CONSTANTZA MARITIME
UNIVERSITY
CODE: F 09-01-01
COURSE LIST
2009 2013 SERIES
Course
description
MARITIME ENGLISH
Year
Semester
Course code
Faculty
Domain
Specialization
Navigation and Naval Transport
Naval Electromechanics
Naval Engineering and
Navigation
Navigation and Maritime and
River Transport
Electromechanics
Electrotechnics
Approved,
UMC RECTOR
Prof. Cornel PANAIT, Ph.D.
II
4
Number of credits
The number of hours per semester /
activities
Tota
C
S
L
P
l
28
14
14
Approved,
Romanian Naval Authority
PROMOTION AND IMO COURSES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR,
Sen.lect.Dr.eng. Liviu Constantin STAN
Course type
DF-fundamental, DD-engineer, domain specific, DS-specialized, DCcomplementary
Course optionality: DI-required, DO-optional, DF- facultative
Content
(descriptors)
DF
Obligations
(conditioned)
Previous
courses
Objectives
DS
Recommended
The objectives of the IMO English course are to:
develop trainees' ability to use English to at least intermediate language level
ensure that trainees possess the knowledge, understanding and proficiency in
English set out in the STCW 1995 Code
provide instructors with a suggested framework for introducing selected topics
from the Standard Marine Communication Phrases, as required by STCW 1995.
give trainees wide-ranging opportunities to practice communicating in English for
both maritime and general purposes
promote the study skills essential for continuing independent learning at sea.
I - Deck
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of STCW95
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English requirements to all seafarers; indicate awareness of and preference
for language learning techniques; assess own language learning needs
1.1 Grammar: Present Simple and Continuous; adverbs of frequency
1.2 Vocabulary: stative verbs; phrases for giving opinions, agreeing and
disagreeing; terminology describing competences from STCW 95
1.3 Phonology: word stress
1.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
1.5 Maritime Focus: STCW95 competences; maritime education and English
2. Describe berthing and unberthing procedures; describes stages in
preparing for sea and for arrival in port
2.1 Grammar: Present Continuous; going to and will
2.2 Vocabulary: phrases for greeting and introducing people; nouns connected
with
planning
2.3 Phonology: word stress; contractions in connected speech
2.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
2.5 Maritime Focus: pilotage; SMCP for pilotage; berthing and unberthing; types
of rope; anchoring gear; names of mooring lines
3. Demonstrate understanding of the cultural norms of different
nationalities; describe incidents that occur on shore and on board; write
reports of incidents on board
3.1 Grammar: defining relative clauses; relative pronouns; prepositions in relative
clauses; Past Simple and Past Continuous
3.2 Vocabulary: compound words
3.3 Phonology: word stress tendencies
3.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing 3.5 Maritime
Focus: incidents at sea; SMCP for helicopter operations
4. Discuss aspects of safety and risk in the workplace; give warnings and
advice concerning safe working practice on board; give reasons for the
selection of materials, equipment and tools for maintenance and repair
work
4.1 Grammar: verb + -ing/ verb + to; conjunctions + ing; modal verbs must, have
to, should, ought to and had better
4.2 Vocabulary: conjunctions before, after, when and while; phrases for giving
orders, advice and warnings; idioms;
