Marine English

Ten questions in English based on the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases.

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Message markers

Instruction, Advice, Warning, Information, Question, Answer, Request and Intention announce the type of message.

To correct, say Mistake. To safeguard a part, Repeat. Courses are given in 360-degree notation from true north.

Activities

• Marine EnglishMessage markers and vocabulary from the IMO standard phrases.

Questions in this unit

• A vessel which is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground is a vessel
• When a Coast Guard asks you about the wind direction in your area, it should be preceded by the word
• In order to reduce grammatical, lexical and idiomatic varieties to a tolerable minimum, using standardized structures, in matitime communications we must use
• A vessel still afloat, abandoned at sea is named
• Vessel Traffic Services special terms: A routing measure comprising a designated area between the landward boundary of a Traffic Separation Scheme and the adjacent coast is called
• PAN PAN (repeated three times) are the words indicating the following message refers to a
• “There is no list” means
• If you require permission to enter a navigable channel, you say:
• The moving of an anchor over the sea bottom involuntarily is known as
• When a wreck is in an unconfirmed position we say …
• When a wreck is in a confirmed position we say …
• MAYDAY to be used to announce a distress message
• My present speed is 14 knots
• QUESTION. Do I have permission to enter the fairway?
• To run a vessel up on a beach to prevent its sinking in deep wáter
• Under de I.M.O. Standard Marine Communication Phrases, Phrases for providing VTS services mean…
• Choose the correct translation of “Berth, Blast, Briefing”:
• Choose the correct translation of «Bilge pump switched on».
• If you hear on VHF: “Ship on my starboard side, ship on my starboard side, overtaking me with course one five five and speed ten knots, this is tuna fishing ship Milana, come in please. Over.” You are required to:
• The following message has an error. Which is it? “Mayday Mayday Mayday. All ships. This is sailing ship «Victoria» in position latitude 44 degrees 00 minutes south longitude, 070 degrees 00 minutes west. Not under command because of steering gear damaged. All ships are requested to give wide berth. This is sailing ship «Victoria» out.”
• Your sailing ship is close to a distress and you see 3 persons floating in the water, and report it to the authority conducting the operation. It asks whether you can pick up survivors. What do you answer?
• When it is advisable to change to VHF channel 10, say
• The course a vessel makes good over the ground is called
• A vessel damaged or impaired so as to be unable to proceed on her voyage is called
• A major uncontrolled flow of seawater into the vessel is known as
• A hampered vessel is a vessel
• When you have to give a course such as 150º you say
• When the information requested is not immediately available, we say:
• To evacuate crew and passengers from a vessel after a distress, the word to use is:
• You hear on VHF a safety message: “Dredging operations by vessel Olimpus in position ... Wide berth requested.” It means you have to:
• Vessel not under command
• I require medical assistance
• “Standing by on VHF Channel 12”
• You are approaching the North limit of the fairway
• Is visibility expected to change in my position?
• Wind is expected to increase in position X to force 5
• Take your emergency equipment with you and go to the muster station
• Vessel Traffic Services are services designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment
• Can you proceed without assistance?
• Use of the IMO SMCP should be made as often as possible
• What does “Alteration to starboard” mean?
• Choose the right translation: Vessel in position..., on fire.
• The translation of “windward” is:
• The translation of “Hampered vessel” is:
• The expression “Disabled and adrift” means:
• “What is your draught ahead?” means:
• “Hard-a-port” means:
• Translate “on the starboard bow” into Spanish:
• To say on VHF “I have a list to port”, how would you put it?
• If you receive: “Warning. Uncharted rocks in position 35º54′N 5º21′W”, it means…
• How should “maximum speed” be said?
• How would you say “Going ahead, the twin propellers turn outward”?
• How do you say your flag is French?
• How do you say on VHF that the vessel Ciudad de Cádiz has been in a collision?
• How should “escort” (escolta) be said?
• If you are asked on VHF “What is the size of the hatch opening”, they want:
• How would you say “My flag is Spanish” in English?
