《航海英语听力与会话》
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一、简答题(共60分)
1. The vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. (5分)
2. It means "Man overboard." With a sinister hoist, the semaphore flag. (5分)
3. Yes, for example: minor repair and major repair; self repair and dock repair; voyage repair and annual repair; periodical repair and intermediate repair. (5分)
4. Repair list is a list of all items; repair bill is a list of charges to be paid upon the completion of repair. (5分)
5. VHF, radio, GMDSS(5分)
6. cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate, Minimum Safety Manning Certificate , International Tonnage Certificate, International Load Line Certificate.(5分)
7. Yes, there are expanding square search, sector search, parallel search, ship/aircraft coordinated search.. (5分)
8. International Association of Lighthouse Authorities(5分)
9. It should be included: Ship’s name; Call-sign; distress position; Nature of distress suffered; and assistance required. (.5分)
10. Yes, lifeboat, liferaft, lifejacket. (5分)
11. primer,anti-corrosive paint, anti-fouling paint, solution, varnish.( 5分)
12 poor visibility,failure to make a landfall or navigational sighting at the expected time, anytime the watch officer is in doubt of the vessel’s position. and so on .(5分)
二、口述题(共40分)
1. Describe the proper way of using VHF(8分)
When you operate VHF, you should comply with the radio regulations. If you want to speak, you should push the button, and if you want to listen, you should release the button.
The general rules of using VHF are as follows: (1) calling on channel 16 for the purpose other than distress urgency and very brief safety communication; (2) communication not related to safety and navigation on port operation channels and non-essential transmissions will never been permitted to broadcasted on channel 16; (3) the important messages should be repeated; (4) the first 3 should be listening every half an hour.
2. Describe the duties of watch-keeping when underway.(8分)
When you are on watch-keeping, you will be responsible to the master for the proper performance of his assigned bridge watchstanding and navigational duties. When the ship is underway ,the chief officer will be on duty during 4 to 8 and 16-20; the second officer will be on duty during 0-4 and 12-16; the third officer will be on duty during 8-12 and 20-24.
At each watch, the officers on watch should check the ship's positions at least 4 times, change the steering gear from auto-pilot to manual-pilot 1time. They also check ship's course, speed, and the weather condition, navigational equipments conditions.
The officers duty's spot is at the bridge, they should keep sharp look-out at all time. They can do nothing expect look-out and take proper avoiding actions. Usually they should patrol the whole ship once a watch at night for avoid fire or other unnormal things happened.。