4.3 Phonology: word stress
4.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
4.5 Maritime Focus: accident prevention; medical treatment for emergencies.
5. Describe meteorological conditions; interpret synoptic charts and
meteorological information; give navigational warnings; report damage
caused by bad weather at sea; describe procedures for survival at sea
5.1 Grammar: Present Perfect and Past Simple; adverbs of time yet, already, just,
still and always
5.2 Vocabulary: verbs and connectives describing cause and effect; sea
conditions;
verbs describing the movement of a vessel; life-saving equipment on ships;
equipment in survival craft
5.3 Phonology: reduction in connected speech
5.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
5.5 Maritime Focus: ship handling; navigation in heavy weather; SMCP for
meteorological warnings; SMCP for navigational warnings
6. Report recent events; describe the principles of watchkeeping and safety
precautions to be observed during a watch; simulate handing over watch;
predict likelihood of events occurring; produce written records
6.1 Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous and Present
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Perfect Simple; adverbs of time since and for, modal verbs of certainty may,
might
and could
6.2 Vocabulary: idioms; uses of get; adverbs of certainty; phrases for expressing
degrees of certainty
6.3 Phonology: use of pitch and intonation for expressing certainty
6.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
6.5 Maritime Focus: SMCP for hand-over of watchkeeping responsibilities;
effective bridge teamwork procedures; COLREGS; specific watchkeeping
procedures
7. Describe and explain global trends in shipping; give a presentation on
the current status of seafaring locally; describe measures for ensuring
vessel security
7.1 Grammar: Present Continuous
7.2 Vocabulary: verbs and adverbs for describing change; transforming verb +
adverb into adjective + noun; phrases for giving presentations
7.3 Phonology: merging sounds in connected speech
7.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
7.5 Maritime Focus: piracy; drug smuggling; stowaways; SMCP distress
messages involving armed attack/piracy
8. Give warnings about the potential problems of marine pollution; explain
MARPOL regulations regarding marine protection; describe pollution
avoidance procedures
8.1 Grammar: zero and first conditional sentences
8.2 Vocabulary: conjunctions if, unless, provided that, as long as in conditional
sentences; partial synonyms connected with pollution control; statistics
8.3 Phonology: groups of consonant sounds
8.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
8.5 Maritime Focus: MARPOL regulations in detail; procedures for containing oil
spills on board; SMCP for environmental protection communications; SMCP for
pollution prevention
9. Demonstrate awareness of how cross-cultural issues can affect team
work at sea; describe expected standards of work and behaviour at sea
9.1 Grammar: Present Perfect and Past Simple; adverbs of time ever, never,
before,
for, since, recently, so far, ago, once
9.2 Vocabulary: adjectives and phrases connected with aptitude; forming
opposites
with prefixes and suffixes; adjectives and nouns connected with maritime folk lore
9.3 Phonology: contractions in connected speech
9.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
9.5 Maritime Focus: team work; occupational welfare; social responsibility
10. Comprehend and participate in communications by VHF radiotelephone;
clarify misunderstandings in communication; take and deliver messages
accurately
10.1 Grammar: question tags
10.2 Vocabulary: phrases for telephoning; standard phrases for VHF
10.3 Phonology: groups of consonant sounds; rising and falling intonation
10.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
10.5 Maritime Focus: revision of message patterns and SMCP for VHF external
communications; SMCP for onboard communications
II Engine
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of STCW95
English requirements to all seafarers; indicate awareness of and preference
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for language learning techniques; assess own language learning needs
1.1 Grammar: Present Simple and Continuous; adverbs of frequency
1.2 Vocabulary: stative verbs; phrases for giving opinions, agreeing and
disagreeing; terminology describing competences from STCW 95
1.3 Phonology: word stress
1.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
1.5 Maritime Focus: STCW95 competences; maritime education and English
2. Describe stages in preparing for sea and for arrival in port
2.1 Grammar: Present Continuous; going to and will
2.2 Vocabulary: phrases for greeting and introducing people; nouns connected
with
planning
2.3 Phonology: word stress; contractions in connected speech
2.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
2.5 Maritime Focus: pilotage; types of rope; berthing and unberthing; names of
mooring lines
3. Demonstrate understanding of the cultural norms of different
nationalities; describe incidents that occur on shore and on board; write
reports of incidents on board
3.1 Grammar: defining relative clauses; relative pronouns; prepositions in relative
clauses; Past Simple and Past Continuous
3.2 Vocabulary: compound words
3.3 Phonology: word stress tendencies
3.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
