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Unit 2

Types of Vessels: Tasks

Objectives of Unit 2

2.1 Idioms

2.2 Purpose and design

Self-assessment test

Progress test

Answers to self-assessment test

References

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OBJECTIVES OF UNIT 2

The main objectives are:

translate maritime vocabulary

develop a personalized glossary of maritime terms

express purpose

match words and their definitions

2.1 Idioms

Find out what they mean and learn them by heart.

abeam

bow thruster

consignee

according to

broken stowage

contrary to

adjustable blades

Bulk Cargo

control

advantage

bulkhead

CPP

aft

buoy

crude oil

agreement

buoyage vessel

derelict

anchor

cargo

derrick

anchorage

cargo items

design

approach

cargo handling equipment

destination

assess

channel

develop

assessment

circumstances

discharge

athwartship

coastal trade

disembark

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avoid

cofferdam

disintegrate

bays, rows and tiers

commodity.

distress

beacon

compare

divide

division fertilisers inland waterways.

draft / draught

fire fighting vessel

intermediate

due to

firefloat

LASH

e.g.

fore to aft

launch

edible oils

freight rates

laydays

embark

freighter

layer

emerge

General Cargo

limited length

enhance

grab

liner

entrance

grain

liquid

equal

harbour tug

list

equipped with a

refrigerating plant.

hatch

LNG carrier

hatchways

Load-lines

ETA and ETD

Heavy-lift ship.

loading and discharging

experienced

hoist

loading gear

extinguish a fire

home port

longitudinal and transverse separations

fairlead

humidity controls

fairway

in the offing

lorry

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features

influence

LPG carrier

main deck

port of call

request

maintain

prearranged

require

marine research

prevent

roadstead

measure

purpose

rolling and pitching

measurements

quarterdeck

sailing schedule

merchant vessels

ramp

salvage vessel

moored alongside

raw material

sea-going vessel

multi-loads

RCC

Search and Rescue

navigation

reach

seasons

obsolete

recognise

secure

occur

reduce

self-propelled

ore

reel off

shipbroker

perishable cargoes

refer to

shipowners

petroleum

refrigerated cargo

shipper

pilferage

refrigerated hold

shore gang

pilot tender

release

spoil

port of discharge

remove

stem

port of destination

render assistance

stern thruster

stevedores

thus

tyres

stored

tide

upon arrival

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strengthening

timber

vehicle

sub-marine cable

to empty

vicinity

submerging

trailer

VLCC

survey vessel

tramp

voyage charter

surveyor

transfer

vulnerable

TEU

transverse

three-figure code

tweendeck

2.2 Purpose and design

Fill in .....

"Purpose she serves": give a short description of the purpose that the vessel serves.

Begin your answers with "To". In this way a verb will be used to indicate the

vessel's purpose.

Example: 'To transport...."; "To assist...."

"Feature(s) of design": give a short description of particular details of the vessel.

Type of vessel

Purpose she serves

Feature(s) of design

1) General Cargo Carrier/

To

"Open Freighter"

2) Dry Bulk Carrier

To

3)Tanker

To

4) Container ship

To

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5) Ro/Ro ship

To

6) Coaster

To

7) Reefer

To

8) Lash-vessel

To

9) Heavy-load vessel

To

10) Timber Carrier

To

11) Multi-loads vessel

To

12) Tug

To

13) Salvage vessel

To

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14) Buoyage vessel

To

15) Survey ship

To

16) Supply vessel

To

17)SAR-vessel

To

18) Firefloat

To

19) Pilot tender

To

20) Cable layer

To

21) Icebreaker

To

22) Dredger

To

23) Fisherman

To

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Matching

Match the words in the first column with those in the second column by linking the number to the letter

in the third column (example: A -19). Every expression can only be used once!

A - Merchant ships.

1 - Fore-to-aft container group.

A -

B - Semi-submersible heavy-load ship.

2 - Layer.

B -

C - Tramp.

3 - Submerging and emerging.

C -

D - General cargo.

4 - Beacon.

D -

E - Bulk cargo.

5 - Maximum draft.

E -

F - Dry Bulk carrier.

6 - Embarkation at sea.

F -

G - Tankers.

7 - Placing and maintenance.

G -

H - Bay.

8 - Disintegrate.

H -

I - Tier.

9 - Spud system.

I-

J - Ro/Ro.

10 - No fixed schedule.

J -

K - Heavy-Lift ship.

11 - Riding up.

K -

L - Plimsoll Mark.

12 - No cargo handling equipment.

L -

M - Multi-Purpose vessel.

13 - Booms.

M -

N - Passenger ship.

14 - Different types of cargo.

N -

0 -CPP.

15 - Transportation of fertilisers.

0 -

P - Buoyage vessel.

16 - Cross Channel ferry.

P -

Q - Survey ship.

17- Crates, boxes, bags and pieces.

Q -

R - Search and Rescue vessel.

18 - Marine research.

R -

S - Pilot tender.

19 - Liners and tramps.

S -

T - Lightship.

20 - Adjustable blades.

T -

U - Icebreaker.

21 - Carries crude oil or edible oil

U -

V- Dredger.

22 -RCC.

V -

W-Cutterhead.

23 - One commodity.

W -

4) What do the following abbreviations stand for?

"VLCC" ______________________________

"LPG" ____________________________

"LNG" ____________________________

"Ro/Ro" ____________________________

"Lash" ____________________________

"OBO" ____________________________

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"CPP"____________________________

"SAR"____________________________

"RSW-tank"____________________________

Self-assessment Test

Match the words in the first column with those in the second column.

1. liner a. double bottom

2. open freighter b. rows, bays and tiers

3. tankers c. regular route

4. cofferdam d. pump room

5. container ships e. no cargo handling equipment

6. ro/ro ships f. two or more hatches very close to each other

Progress test

Match the words with their definitions:

1. bulkhead a. the front of a vessel.

2. athwartship b. a direction across the width of a vessel.

3. board c. to gain access to a vessel.

4. bow d. any void or empty space in a vessel or container not occupied

by cargo.

5. broken stowage e. a partition separating one part of a ship from another part.

Answers to self-assessment test

1. liner a. regular route

2. open freighter b. two or more hatches very close to each other

3. tankers c. double bottom

4. cofferdam d. pump room

5. container ships e. rows, bays and tiers

6. ro/ro ships f. no cargo handling equipment

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References

1. Logie, Vivers, Nisbet Marlins Study Pack 2 (book and two audio cassettes). Edinburgh, Marlins, 1998 (ISBN 09531748 1 6)

2. Van Kluijven, P.C. The International Maritime Language Programme, Alk & Heijnen Publishers, Alkmaar, 2005.

3. Murphy, R. Essential Grammar In Use. 1st ed. Cambridge, Cambridge

University Press, 1990 (ISBN 0 521 35770 5)

4. http://www.marad.dot.gov/documents/Glossary_final.pdf