Model Course 317 Maritime English (2)

International Maritime Organization (IMO) model course 3.17 Maritime English (2)

Port Operation
Special terms
Port = A harbour, near a seacoast, with facilities to receive vessel and conduct cargo operations.

Lighthouse = A structure on land having a large light visible for great distances at sea, used as an aid to navigation.

Light ship = A ship having a large light visible for miles at sea, used to mark the entrance to a port.

Sea buoy = an object floating in water, Moored to the bottom, to mark a port; usually the last seaward aid to navigator seen when a vessel is leaving port and proceeding to sea.

Pilot Vessel = a vessel cruising or anchored at near the entrance to a harbor ;it takes pilots to inbound ships and removes pilots from outbound vessel.

Bridge = The control station from which deck officers operate the navigational gear of a ship.

Channel = a deep out in a shallow body of water through which large vessel can navigate.

Breakwater = a structure which maintains calm waters in a harbor and block the worst ocean waves.

Maneuvering speed = a vessel’s reduced rate of speed in restricted waters such as harbors.

Berth = the place assigned to a vessel in port, at a dock, a wharf, or at Anchorage.

Dock = a structure to which a ship can be secured.

Tugboat = a small, highly maneuverable craft used to assist in docking or undocking large ship.

Docking pilot = an additional pilot who may assist the ship's master in docking or undocking with tugboats alongside.

Line handlers = the shore side personnel who handle the ship's line's on the dock.

Manifest = an official list of everything carried by a vessel.

Stevedores = the contractors and personnel who perform cargo operations for most ships.

Pumpers = The personnel, usually the ship's crew, who load and discharge liquid cargo from tankers.

Agency = A shore establish which handles all the ship's needs while it is in port.

Expected Time of Arrival (E.T.A) = The time at which a ship is due in port.

Port authority = The agency that controls the maintenance and use of all the ports facilities.

Store = The supplies to be procured for a ship in port.

Ship chandler = A dealer who supplies a vessel with stores.

Signing on or off = The official process where by crew members are hired or discharged.

Coast Guard = A nation's coastal patrol, responsible for protecting life and property at sea, enforcement of Navigation laws, and coastal defense.

Stand by engines = an order given to prepare the vessel, in all respect, for sea.

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