
Under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as revised in 1995, the ability to use and understand the IMO SMCP is required for the certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.
The phrases in this publication are divided into Parts A and B. Part A covers phrases to be applied according to the requirements of table A-II/1 of the STCW Code, and may be regarded as the replacement of the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary, 1985. This part is enriched by phrases concerning ship handling and safety of navigation to be used in onboard communications. Part B lists other onboard standard safety related phrases which, supplementary to Part A, may also be regarded as useful for maritime English instruction.
Introduction
1 Position of the IMO SMCP in maritime practice
2 Organization of the IMO SMCP
3 Position of the IMO SMCP in maritime education and training
4 Basic communicative features
5 Typographical Conventions
General
1 Procedure
2 Spelling
3 Message markers
4 Responses
5 Distress, urgency and safety signals
6 Standard organizational phrases
7 Corrections
8 Readiness
9 Repetition
10 Numbers
11 Positions
12 Bearings
13 Courses
14 Distances
15 Speed
16 Times
17 Geographical names
18
Ambiguous
words
Glossary
1
General
Terms
2
VTS
special
terms
A1
External
communication
phrases
A1/1
Distress
Traffic
A1/2 Urgency traffic
A1/3 Safety communications
A1/4 Pilotage
A1/5 Specials
A1/6 Vessel traffic service (VTS) standard phrases
Appendix to A1 Standard GMDSS messages
1 Standard
1.1 Structure
1.2 Example
2 Standard urgency message
2.1 Structure
2.2 Example
3 Standard safety message
3.1 Structure
3.2
Example
A2
Onboard
communication
phrases
A2/1 Standard wheel orders
A2/2 Standard engine orders
A2/3 Pilot on bridge
B Onboard communication phrases – operative ship handling
B1/1 Handing over the watch
B1/2 Trim, list and stability
B2 Safety on board
B2/1 General activities
B2/2 Occupational safety
B2/3 Fire protection and fire fighting
B2/4 Damage control
B2/5 Grounding
B2/6 Search and rescue onboard activities
B3 Cargo and cargo handling
B3/1 Cargo handling
B3/2 Cargo care
B4 Passenger care
B4/1 Briefing and instruction
B4/2 Evacuation and boat drill
B4/3 Attending to passengers in an emergency
Procedure for amending the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases
Resolution A.918 (22)
- Number of Pages:
- 128
- ISBN:
- 9789280151374
- Published Date:
- January 2002
- Binding Format:
- Paperback
- Book Height:
- 210 mm
- Book Width:
- 150 mm
- Weight:
- 0.2 kg
- Author:
IMO
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