Course Description: 

The course offers Maritime English vocabulary training with a focus on safety drills. It is designed to help seafarers improve communication skills and easily understand and respond to key safety drill commands.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the training course the participant shall:

·       Demonstrate proper communication practices in the context of safety drills

·       Understand maritime terms related to safety drills

·       Distinguish how words with letter combinations are pronounced

·  Recognise the importance of asking for clarifications, if needed, when responding to safety drill commands

Sections:

·       Introduction

·       Section 1: E/R emergencies: fire, blackout and response case study

·       Section 2: Drill briefing, debrief and team organisation

·       Section 3: Fire and abandon ship drill 

·       Section 4: E/R drill communications: fire pump starting, oil spill, flooding

·       Section 5: Communication skills for safety drills

·       Section 6: Pronunciation – letter combinations “ch” and gh”

·        Summary

·       Assessment