipisacomplexstructuremadeup
ofmanyparts.
Thesearesomebasicpartsofaship:
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Ship
Otherpartsoftheshipincludetherudder,thekeel,theholds,the
tanks,theengineroom,etc.
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6. •Funnel.Itisthesmokestackorchimneyona
shipusedtoexpelboilersteamandsmokeor
engineexhaust.Itisalsocommonlyreferred
toasstack.
•Stern.Thesternisthebackoraft-mostpartof
ashiporboat.Itliesoppositeofthebow.Itis
indicatedwithawhitenavigationlightat
night.
•Propeller.Apropellerisarotatingfanlike
structurewhichisusedtopropeltheshipby
usingthepowergeneratedandtransmitted
bythemainengineoftheship.
•Anchor.Itisadevice,normallymadeof
metal,usedtoconnectavesseltothebedof
abodyofwatertopreventthecraftfrom
driftingduetowindorcurrent.
Parts of a ship
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7. •Bulbousbow.Itisaprotrudingbulbat
thebow(orfront)ofashipjustbelow
thewaterline.
•Bow.Thebow/baʊ/istheforwardpartof
thehullofashiporboat,thepointthatis
usuallymostforwardwhenthevesselis
underway.
•Deck.Adeckisapermanentcoveringover
acompartmentorahullofaship.Thefloorof
aship.Itisasolidsurfaceservingasaroofand
floor.
Thebulbmodifiesthewaythewaterflows
aroundthehull,reducingdragandthus
increasingspeed,range,fuelefficiency,and
stability.Abulbousbowalsoincreasesthe
buoyancyoftheforwardpartandhence
reducesthepitchingoftheshiptoasmall
degree.
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Parts of a ship
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8. •Superstructure.hesuperstructureofashipis
thepartofitthatisaboveitsmaindeck.Itis
themainareaoftheshipwhichholdsthe
accommodation andnavigationbridgeof
theship.
•Bridge.Thebridgeofashipistheroomor
platformfromwhichtheshipcanbe
commanded.Thebridgeismanned by
anofficerofthewatchaidedusuallyby
anableseamanactingaslookout.
•PortSide.Itisanauticaltermforleft.Portis
theleft-handsideofavessel,facingforward.
•StarboardSide.Itisanauticaltermforright.
Starboardistheright-handside,facing
forward.
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Parts of a ship
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9. •Hull.Thehullisthebiggestpartoftheship.Itis
awatertightenclosure,whichprotectsthe
cargo,machinery,andaccommodation
spacesoftheshipfromtheweather,flooding,
andstructuraldamage.
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Parts of a ship
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Otherpartsoftheshipincludetherudder,thekeel,theholds,the
tanks,theengineroom,etc.

10. Directions and Positions on Board a Ship
Thefrontendofashipisthebow.Whenyoumovetowardthebow,
youaregoingforward.Therearofashipisthestern.Whenyou
movetowardthestern,youaregoingaft.
Whenashipismoving,eitherbypowerorsail,itisunderway.Aship
movingforwardisahead.Whentheshipmovesbackwards,itis
astern.
Ifyouareintherearoftheshiplookingforward,therightsideofthe
shipisthestarboardside;theleftsideistheportside.
Thefrontrightsideoftheshipisthestarboardbow;thefrontleftis
theportbow.Therightrearoftheshipisthestarboardquarter;the
leftrearistheportquarter.
Port and Starboard
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11. Amidshipsisthecentralpartoftheship,whileathwartshipsisan
imaginarylinerunningfromonesideoftheshiptotheother.
Therightcentersideoftheshipisthestarboardbeam;theleft
centersideistheportbeam
Goingtopsideismovingfromalowerdecktoanupperdeckofthe
ship,whilegoingbelowismovingfromanupperdecktoalower
deck.
Windwardisthedirectionfromwhichthewindisblowing;leewardis
theoppositedirectionfromwhichthewindisblowing.This
informationisimportantwhenmooringandinheavyweather.
Amidships
Going Topside and Going Below
Windward and Leeward
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12. Presenttensebe:
ThepresenttenseofBEisformedbytheforms:Is–AreandAm.
Foranaffirmativesentencewithbeyoufollowthispattern:
thesubjectplustheverbbeplusthecomplements.
Forexample:
Thehullisthebiggestpartoftheship.
Where“thehull”isthesubjectpronouns,“is”istheverbtobeand
“thebiggestpartoftheship”isthecomplement.
Anotherexample,innegativeformis:
Thebowisnot(isn’t)thebackpartoftheship.
Where“thebow”isthesubjectpronouns,“isnot”istheverbtobe
and“thebackpartoftheship”isthecomplement.
Nowlet’sanalyzethiswithaquestion:
Theyarenot(aren’t)cargoships.
Here“they”isthesubjectpronouns,“arenot”theverbtobeand
“cargoships”thecomplement.