• From these word sets taken from the text, which contains only words related to harbour structures?
• To ask to be told the number of injured after an accident, you say:
• When we do not understand a message and want it repeated, we say:
• The term “chandlery” refers to:
• To say on VHF “The engine room is manned”, how would you put it?
• Choose the right way to say “Keep clear of me”:
• Choose the right way to say “Proceed with your voyage”:
• What is the best translation of the word “cove” in the text?
• Choose the right way to say “Assist with search in vicinity of position…”:
• How should we say “visibility is poor”?
• Which question should you ask to know if you must take tugs?
• Select the phrase to use if you have lost a person overboard:
• How do you say “Aground forward”?
• How do you ask for firefighting help?
• Choose the right way to say “I have collided with an unknown vessel”:
• Which is the correct phrase for “Alter course to 156º”?
• In radio communications, to ask the other station to listen on VHF channel 10, we say:
• Choose the right phrase for “Wait until low water”.
• “Located oil spill in your wake” means:
• Puerto Fornells is described as “a narrow and nearly landlocked inlet”. How would you translate it?
• Choose the translation of “shoal patch”.
• The word “bare” is used describing Punta Cervo. How would you translate it?
• “I am in danger of capsizing” means:
• Choose the appropriate Spanish translation for the SMCP terms “List / danger of capsizing”:
• Choose the correct Spanish translation for the maritime terms “Berth / Blast / Dragging”:
• In VHF radiotelephony, the procedure word to be used to announce a safety message is…
• To indicate that the following SMCP message implies the intention of the sender to inform others about danger, the message marker to be used is:
• In the IMO SMCP glossary, the escape of liquids such as water or oil out of pipes, boilers or tanks, or a minor inflow of seawater into the vessel due to hull damage, is defined by the word:
• In maritime distress equipment, the acronym SART stands for:
• In the IMO SMCP glossary, the accidental escape of oil, etc., from a vessel into the sea is called:
• What procedure word is used in radiotelephony to announce a distress message?
• Translate the SMCP glossary definition: “Hoist is the cable used by helicopters for lifting or lowering persons in a pick-up operation”:
• Choose the correct Spanish translation of the SMCP question: “What maximum winds are expected in the storm area?”
• Translate the COLREG / SMCP expression “Vessel not under command” into Spanish:
• Choose the correct Spanish translation of the VHF phrase: “What is your MMSI number?”
• Translate into Spanish the standard marine expression “Are you ready to get underway?”:
• How is the maritime emergency expression “Man overboard” translated into Spanish?
• In an emergency radio call, the SMCP phrase “We are on fire and require immediate assistance” implies that:
• Translate the COLREG definition: “Sailing vessel means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used”:
• What does the standard IMO SMCP imperative “Keep clear of me” mean in Spanish?
• Choose the correct Spanish translation of the SMCP phrase: “GPS is not in operation”:
• What does the standard SMCP radar phrase “I have located you on my radar screen” mean in Spanish?
• Choose the correct Spanish translation of the harbour term “slipway”:
• If you are asked on VHF “What is your position?”, what information are they requesting from you?
• In the IMO SMCP, the phrase “I am constrained by draft” means:
• If you wish to report on VHF “Tengo una escora a estribor” (I have a list to starboard), how do you say it in SMCP?
• How do you say “Peligro de zozobra” in IMO SMCP?
• Translate the standard engine-order term “velocidad máxima” (toda fuerza) into SMCP English:
• Which is the correct IMO SMCP option to translate the question “¿Cuál es su calado a popa?”:
• How should you ask in IMO SMCP: “¿Cuál es la hora estimada de llegada al buque en situación de peligro?”:
• According to the IMO SMCP, which is the standard phrase to report on VHF that you have lost a person overboard?
• Which is the correct IMO SMCP phrase to report that your vessel is in danger of capsizing?
• Select the standard IMO SMCP phrase to use if your vessel suffers flooding below the waterline:
• In IMO SMCP, how should you report that a vessel is disabled and drifting (“impedido y a la deriva”)?
