VOCABULARY
| compulsory to board to take aboard to manoeuvre = to navigate near in the offing to approach launch = (motor)boat pilot ladder to rig lee side to be under way berth berthing place to meet to show to see to smth. mooring a watch officer = officer of the watch | , , () , , () , , |
Exercises:
1. Read the text and translate it into Russian:
TOPIC: TAKING A PILOT ABOARD
In some ports taking a pilot aboard is compulsory. Ships must take pilots to manoeuvre (to navigate) the ship into or out of the port. Today the Master contacts the pilot station by radiotelephone.
A pilot boards the ship near the pilot station or in the offing. The pilot approaches the ship on a pilot boat (launch). The pilot ladder must be rigged on port or starboard side to take a pilot aboard. If the wind is strong, the pilot is usually taken aboard from the lee side. In some places the pilot is taken under way.
Usually the watch officer (OOW) meets the pilot and shows him to the bridge. Then the pilot manoeuvres the ship to her berthing place and sees to the mooring of the vessel.
2. Read the commands and learn them by heart:
Commands to the helmsman ( )
| ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! , ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ()! ()! ! , 82 ! , 182 ! , ! , ! ! | A hand to the helm! Starboard! Port! Starboard the helm! Port the helm! More starboard! More port! Hard-a-starboard! All starboard! Hard-a-port! All port! Ease the helm! Ease to starboard! Ease to port! Midships! Meet her! Steady! Steady so! Steady as she goes! Nothing to starboard! Nothing to port! Steer' the course! Starboard ten (twenty)! Port ten (twenty)! Ease to five! Starboard, steer zero eight two! Port, steer one eight two! Port, steer three zero five! Steer on buoy, on beacon! Watch you steering! |
Commands to the engine room ( )
| ! ! ()! ()! ()! ()! ( )! ! | Stand by (the) engine! Try (the) engine! Dead slow ahead (astern) Slow ahead (astern)! Half ahead (astern)! Full ahead! (astern)! Stop engine (all engines)! Finished with the engine! |
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3. Match the columns:
| to see to | Steady as she goes! |
| launch | to near the land |
| to navigate | pier |
| to approach | All starboard! |
| berth | to manoeuvre |
| Steady! | to look after |
| All port! | motorboat |
| Hard-a-starboard! | Hard-a-port! |
| ship | vessel |
4. Choose the right translation:
| in the offing | |
| compulsory | |
| lee side | |
| to see to mooring | |
| pilot ladder | |
| to rig a pilot ladder | |
| to be under way | |
| to contact | |
| to take aboard | |
| officer of the watch | |
| berthing place | |
| strong wind |
5. Fill in the blanks with the proper words:
1. The pilot the ship into and out of the port. 1. lee side
2. The watch officer the pilot to the bridge. 2. compulsory
3. When the wind is strong the pilot is taken aboard from the . 3. navigates
4. The pilot approaches the ship on the . 4. Pilot ladder
5. The captain sees to of the ship. 5. radiotelephone
6. The should be rigged to take a pilot aboard. 6. launch
7. Taking a pilot is in Russian ports. 7. meets
8. The captain usually uses a to contact the pilot station. 8. mooring
6. Read the dialogues and reproduce them with the partner:
Dialogue 1
Taking pilot aboard
| Watch officer: Master: Watch officer: Master: | There is pilot boat approaching our ship, Master. Lower the pilot ladder over the port side. Make lee for the pilot boat. Yes, Sir. The ladder is fast. pilot may climb up. That's all right. |
Dialogue 2
