航海英语听力与会话评估.doc

航海英语听力与会话大证评估Chapter 1口述1. Please say something about your hometown.a) The geographical position, population, and features of your hometown.b) The environment and customs of your hometown.c) The specialties of your hometown.Nanjing is my hometown. It is the capital of Jiangsu Province. The Yangtze River runs through it. It has a long history of 2400 years. It is known as one of the six ancient capital cities in China. Since the 3rd century, about ten dynasties have made it their capital. In Nanjing, spring and autumn are short. In summer, it is very hot. There are many famous places in Nanjing, such as Xuanwu Lake, Confucius Temple, Dr. Sun Yat-sens Mausoleum, etc. People in Nanjing are industrious and hospitable. Welcome to Nanjing!2. Please say something about yourself.a) Your name, age, rank, working experiences, hobbies.b) Your daily work.c) Your spare time activities.My name is Im years old. Im from . Now Im studying in Jiangsu Maritime Institute. I major in navigation. I will graduate next year. I have a wide range of interests. I like collecting stamps, and I can learn much knowledge from it .I like playing basketball and listening to music, too. But I dont like playing football and watching TV. I have many friends.3. Please say something about your family.a) Members of your family.b) Their occupations.c) Their hobbies and characteristics.My name is . Im years old. Im from . There are people in my family. They are . My grandmother is over years old, but she is very healthy. My father is a , he is years old. My mother is a , she is . (years old). They work very hard. Im studying in Jiangsu Maritime Institute now. We love each other. We live a happy life.4. Your favorite port you have called at.a) A simple introduction of the port.b) Reasons why you like it.c) Anything special about it.I have called at Shanghai harbor and I like it very much. Shanghai is a large seaport. It lies at the mouth of the Yangtze River on the east coast of China. I was impressed by its prosperousness and its size. Everyday a number of ships with imported and exported goods come in and out of Shanghai harbor. Large vessels of 50 thousand tonnages can enter it freely and the annual shipping volume of Shanghai Harbor has reached about 440 million tons. There are a lot of stevedoring areas and the port has been equipped with all kinds of advanced loading and unloading facilities. Shanghai Harbor is playing an important part in our nations shipping industry. 5. Please say something about your responsibilities on board.a) Your position on board.b) Your daily work on board.c) Your duties on board.I work as a third officer on M.V. I do plenty of work on board. During navigation, I stand watches on the bridge and maneuver the ship. In port, I keep the deck watches. Besides, I take charge of the fire-fighting and life-saving appliances and keep them in normal condition. I am also responsible for signaling equipment, the International Code Signal flags and other flags and for maintaining and accounting for all training publications and training aids.问答1. Whats your date of birth?May 1st, 1988 was my birthday.2. Whats your seamans book number?XXXX.3. Where are you from?Im from Jiangsu, China.4. Whats your captains nationality?Chinese, I think.5. What do you think is the most important thing on board? Safety.6. Which ports do you often call at?New York.7. What is your favorite TV program? CCTV 5 Sports. /CCTV News.8. What is your favorite Web site? Shoo / yahoo/ Sian/ Baidu/ Google.9. What is your favorite day of the week? Why?Saturday. I can have a good sleep.10. What is your favorite kind of movie? Action film/ Horror film/ Comedy film/ Tragedy film.11. What is your favorite kind of music? Classical / Folk/pop/ Rock and roll music.12. What is your favorite magazine? Readers/Times/ Forum.13. What is the population of your hometown? There are over 5million people in my hometown.14. What is your population of your country? 1,300,000,000 (one point three billion people.)15. What is the best thing about your hometown? Dishes/Food.16. What is the worst thing about your hometown? Traffic density/ Dirty environment.17. Whats your hometown like?It looks like a beautiful garden.18. Do you have many disasters in your country which are caused by weather? Yes, there are. Earthquake/ Seaquake/ Typhoon/Flooding.19. What sports do you like to watch on TV? Basketball/ Soccer/ Swimming.20. What do you think is the most popular sport in the world?Basketball/ Soccer/ Swimming.Chapter Two口述1. Say something about how to apply for radio pratique.a) Your ships particulars and voyage briefs.b) Crewmembers health condition, cargo information and ships sanitary conditionat present.c) Some certificates relating to quarantine inspection.First, you must report your ships particulars, such as vessels name, call sign, draft, tonnage, kind of vessel, the time to arrive at the quarantine anchorage, the departure port, the ports you have called at, destination port and so on.Then you must report the number of the crew members to the quarantine officer, and whether there are sick persons on board. Get rid of rats.Finally you must report some certificates relating to quarantine inspection, such as Vaccination Certificate, De-ratting Certificate, Ships Sanitary Certificate and so on. 2. Describe the requirements on ships seaworthiness in terms of certificates and papers which need to be carried on board.a) List major certificates on board and describe their particulars.b) Categorize those certificates (class certificates, statutory certificates).c) The management of those certificatesMajor certificates on board are Certificate of Vessels Registration which contains vessels name, port of registry, signal letter and so on; International Tonnage