• Select the correct IMO SMCP phrase to say “Describa la avería” (requesting a damage report):
• If you hear on VHF “Buoy in position... unreliable”, what are they indicating in Spanish?
• Which IMO SMCP phrase will you use to report that your vessel has suffered flooding (“ha sufrido una inundación”)?
• Identify the correct IMO SMCP phrase to ask “¿Cuál es su rumbo y velocidad actuales?”:
• How do you say “la varada es a proa” in IMO SMCP?
• How must you say “Describa la avería” in IMO SMCP?
• Identify the correct IMO SMCP phrase for “Navegue con precaución”:
• Choose the appropriate IMO SMCP phrase to say “Estoy sin gobierno”:
• Which is the correct IMO SMCP translation of the question “¿Qué parte de su buque ha varado?”?
• When “Buoy in position... off station” is broadcast on VHF, what does it mean in Spanish?
• Under IMO SMCP procedure, if any part of a message we transmit is considered important enough to need safeguarding/verification inside the message, which word is inserted?
• What does the meteorological radio broadcast heading “Gale Warning” mean in Spanish?
• Choose the correct IMO SMCP phrase to indicate that there is a risk of grounding at low water (“riesgo de varada a la bajamar”):
• Choose the standard IMO SMCP expression for “Se prevé que la visibilidad aumente”:
• In IMO SMCP, how would you ask whether there are fenders on the berth (“¿Hay defensas en el atraque?”)?
• You are asked for your present maximum draught and must reply that it is 4 metres. Which IMO SMCP option is correct?
• You are requested to stand by on VHF Channel 10. How must you state “Permanezco a la escucha en el canal 10 VHF” in SMCP?
• In an English Pilot Book (Sailing Directions), what does it mean if a structure is “surmounted by a tower”?
• In IMO SMCP, how must you state that you are sailing under the Spanish flag (“navega bajo bandera española”)?
• Choose the correct IMO SMCP phrase to indicate “La cámara de máquinas está atendida” (con personal de guardia):
• In IMO SMCP, how do you say “La visibilidad está mejorando / aumentando”?
• You have suffered an explosion on board. In IMO SMCP, how do you report that ten persons have been injured?
• Under IMO SMCP procedure, if you make an error while transmitting a radio message, what must you say?
• How is the letter J spelled out in the international radiotelephony phonetic alphabet?
• In IMO SMCP, when you agree to remain on the indicated VHF channel, what must you say?
• In IMO SMCP, if you wish to ask whether you are allowed to enter the fairway (“entrar en el canal de paso”), which phrase will you use?
• In IMO SMCP, how must you report that visibility is restricted by mist (“restringida por bruma”)?
• In IMO SMCP, how must you tell the other station that you require tug assistance (“necesita asistencia con remolcadores”)?
• Choose the appropriate IMO SMCP phrase to say “Va a favor de la marea”:
• Indicate how the order “No arrastre el ancla” (do not move under control with the anchor touching the bottom) is given in IMO SMCP:
• In IMO SMCP, how must you report “No hay peligros para la navegación”?
• In IMO SMCP, how must you tell the other station that you will head out to pick up the survivors (“se dirigirá a recoger a los supervivientes”)?