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13. TheNATOPhoneticAlphabetItisthemostwidelyused
radiotelephonespellingalphabet.Itis26codewordsassignedto
the26lettersoftheEnglishalphabet.Thisalphabetisrequiredto
avoidproblemsorconfusioninradiocommunications.
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
AAlfa
BBravo
CCharlie
DDelta
EEcho
FFoxtrot
GGolf
HHotel
IIndia
JJuliett
KKilo
LLima
MMike
NNovember
OOscar
PPapa
QQuebec
RRomeo
SSierra
TTango
UUniform
VVictor
WWhiskey
XX-ray
YYankee
ZZulu
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14. 2
SHIP’S
NAVIGATION
EQUIPMENT

15. Nowadaysashipofficerhasmarinenavigationequipmentthat
makeshislifesimpler,thankstotechnology.Atpresent,seafarers
aretrainedtoknowthefunctionandoperationofmodern
navigationalequipment.Thisequipmentmakesthejourneyatsea
easierandsafer.Withmodernfacilitiesandautomation,aship
todayhasseveraladvancednavigationalequipmentsystemsthat
giveprecisedataforthevoyage.
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Navigation equipment
Somenavigationequipmentis:
Radar:Itisusedtodeterminethedistanceofthe
shipfromland,otherships,orthosefloatingobjects
outatsea.
MagneticCompass:Thiscompass worksin
conjunctionwiththemagneticfieldoftheearth.
Thisisusedtogetplanneddirectionforthe
voyage.
Echosounder:Thisinstrumentisusedtomeasure
thedepthofthewaterbelowtheship’sbottom.It
usessoundwaves.
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16. AutoPilot:Itisacombinationofhydraulic,
mechanical,andelectricalsystems.Thiscontrols
theship’ssteeringsystemfromaremotelocation
(NavigationBridge).
Speed&DistanceLogDevice:Itisusedto
measurethespeedandthedistancetravelledby
ashipfromasetpoint.
ARPA:AutomaticRadarPlottingAidshowsthe
positionofashipandothervesselsnearby.The
radardisplaysthepositionoftheshipsthatare
nearandselectsthecourseforthevesselby
avoidinganykindofcollision.
GyroCompass:itisusedtofindtheright
direction.Thiscompassisnotaffectedbyexternal
magneticfield.ThisisusedtofindcorrectNorth
Position,whichisalsotheearth’srotationalaxis.
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17. ElectronicChart:isadevelopment inthe
navigationalchartsystem.Itisusedinnaval
vesselsandmerchantships.Withtheuseofthe
electronicchartsystem,itiseasierforaship’s
navigatingcrewtodeterminelocations,and
reachdirections.
GPS:AGlobalPositioningSystemreceiverisa
displaysystem.Itshowstheship’slocationwith
thehelpofglobalpositioningsatelliteinthe
earth’sorbit.
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18. DemonstrativesandPossessiveAdjectives:
Demonstrativesshowwhereanobject,eventorpersonisinrelation
tothespeaker.Theycanrefertodistance:nearorfar.
“This”isusedtorefertoasingleobjectthatisnearand“that”is
usedtorefertoasingleobjectthatisfar.
“These”isusedtorefertomanyobjectsthatarenearand“those”
isusedtorefertomanyobjectsthatarefar.
Possessiveadjectivesarewordsthatareusedtoexpress
possession.Theygobeforenounsornominalphrases.
Forexample:ourcabin,theirship,mynewVHFRadio.
Thepossessiveadjectivesforeachsubjectpronounsare:
I:My.
You:Your
He:His
She:Her
It:Its
We:Our
They:Their
GRAMMAR
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19. Inthemaritimecontext,navigationis
theprocessofplottinganddirectingthe
courseofaship.Theprocessofdirecting
themovementsofawatercraftfrom
onepointtoanother.Tocarryoutthis
processproperly,itisnecessarytoknow
someterms.Thefollowingtermswillgive
yousome basicnotionsabout
navigation:
•Bearing:Thehorizontaldirectionofa
lineofsightbetweentwoobjectson
thesurfaceoftheearth.Itis
expressedasangulardistancefrom
000°(North)clockwisethrough360°.
•Course:Thedirectioninwhicha
vesselisheadingorisintendedtobe
steered,thedirectionthroughthe
water,usuallygivenindegrees.
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Useful navigation terms
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20. •Distance:Aseparationbetweenone
pointandanotherinunitsoflength,
fornavigationalpurposes,theseare
divisionsofanauticalmile(1.852
meters).
•Heading:Thedirectioninwhicha
vesselispointing.
•Knot:Aunitofspeed,onenautical
mileperhour.
•Nauticalmile:Aunitofdistance
definedasexactly1.852meters.
Thesearebasictermsthatmaybe
usefultointroduceyouintotheworldof
seanavigation.
Useful navigation terms
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