Certificate which covers main dimensions and tonnage; Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate which shows the condition of the structure, machinery and equipment; Minimum Safety Manning Certificate which shows whether the ship is safely manned; International Load-line Certificate which shows it has been marked in accordance with the convention of the International Load-line Certificate and so on. Class certificates are issued by the Vessels Classification Association, such as International Tonnage Certificate; but the statutory certificates are issued by the competent government, such as Certificate of Vessels Nationality, Certificate of Vessels Registration and so on.The captain must maintain these certificates well. 3. Describe the shipboard customs formalities.a) The main duties of the customs officers.b) Preparations before customs officers come on board.d) Your experiences you have ever had with customs officers.The customs officers are responsible for supervision and control of all cargoes in and out. Seal and unseal the bonded store on board. Check if there any smuggling goods on board.Before customs officers come on board, we must prepare some documents, such as the Captains Declaration, the Import Cargo Manifest, two copies of Crew List, three copies of the Stores and Provisions List, the Last Port Clearance and two copies of the Crew Personal Effects List. When customs officers come on board, we must greet them warmly and give them a good cooperation.4. Describe the shipboard immigration formalities.a) The main duties of the immigration officers.b) Preparations before immigration officers come on board.d) Your experiences you have ever had with immigration officers.Immigration officers perform the following duties: determine admission of persons by examining their documents, issue shore-passes, check up the crew members and their seamens books.Before immigration officers come on board, we must prepare some documents, such as Crew List, Seamens Books, Shore-passes and so on.When immigration officers come on board, we must greet them warmly and do everything to the satisfaction of the immigration officer.5. Describe the shipboard quarantine formalities.a) The main duties of the quarantine officers.b) Preparations before quarantine officers come on board.d) Your experiences you have ever had with quarantine officers. The duties of the quarantine officers are in charge of the jobs relating to sanitation and health, such as checking whether the sanitary condition is satisfactory and whether there are any sick persons or infectious disease on board, especially the cholera, yellow fever and smallpox. Before the quarantine officers come on board, we must prepare some documents, such as Crew List, Crews Inoculation Certificate, Maritime Declaration of Health for Departure of Ship, De-ratting Certificate and so on.When the quarantine officers come on board, we must greet them warmly and do everythingto the satisfaction of the quarantine officers. 问答1.Whats the validity of the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate? 5 years.2.What flag should be hoist when a vessel requires quarantine inspection? Flag Q.3.Can a ship enter a foreign port before quarantine inspection? No, it cant.4.Why must the customs officer seal the Bonded Store? In order to prevent smuggling.5.Please list 5 ships certificates.International Tonnage Certificate, International Load-line Certificate, Vessels Registration Certificate, Vessels Nationality Certificate, Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and so on.6.Are cigarettes and liquor exempted from customs duties?No, only 10 packets of cigarettes and 1 bottle of spirits for each crew. 7.How can the captain do with the shore passes before leaving a port? Collect the shore passes and hand them to the quarantine officers.8. Which certificate prescribes general requirements for the functions of radiotelegraphy installation for lifeboat on board? Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate.9.Which certificate specifies the freeboard assignment of a ship? International Load-line Certificate.10.Which document demonstrates a ship being in a fit and efficient condition and classed? Document of Compliance (DOC).11.If your ship needs provisions and/or replenishments, how do you get them? Communicate with the agent or ask ship-chandler to supply .12.Which documents should you show when you go through the customs formalities? The Captains Declaration, the Import Cargo Manifest, two copies of Crew List, three copies of the Stores and Provisions List, the Last Port Clearance and two copies of the Crew Personal Effects List. 13.Who issues the shore passes to the crewmembers wishing to go ashore? The immigration officer.14.What documents should generally be shown to the quarantine officer?Crew List, Crews Inoculation Certificates, Maritime Declaration of Health for Departure of Ship, De-ratting Certificates and so on.15.What documents should generally be shown to the customs officer?The Last Port Clearance, the Import Cargo Manifest, the Crew List, the Stores and Provisions List, the Crew Personal Effects List and so on.16.What documents should generally be shown to the immigration officer? The Crew List, the Seamens Books, the shore-passes and so on.Chapter Three口述1. Describe the responsibilities as a watch officer while the ship is at anchor.a)Regular operations for anchor watch.b)Emergency handling in case of dragging.c)Conclusion.Before anchoring, take a hammer, an oil can and some goggles to the forecastle; ask the engine room for power and water on deck and stand by anchor. When anchoring, take off the hawse pipes cover and clear the spurling pipes. When the anchor reaches the bottom, hoist the anchor ball or turn on anchor lights. Finally inform the engine room that power and water are finished with. Return all gears. When anchor is dragging, let go another anchor at once. We can also start engine or let go more cables to increase the grabbing power, or heave away the anchor and then let go anchor again. 