• Choose the appropriate IMO SMCP option to say “Se prevén vientos máximos de 28 nudos”:
• Indicate how the VTS order “No entre en la vía de circulación” is given in IMO SMCP:
• Under the IMO SMCP, the navigational warning “GPS/GLONASS Satellite ... (number) unusable from ... (date and time) to ... (date and time). Cancel one hour after time of restoration” means in Spanish:
• Choose the appropriate Spanish translation for the maritime nouns “Hold, Hull, Pier”:
• Under the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases, “Relative bearings can be expressed in degrees relative to the vessel's head. More frequently this is in relation to the port or starboard bow” translates as:
• Choose the appropriate Spanish translation of the on-board SMCP order: “Release lifeboat gripes in launch sequence”:
• Choose the correct Spanish translation of the IMO SMCP question “Are you on even keel?”:
• Translate the term “Enforcement” correctly in the context of the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases:
• Choose the correct Spanish translation of “Lock defective” under the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases:
• Choose the appropriate Spanish translation for the maritime nouns “Bearing, Deck, Locks”:
• Choose the accurate Spanish translation of COLREG Rule 20(e) / Annex I: “The construction of lights and shapes and the installation of lights on board the vessel shall be to the satisfaction of the appropriate authority of the State whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly”:
• Choose the accurate Spanish translation of COLREG Rule 3(h): “The term ‘vessel constrained by her draught’ means a power-driven vessel which, because of her draught in relation to the available depth and width of navigable water, is severely restricted in her ability to deviate from the course she is following”:
• Choose the accurate Spanish translation of the IMO SMCP navigational warning: “Uncharted reef/rocks/shoal/dangerous wreck/obstruction reported/located in position….”:
• Choose the accurate Spanish translation of COLREG Rule 1(b) concerning special rules for roadsteads, harbours, rivers, lakes or inland waterways:
• Choose the accurate Spanish translation of COLREG Rule 23(d)(i): “A power-driven vessel of less than 12 meters in length may in lieu of the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule exhibit an all-round white light and sidelights”:
• If you have to give a help in a search operation, when you reach the search operations area, you have to be receive orders from
• When an INSTRUCTION (e.g. by a VTS Station, naval vessel or other fully authorized personnel) or an ADVICE is given, respond if in the affirmative:
• If you want to indicate that the following message implies the intention of the sender to inform others about danger, you have to use de message marker …
• Elija la traducción correcta de: «Yes, danger of heavy listing (to port/starboard) ».
• "Leeward" significa:
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Switch on the deck lighting/ outboard lighting/search lights”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Draught or draft, Dragging of anchor, Dredging of anchor”:
• Conforme a las frases normalizadas de la OMI para las comunicaciones marítimas, elija la traducción correcta de: “Check the drain plugs and report.”
• Elija la traducción adecuada de los términos: “ETA / VHF / MMSI”:
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Passengers and crew! Follow the lifeboatmen to the lifeboat stations/liferaft stations on the embarkation deck».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «I am/ MV... is drifting into danger».
• Elija la traducción adecuada de los términos: “Dangerous wreck reported /Damaged and unlit / Danger of capsizing”.
• When you listen the following message “Diving operations by vessel XX” you know
• The IMO′s Standard Marine Communication Phrases builds on a
• Inclination of the vessel to port side or starboard side is called
• When it is necessary to indicate that the SMCP are to be used, the following message may be sent:
• In case of death or serious injury to a person in an accident or shipping disaster, also said of a distressed vessel, it is used the word
• When using IMO′s Standard Marine Communication Phrases, if you want permission for using the shallow draft fairway, you should say
• The most probable position of a search target at a given time is called
• On-scene commander means
• The depth in water at which a vessel floats is known by
• Are the phrases of the IMO′s Standard Marine Communication Phrases intended to supplant or contradict the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972
• "Backing (of wind)" significa:
• Elija la traducción adecuada: “Are you dragging/dredging anchor?
• Indique cómo debemos preguntar: “¿Puede navegar hasta la situación del buque en peligro?”:
• Indique cómo debemos preguntar: “¿Puede continuar su viaje?”
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Superbuoy/mine/unlit derelict vessel/… (number) container(s) adrift in vicinity…(position) at…(date and time if known).
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Course made good, CPA (Closest Point of Approach), Crash-stop”:
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Tengo/la motonave … tiene una inundación por debajo de la línea de flotación/en la cámara de máquinas/en la(s) bodega(s).”
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Gale/storm warning. Winds at… UTC in area… (met. area) from direction… (cardinal and half cardinal points) and force Beaufort… backing/veering to…(cardinal and half cardinal points).
• Elija la traducción adecuada. "The penalties specified under the law of a Party pursuant to the present article shall be adequate in severity discourage violations of the present Convention and shall be equally severe irrespective of where the violations occur."
• Elija la traducción correcta de «I am/MV…is not under command.».