3.5 Maritime Focus: incidents at sea; SMCP for helicopter operations
4. Discuss aspects of safety and risk in the workplace; give warnings and
advice concerning safe working practice on board; describe maintenance
and repair work
4.1 Grammar: verb + -ing/ verb + to; conjunctions + ing; modal verbs must, have
to, should, ought to and had better
4.2 Vocabulary: conjunctions before, after, when and while; phrases for giving
orders, advice and warnings; idioms;
4.3 Phonology: word stress
4.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
4.5 Maritime Focus: accident prevention; medical treatment for
emergencies. at sea; describe procedures for survival at sea
5.1 Grammar: Present Perfect and Past Simple; adverbs of time yet, already, just,
still and always
5.2 Vocabulary: verbs and connectives describing cause and effect; sea
conditions;
verbs describing the movement of a vessel; life-saving equipment on ships;
equipment in survival craft
5.3 Phonology: reduction in connected speech
5.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
5.5 Maritime Focus: navigation in heavy weather; SMCP for meteorological
warnings;
6. Explain stages in processes; describe how machinery operates; correctly
interpret operating manuals; describe an onboard procedure
6.1 Grammar: Present Simple Passive and Past Simple Passive
6.2 Vocabulary: idioms; sequencing adverbs first, then, next,finally, main
components of marine engines and auxiliary machinery; components of
navigational aids
6.3 Phonology: -ed endings
6.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
6.5 Maritime Focus: SMCP for briefing on engineering operations; SMCP for
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Competences
Test and
evaluation
CODE: F 09-01-01
briefing on navigational aids and equipment status; engineering/navigational
systems
7. Describe and explain global trends in shipping; give a presentation on
the current status of seafaring locally; describe measures for ensuring
vessel security
7.1 Grammar: Present Continuous
7.2 Vocabulary: verbs and adverbs for describing change; transforming verb +
adverb into adjective + noun; phrases for giving presentations
7.3 Phonology: merging sounds in connected speech
7.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
7.5 Maritime Focus: piracy; drug smuggling; stowaways; SMCP distress
messages
involving armed attack/piracy
8. Comprehend and respond to written and oral communications; analyse
problems on board and suggest appropriate solutions in speech and
writing; describe mechanical breakdowns and repairs; notify appropriate
parties of repairs
8.1 Grammar: articles a, an and the; the zero article; noun + preposition
8.2 Vocabulary: adjectives for categorising types of mechanical breakdown; verbs
for describing repair techniques; types of onboard documentation; partial
synonyms; formal and informal phrases for discussing work related problems
8.3 Phonology: unstressed syllables; the weak vowel sound (the schwa)
8.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
8.5 Maritime Focus: machine/equipment failure; SMCP for briefing on special
machinery events and repairs
9. Demonstrate awareness of how cross-cultural issues can affect team
work at sea; describe expected standards of work and behaviour at sea
9.1 Grammar: Present Perfect and Past Simple; adverbs of time ever, never,
before,
for, since, recently, so far, ago, once
9.2 Vocabulary: adjectives and phrases connected with aptitude; forming
opposites
with prefixes and suffixes; adjectives and nouns connected with maritime folk lore
9.3 Phonology: contractions in connected speech
9.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
9.5 Maritime Focus: team work; occupational welfare; social responsibility
10. Give warnings about the potential problems of marine pollution; explain
MARPOL regulations regarding marine protection; describe pollution
avoidance procedures
10.1 Grammar: zero and first conditional sentences
10.2 Vocabulary: conjunctions if, unless, provided that, as long as in conditional
sentences; partial synonyms connected with pollution control; statistics
10.3 Phonology: groups of consonant sounds
10.4 Communication Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
10.5 Maritime Focus: MARPOL regulations in detail; procedures for containing oil
spills on board; SMCP for environmental protection communications; SMCP for
pollution prevention
- Understanding and applying STCW95 standards
- Comprehend and participate in VHF communications
- Comprehending and participating in SMCP-based communications
Practical exercises and evaluation
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List of
needed
materials
CODE: F 09-01-01
A tape recorder with speakers suited to the size of the room and a reliable
power supply or batteries; a video recorder, video projector, folding screen
or computer and LCD.
Chapter
nr.
Balance of
spent hours
Course
Hours
Seminar
Hours
Laboratory
Hours
Project
Hours
Total hours
Evaluation
Total
32 hours
Lecturer
Position, title, first name, name
Signature
Lect. Dr. Georgescu Mircea
Head of chair
Position, title, first name, name
Signature
Prof. Eliodor Constantinescu, Ph. D
Head of IMO Department
Position, title, first name, name
Signature
Sen.lect.Dr.eng. Liviu Stan
Legend: C-course, S-seminar, L- Laboratory or simulator activities, P- project or
practical work
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