Introduction to

Maritime
English Course
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1. Absences/lates are not allowed. We serve
only 15min grace period.
2. Remedial Lesson Request Form is valid for 1
year.
3. Daily quizzes is given 30min before the end
of class. Cheating is not tolerable.
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5. Trainees should be in appropriate attire.
(short pants, slippers/sandals,
sleeveless/sando are not allowed)
6. No loitering arround during class hour.
7. Vandalism (writting on tables, chairs and
walls) are STRICTLY prohibited.
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during lectures.
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10. Companions of trainee are NOT allowed to
stay inside the premises.
11. Follow instructions from trainors during
emergency and stay calm.
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within the premisses.
13. Abseentee or late trainee shall secure
Remedial Form at the registrar in order to
continue his training.
14. Abseentee shall make-up for the same day of
the week he missed. (Ex: Tuesday he should
take Tuesday next week). In case of make-up
with special time/day requested. He will have
to shoulder the tutorial session and the cost
of a day fee equivalent to php 1,500.
15. Company charge trainee is not allowed to make
absences without duly notification from their
crewing or training manager.
16. Trainee with absences is not allowed to take the
final examination. Rather he will have to take it
upon his remedial day.
17. Last Day is the Assessment day, total item in final
examination is 25.
In order to pass, you must attain 18 points or more.
18. Trainees are given 3 chances to pass the
examination and failure to that a remedial
form is to be issued, signifying a necessity for
further tutorial lesson.
19. Hand outs are given in CD form. It is
recommended to take down notes to capture
important points emphasized.
20. Smoking is not allowed inside the building.
However smokers may do so at 6th the floor
of the open area. Throwing cigarette butts on
adjacent building and its surrounding areas
is prohibited.
21. It is the policy of the building that trainees must
stay inside the building althroughout the
duration of the course.
Likewise, canteen is provided at the 5th floor of
this building during snack and break time, all
trainees are directed to use the canteen.
22. Whenever the trainee requires that going
outside the premises is inevitable, the
said trainee shall secure a gate pass from
the registration department indicating
his/her reasons of doing so. Generally the
trainees must be inside the premises at
all times, as to avoid any incidents that
may be encountered, such as (Victimized
by riding-in-tandem, snatchers and
poisoned by eating street foods).
23. Meals can be avail on credit, that is such
case the trainee has no budget for meals
for the day. It could be charged as
credits. However, it should be settled on
the next day.
This provision is not applicable for 1 day
training course.
For the company charge you should
settle the meal on the last day.
OBJECTIVES:
The learning objectives of this course is to learn
Maritime English and understand basic terminology
pertaining to:

Types of Ships
Organisation Onboard Ships
Ship design and terminology
TYPES OF MERCHANT SHIPS
The classification of merchant ships on the basis of the type and
methods of carrying cargo is as follows:
Bulk Carriers
Tankers
Crude Oil Tankers
Product Tankers
Gas Tankers
Chemical Tankers
Container Ships
Passenger Ships
Ro-Ro Ships
General Cargo Ships
Reefer Ships
Heavy Lift Vessels
LASH
Livestock Carriers
BULK CARRIERS
TANKERS
CRUDE OIL TANKERS
PRODUCT TANKERS
GAS TANKERS
CHEMICAL TANKERS
CONTAINER SHIPS
PASSENGER SHIPS
RO-RO SHIPS
GENERAL CARGO SHIPS
REEFER SHIPS
HEAVY LIFT VESSELS
LASH
LIVESTOCK CARRIERS
ORGANISATION ONBOARD
MASTER
SHIP DESIGN AND TERMINOLOGY
General Design of a merchant vessel
Directions on a vessel
Movements of a vessel
General Design of a merchant vessel
MAIN DECK
POOP DECK
FORECASTLE
BOW AND ANCHOR
RUDDER AND PROPELLER
MONKEY ISLAND
FUNNEL
BRIDGE
ENGINE ROOM
ACCOMMODATION
DIRECTIONS ON A VESSEL
DIRECTIONS ON A VESSEL
MOVEMENTS OF A VESSEL
Ahead
Astern
Athwardships
Rolling

Pitching
Yawing
AHEAD
ASTERN
ATHWARDSHIPS
ROLLING
PITCHING
YAWING
SHIP DESIGN AND TERMINOLOGY
SHIP DESIGN AND TERMINOLOGY
OBJECTIVES:
The learning objectives of this chapter are to develop
basic knowledge of safety onboard ships and to learn
some of the key associated Maritime English
terminology:

General Ship Safety

Signs and Symbols
Emergency Alarms
GENERAL SHIP SAFETY
RESPONSIBILITY OF SAFETY
Safety Onboard is maintained by:
HAZARDS
The major hazards onboard are:

Fire
Flooding
Pollution
FIRE
FLOODING
POLLUTION
RESTRICTING DAMAGE
LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENTS
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
LIFEBOAT
IS A SMALL, RIGID OR INFLATABLE BOAT CARRIED
FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION IN THE EVENT OF A
DISASTER ON BOARD SHIP.

3 TYPES OF LIFEBOAT ON SHIPS

TORPEDO LIFEBOAT
FREE FALL LIFEBOAT
FULLY ENCLOSED LIFEBOAT
PARTIALLY ENCLOSED LIFEBOAT
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
EMERGENCY ALARMS
GENERAL EMERGENCY ALARM
FIRE ALARM
EMERGENCY ALARMS
EMERGENCY ALARMS
EMERGENCY ALARMS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
EMERGENCIES ON BOARD SHIP
EMERGENCIES ON BOARD SHIP
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE
EMERGENCIES ON BOARD SHIP
DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM
EMERGENCIES ON BOARD SHIP
SENSOR TYPES
EMERGENCIES ON BOARD SHIP
FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES
FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES
FIRE BLANKET
FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES
FIREMANS OUTFIT AND SCBA
FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING
SYSTEM
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING
SYSTEM
MAIN TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER
MAIN TYPES OF FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
NAVIGATION LIGHTS ONBOARD
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CHARACTERSITICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON
DIFFERENT SHIPS
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CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHTS AS
AID TO NAVIGATION
LIGHTS SIGNALS
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AIDS TO NAVIGATION: BUOYS AND
BUOYAGE
IALA SYSTEM
LATERAL MARKS / BUOYS
CARDINAL MARKS