II.Turningcapabilitystandards2.1Turningtest2.2Zig-zagtest2.3Stoppingtest2.4SpiraltestIII.IMOStandardsforShipManoeuvrability3.1PRINCIPLES3.2GENERAL3.3APPLICATION3.4DEFINITIONS3.5STANDARDS3.6ADDITIONALCONSIDERATIONSLesson2MooringandAnchoringOperationsI.Mooring1.1SnapBackZone1.2RopeBightII.Anchoring2.1DescriptionofWeighingAnchor2.2SingleAnchor–ProcedureWalkouttheanchortoHalfashackleabovetheseabottomHoldthecableonthebrakeandtakethewindlassoutofgearStopthevesselovergroundDroptheanchorControlthespeedofcableflowbythebrake,whilenotallowingpile-upBringanchorcabledirectionforwardandconfirmedanchorholdsitsposition.2.3DeepWaterAnchoringStopthevesselovergroundWalkouttheanchorunderpoweruntilthecompletelengthofrequiredcableispaidout,andtheanchorholdsitspositionontheseabed.Bringanchorcabledirectionforwardandconfirmedanchorholdsitsposition.2.4Laying/CarryingoutAnchorsStoptheboat,lowertheanchorundercontroltotheseabed.Reverseslowlyaway,layingoutcableinacontrolledmanner.Whensufficientcableisletout,selectneutralandcheckthatthechainistightandanchorissetandholding.Ifunsure,usealittlereversethrusttocheckitisholding.Takevisualbearingsofobjectsashoretochecktheanchorisnotdragging,remembertheboatwillswingontheanchor.Setdeepandshallowalarmsonthedepthsounder.Lesson3

StandardMarineCommunication

PhrasesTEXTI.IntroductiononSMCPTheSMCPbuildsonabasicknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwasdraftedonpurposeinasimplifiedversionofMaritimeEnglishtoreducegrammatical,lexicalandidiomaticvarietiestoatolerableminimumandstandardizedstructures,inordertodiminishmisunderstandinginsafetyrelatedverbalcommunications,therebyendeavouringtoreflectpresentMaritimeEnglishlanguageusageonboardvesselsandinship-to-shore/ship-to-shipcommunications.Generalrules

of

SMCP1.Spellingof

letter

and

numbers2.MessageMarkers

and

responses3.Standardresponses

to

question

in

different

situations4.Standardorganizational

phrases(1)Whenmaking

a

radio

communication,it

is

good

practiceto

check

the

radio

signal

strength

with

the

receiver

before

starting

to

transmit

the

message.(2)Whenit

is

advisable

to

remain

on

a

VHF

Channel/

frequency

say:“Standby

on

VHF

Channel.../frequency...”(3)WhenitisadvisabletochangetoanotherVHFChannel/frequency,say:"Advise(you)changetoVHFChannel.../frequency...."5.MessageChecksCorrectionsExample:"Mypresentspeedis14knots-mistake.Correction,mypresentspeedis12,one-two,knots."(2)Readiness"Iam/Iamnotreadytoreceiveyourmessage".(3)RepetitionExample:"Mydraftis12.6repeatone-twodecimal6metres.""Donotovertake-repeat-donotovertake."6.Standardphrasesofbasicnauticalinformation(1)Positions(2)Bearings(3)Courses(4)Distances(5)Speed(6)Times(7)GeographicalnamesII.On-boardCommunicationPhrases1.StandardWheelOrders2.StandardEngineOrders3.ExamplesofStandardPhrasesforPilotontheBridgePropulsionsystemManoeuvringRadarDraftandairdraftAnchoringTugassistanceBerthingandunberthingIII.DISTRESS,URGENCY,andSAFETYcommunications1.Distresscommunication(1)Frequenciestobeused(2)ControlofDistressTraffic(3)CommunicationPriority(4)StandardDistressMessage2.Urge