Материалы викторины для курсантов-судоводителей
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1. Listen to the recording, and fill in the blanks:

My position is latitude 48°34’N and longitude 005°48’.6 W

My MMSI number is _________

My call sign is _________

My IMO number is _________

My ETA to Brest port is _________ local time tomorrow

My position is Latitude 49°31.7' N and longitude 004°40' W

My MMSI number is _________

My international call sign is _________

My IMO number is _________

My ETA to Rotterdam is the _________of March at _________ UTC

My position is Latitude 25°09' N and longitude 004°27' W

My MMSI number is _________

My international call sign is _________

My IMO number is _________

My ETA to Port Said is the _________ of January at _________ local time

My position is Latitude 50°56' N and 003°45' W

My MMSI number is _________

My international call sign is _________

My IMO number is _________

My ETA to Brest is the _________ of October at _________UTC

My position is Latitude 28°25' N and longitude 007°24' W

My MMSI number is _________

My international call sign is _________

My IMO number is _________

My ETA to Bastia is the _________ of March at _________UTC

2. Read the text and answer the questions in writing:

RO-RO

As the term itself implies, the name "Ro-Ro" is an abbreviation of the words Roll on, Roll off. These words signify the way of loading or unloading cargoes between quay and ship by means of rolled vehicles. These vehicles may be wheeled platforms or "trailers" as they are usually called, towed by tractors or lorries.

The introduction of Ro-Ro vessels led to further progress in International Shipping brought up by containerization. The main advantage of Ro-Ro vessels is that the cargo may be loaded and discharged by the wheeled vehicles which can be used for land transportation without any additional reloading. Rolling the cargo in or out the ship takes considerably less time and labour than lifting and lowering it in a usual way. The rate of handling these goods became much higher than on the ships with the conventional use of cranes and winches.

These two factors naturally attracted attention of the people engaged in International Shipping. Many countries began to build Ro-Ro vessels in spite of the fact that building of new ships and of specialized port terminals required great investments of money. We have built by now many Ro-Ro vessels which are successfully used in our foreign trade.

There is one more advantage of the Ro-Ro vessels which is no less important; they can carry not only containers, motor-cars, tractors and tralers, but bulk cargoes as well.

The principle of construction of these vessels is that they are provided with stern ramps which make it possible for the wheeled vehicles to run in and out of the vessels at an average speed of about 20 km per hour. This, of course, greatly accelerated the handling of cargo. If well planned, loading and discharging of Ro-Ro vessels can be carried out simultaneously.

The construction of the ramp enables the cargo to be handled if the level of the pier is 2.2 metres higher or 5.5 metres lower than the deck level. The ramp can be placed in direction of fore-and-aft line or at an angle of about 40° to it. The length of the ramp, when lowered on shore, may be about 35 metres.

The Ro-Ro vessels are usually three- or four-deckers.

Answer the questions:

1. What does the term “Ro-Ro” mean?
2. What is the main advantage of Ro-Ro vessels?
3. What kind of cargo can these vessels carry?
4. At what speed can the wheeled vehicles run in and out of the vessels?
5. What is the length of the ramp, when lowered on shore?
6. How many decks do the Ro-Ro vehicles usually have?

3. Choose the right answer:

1.Make sure the log book is available _______inspection.

a) into            b) around           c) for                         d) in

2.Transfer the person to my vessel _______ boat.

a) for            b) by                c) to                    d) at

3. There are 10 vessels ________ anchor.

a) at             b) along           c) down              d) under

4. What is the last information ________ the storm?

a) about        b) by                c) with               d) at

5. It took over an hour to get ______ the port.

a) away        b) up                c) between         d) out of

6. What can you say ______ the incident?

a) into           b) for               c) under             d) about

7. The First Aid equipment is _______ the door.

a) for             b) to                c) behind           d) from

8. The supervisor sat _______ the two engineers.

a) between      b) around       c) from             d) away

9. Put the safety instructions _______ the wall.

a) with             b) in               c) until             d) on

10. After 7 months at sea, I’m looking forward to going ______ holiday.

a) on                b) to               c) over             d) in

11. Has the radar been switched _______?

a) into              b) on             c) under            d) at

12. The vessel was in dry dock _______ two weeks.

a) duration       b) in             c) for                 d) while

13. Are the dangerous goods _______ fire?

a) at                 b) over           c) on                 d) into

14. Because of the storm, we were _____ schedule.

a) for                b) behind       c) in                   d) over

15. Smoke is coming ______ the engine room.

a) between       b) on              c) from               d) for

16. I plan to be ______ sea for at least four months.

a) of                 b) to               c) on                   d) at

17. The vessel will be in Hong Kong ______three days.

a) in                 b) until             c) from              d) through

18. Is there a doctor ______ board?

a) at             b) on                    c) in                   d) for

19. The bonus was shared evenly _______ the whole crew.

a) close           b) among         c) along              d) over

20. He spent it all _______ video equipment.

a) to                b) at                 c) in                     d) on

4. Put the words in the correct order to form a sentence:

1. maintaining        speed       I       course      and       my        am.                
2. at       vessel       leaving      time       is      what      the?
3. into     the    river     Nile        Mediterranean      flows       the.
4. machine      not     this      does      work.
5. working     the      in      engineer      is       engine-room       now      the.

6. Read the text and choose the right variant from the table below:

      Certain basic precautions, when in port, need to be taken to ensure the vessel’s overall security. The wheelhouse, radio room, storerooms and, where possible, the steering gear compartment should be kept locked_____1_____.

      In ports with a bad record of theft it is also advisable to lock the public rooms if they are not occupied _____2_____.

      Consideration should be given to ____3____ to the accommodation to one door only. Only authorized craft should be ____4_____ and they should not be allowed to remain for longer than is necessary. In ports where security arrangements are poor or where problems are ____5____, local watchmen should be employed through the Agents.

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Литература:

1.Бобровский В.И. Деловой английский язык для моряков: Учеб. пособие для высших морских         учебных заведений. – 3-е изд. испр. и доп. – М.: Высш. шк., 1984;

2. Практическая грамматика английского языка для моряков. Сборник упражнений. Автор-составитель Гогина Н.А. – М.: ТРАНСЛИТ, 2007;

3. Учебник английского языка для моряков/Б.Е. Китаевич, М.Н. Сергеева, Л.И. Каминская, С.Н. Вохмянин; Московская государственная академия водного транспорта, - 6-е изд. – М. РКонсульт, 2002.