• Elija la traducción correcta de “We will let go port/starboard/both anchor(s).”.
• Conforme a las frases normalizadas de la OMI para las comunicaciones marítimas, elija la traducción correcta de: “There was a total blackout (at … UTC/from ... to ... UTC)”.
• When the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others by a recommendation, the Message Marker used is
• "Veer out (to)(of anchors)" significa:
• Elija la traducción adecuada para "Capsize, Derelict, Disabled":
• Elija la traducción adecuada: "A vessel proceeding along the course of a narrow channel of fairway shall keep as near to the outer limit of the channel or fairway which lie son her starboard side as is safe and practicable."
• Elija la traducción adecuada: "When two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involver risk of collision each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the port side of the other."
• Elija la traducción adecuada:"Course": Note: the user of this phrase should be fully aware of the implications of words such as "track", "heading" and "course made good".
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Keep the sea on your port quarter».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Advice / Warning / Request / Instruction».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Fishing gear has fouled my propeller».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «I have lost person overboard in position: bearing 053 degrees, distance 5 nautical miles to Cape Trafalgar».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Traffic clearance is required before entering».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Do you carry any dangerous goods?».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Put the windlass in gear».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Are you ready to get underway? Stand by for letting go».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «What part of your vessel is aground? Aground full length».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «WARNING. Obstruction in the fairway».
• Elija la traducción adecuada de «What is your present maximum draft?».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Is shore based radar assistance available?».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «All vessels in vicinity of position...keep sharp lookout and report to... »
• Elija la traducción correcta de «You must drop back from the vessel ahead of you».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «We are making 5 degrees leeway».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Request information from the vessel in distress and report».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Vessel constrained by her draft. Keep clear of me».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «What is visibility in your position? Visibility is restricted by mist and is decreasing».
• En las comunicaciones marítimas, ¿con qué palabras se deletrean las letras F, S, T?
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Check the bilge pumps of the lifeboats and report».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «What maximum winds are expected in the storm area?».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Navigation lights are switched on».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Draught / Drifting / Flooding».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Stand by for making fast the tug».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Warning. Uncharted rocks in position (…). Risk of grounding at low water».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Located a vessel dumping chemicals/waste/ ... in position...».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Hull / Deck / Towing».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «No, I cannot proceed to distress position».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «The depth of water is not sufficient in position...».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «MV … has dangerous list to starboard of…degrees».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Leave the engine room / your cabins immediately. Close all openings».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Drifting / Give away / Track».
• Si nos encontramos en la mesa de derrota un libro náutico con el título de “Sailing Directions”, nos encontraremos ante:
• ¿Cuál es la traducción del término “Liferaft”?
• Elija la traducción correcta de “What is your ETA at distress position?”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Move astern 20 metres”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “What is wind direction and force in your position / in position ...?”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “I require / MV ... requires helicopter with doctor (to pick up person(s))”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “A vessel is crossing from starboard side”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Warning! Uncharted rocks/ ice/ abnormally low tides/ mines”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Acknowledgement and/ or relay of SAR messages”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Located oil spill in position ... extending ... (length and width in metres) to ... (cardinal and half cardinal points)”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “... (charted name of light/ buoy) in position ... unlit/ unreliable/ damaged/ destroyed/ off station/ missing”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “From what direction are you approaching?”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “I/ MV cannot establish damage”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Your orders are to berth on…”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Check the drain plugs and report. All drain plugs are available».
• Elija la traducción correcta de « I/ MV ... cannot control flooding.»
• Elija la traducción correcta de «I am/ MV ... on fire (- after explosion). Where is the fire? Fire is in hold(s)»
• Elija la traducción correcta de: «Vessel aground forward/ amidships/ aft/ full length.»
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Keep lookout for further persons in water.”.
• Conforme a las frases normalizadas de la OMI para las comunicaciones marítimas, elija la traducción correcta de: “Was the distress alert / MAYDAY acknowledged?”
