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 ETA and ETD Heavy-lift ship.

Load-lines loading and discharging

experienced

hoist

loading gear

extinguish a fire

home port

longitudinal and transverse separations

fairlead fairway

humidity controls 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 ore

reduce reel off

self-propelled shipbroker

perishable cargoes

refer to

shipowners

petroleum

refrigerated cargo

shipper

pilferage pilot tender port of discharge

refrigerated hold release remove

shore gang spoil stem

port of destination stevedores

render assistance thus

stern thruster 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
Fill in .....

Purpose and design

"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 1) General Cargo Carrier/ "Open Freighter"

Purpose she serves To

Feature(s) of design

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. B - Semi-submersible heavy-load ship. C - Tramp. D - General cargo. E - Bulk cargo. F - Dry Bulk carrier. G - Tankers. H - Bay. I - Tier. J - Ro/Ro. K - Heavy-Lift ship. L - Plimsoll Mark. M - Multi-Purpose vessel. N - Passenger ship. 0 -CPP. P - Buoyage vessel. Q - Survey ship. R - Search and Rescue vessel. S - Pilot tender. T - Lightship. U - Icebreaker. V- Dredger. W-Cutterhead. 1 - Fore-to-aft container group. 2 - Layer. 3 - Submerging and emerging. 4 - Beacon. 5 - Maximum draft. 6 - Embarkation at sea. 7 - Placing and maintenance. 8 - Disintegrate. 9 - Spud system. 10 - No fixed schedule. 11 - Riding up. 12 - No cargo handling equipment. 13 - Booms. 14 - Different types of cargo. 15 - Transportation of fertilisers. 16 - Cross Channel ferry. 17- Crates, boxes, bags and pieces. 18 - Marine research. 19 - Liners and tramps. 20 - Adjustable blades. 21 - Carries crude oil or edible oil 22 -RCC. 23 - One commodity. ABCDEFGHIJKLMN0PQRSTUVW-

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 2. open freighter 3. tankers 4. cofferdam 5. container ships 6. ro/ro ships a. double bottom b. rows, bays and tiers c. regular route d. pump room e. no cargo handling equipment f. two or more hatches very close to each other

Progress test
Match the words with their definitions: 1. bulkhead 2. athwartship 3. board 4. bow

a. the front of a vessel. b. a direction across the width of a vessel. c. to gain access to a vessel. d. any void or empty space in a vessel or container not occupied by cargo. e. a partition separating one part of a ship from another part.

5. broken stowage

Answers to self-assessment test

1. liner 2. open freighter 3. tankers 4. cofferdam 5. container ships 6. ro/ro ships a. regular route b. two or more hatches very close to each other c. double bottom d. pump room e. rows, bays and tiers 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

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