2. Describe the proper way of using VHF.a) How to operate VHF set proper.b) General rules of using VHF.c) Rules of using VHF Channel 16.Before using VHF, make sure your call is really necessary and switch VHF to the correct channel. Dont interrupt another stations transmissions.Before speaking, check whether the transmit switch is on. Push the button to speak and release it to listen. Speak slowly and clearly.Channel 16 is only used for distress, safety and urgency. Distress calls have absolute priority over all other communications.3. Describe the procedures before arrival at a port.a) The preparations from the bridge.b) The preparations from the engine room.c) The preparations from the deck.Before arriving at a port, the ship has to communicate with the port and pilot station by VHF, informs her ETA and get the necessary information about draft restrictions, fairway speed, pilotage, weather report, depths of water, tides, etc. Call master onto the bridge to give instructions and monitor the operation of the ship. The engine room prepares to change oil and supply power. The deck crew members are at their different stations, testing the mooring machinery, mooring lines and checking the pressure on fire main, etc. Stand by anchor and mooring lines.4. Describe the procedures before leaving a port.a) The preparations from the bridge.b) The preparations from the engine room.c) The preparations from the deck.Before leaving a port, first decide whether the ship needs tug assistance and make necessary arrangement. Get information on the weather, tides and the movements of the nearby vessels. Switch on and synchronize gyro and repeaters and check headings of magnetic compass and repeaters. Test and turn on the navigational aids. Synchronize ships clock. Ensure deck power, telescope and binoculars available and make arrangements for pilots embarkation or disembarkation; Ensure charts and navigational publications corrected up-to-date and courses laid off （标出航线）.The engine room prepares to change oil and supply power. The deck crew members are at their different stations preparing for leaving harbor. Test telegraph and ensure main engines ready. Stand by for letting go all lines and heaving away anchor, etc. 5. Describe the procedures of pilotage.a) The general procedures for pilot request. b) The preparations for receiving the pilot. c) The general rules for pilotage.Pilotage at most of the ports in the world is compulsory. Before the ships arrival, the captain communicates the pilot station by VHF. When you need a pilot, hoist flag “G”. An order for a pilot should be made beforehand.The job to take the pilot on and off the ship is done by the third officer or the duty sailor. They are responsible for the safety of the pilot. A pilot ladder, a heaving line and a lifebuoy, safety net, manropes, and lights should be prepared beforehand. The pilot ladder should be rigged on leeside.The vessel should report the ships name, call sign, nationality, types of ship, total number of persons on board, present position, ETA at pilot station, intended route, etc. to the pilot station. The pilot station should confirm the pilots boarding time and position, the berthing time, etcWhen the pilot has boarded, lower flag “G” and hoist flag “H”. 问答1. Can you list at least three mooring lines?Yes. Headline, breast line, spring, stern line, back spring, etc.2. What should be prepared before the pilot comes on board?Pilot ladder, safety net, manropes, a heaving line, and lights should be prepared (If the freeboard is greater than 9 meters, a gangway combined with a pilot ladder shall be rigged.)3. What is the maximum speed through the water that your ship can anchor without risking breaking the cable? The maximum speed can be calculated according to the formula: ships speed minus water speed.4. What flag should be hoisted when a vessel requires a pilot?Flag G”.5. How can a ship get in touch with a port before her arrival?The ships captain calls the pilot station through VHF communication / by VHF. 6. What ships particulars will pilot station usually ask for?The ships name, length, breadth, gross tonnage, net tonnage, harbor speed, draft, revolutions, type of ship, propeller working condition, etc.7. What should be reported to the pilot station?The ships name, call sign, nationality, type of ship, number of persons on board, present position, ETA at pilot station, intended route, etc. 8. What should be confirmed from the pilot station?The time when the pilot will be available, pilots boarding time and boarding point, the berthing time, etc.9. When the vessel enters the VTS area, what is requested to report?The ships name, call sign, flag state, ships position, course and speed, destination, last port of call, ETA and ETD, draft forward and aft, all equipments working condition, etc.10. What does “foul anchor” mean?It means the anchor has its own cable twisted around it.11. If you are ordered: “Stand by both engines!”, how should you reply and report?I will repeat the order:” Stand by both engines.”, and then report:” Both engines stand by.”12. Can you list 3 famous canals in the world?The Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Kiel Canal.13. When you request the receiver to remain on channel 16 in VHF communication, what do you say?“Stand by on VHF channel 16.”14. How to rectify the mistake in maritime VHF communication?I will first say: “Mistake”followed by the word: “Correction” and the correct message.15. How to give an em