• Conforme a las frases normalizadas de la OMI para las comunicaciones marítimas, elija la traducción correcta de: “I/ MV ... will jettison cargo to refloat.”
• Conforme a las frases normalizadas de la OMI para las comunicaciones marítimas, elija la traducción correcta de: "The vessel is on even keel (at present)".
• Elija la traducción correcta de «MV…., keep the wind on starboard bow.».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Is vessel (still) making way?».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «What is your air draft?».
• Conforme a frases normalizadas de la OMI para las comunicaciones marítimas el número 9 se ha de pronunciar:
• When we need to indicate setting free an anchor, we used the words
• When you try to indicate the uncontrolled movement at sea under the influence of current, tide or wind, you say …
• When a wind blows round anticlockwise (opposite of veering) the correct way to say is:
• The correct word for moving of an anchor over the sea bottom involuntarily because it is no longer preventing the movement of the vessel is:
• If you want to indicate that the following message informs others about immediate navigational action intended to be taken, you use the Message Marker
• The correct word used for indicating the turning of a vessel upside down while on water is:
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Take your lifejacket and a blanket. You will find your lifejacket under your bed”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de “Put…shackles in the water/in the pipe/on deck”.
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Hampered vessel in position .../ area ... (course ... degrees, speed ... knots).».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «No change expected within the next 2 hours.».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «Yes, danger of heavy listing/ capsizing/ sinking/…».
• Elija la traducción correcta de «When the general emergency alarm is sounded, which consists of seven short blasts and one prolonged blast, all passengers have to go to their assembly station.».
• Elija la traducción correcta de: “The bearing to the vessel in … degrees is constant”
• Elija la traducción correcta de: “Check the slip gear in the lifeboats and report”.
• The bearing of the mark or vessel concerned, is the bearing in the 360 degree notation from
• What message marker indicates that the following message is of interrogative character?
• If you need to enter a fairway and you want permission from the Control Station, you have to ask with the sentence
• If a coastal station indicates you the following message “Keep clear of Point P due to search and rescue in progress” … it means that in Point P there are
• In VHF communications between two ships, the following message is said: “British sailing ship Endurance this is Spanish sailing ship Sultana please change to channel one-five.” It means:
• If you ask for a permission for anchoring, you say…
• In IMO Standard Marine a zone or line separating the traffic lanes in which vessels are proceeding in opposite or nearly opposite directions; or separating a traffic lane from the adjacent sea area; or separating traffic lanes designated for particular classes of vessels proceeding in the same direction, is called
• If you need permission for anchoring from a Vessel Traffic Service you have to use the following phrase
• If you have activate your EPIRB by error and you listen to the following question by VHF from a Vessel Traffic System Station “Is your EPIRB/SART transmitting?” your answer is:
• The Message Marker “INSTRUCTION” indicates that the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others by a
• For avoiding confusion and error in navigational and safety communications from ship to shore and vice versa, from ship to ship, and on board ship, communications must be precise, simple and …
• When the information requested cannot be obtained, say:
• When it is accepted to remain on the VHF channel/frequency indicated, say:
• When the changing of a VHF Channel is accepted, say:
• When the light of a buoy or a lighthouse are inoperative, it is said…
• When a mistake is made in a message, say…:
• Depth in water at which a vessel floats is called
• A vessel which through exceptional circumstances is unable to manoeuvre as required by the COLREGs is known as
• The Word PAN PAN is to be used to announce an
• When a message is not properly heard, say:
• If someone asks you for your MMSI, you answer your
• A Message Markers of instruction indicates that…
• In rescue operations, the word “hoist” indicates
• When you hear the message marker “request” it’s expected you
• When it is advisable to remain on a VHF Channel / frequency say:
• The IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases have been compiled with few objetives, one of witch is:
• Courses always to be expressed
• Windward means…
• What is the correct sentence?
• If any part of the message are considered sufficiently important to need safeguarding, say:
• Areas which cannot be scanned by the radar of the vessel because they are shielded by parts of its superstructure, masts, etc. are called…
• Derelict means
• When a mistake is made in a message, for transmiting the correct data you have to say