BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR MARITIME CADETS

Book excerpt: The book of Basic Knowledge for Maritime Cadets provides an informative source in teaching and learning English for the teachers of Maritime English and newly joined seafarers. This book is also a helpful tool for the familiarization of: 1. Various types of ships, hierarchy on board, engine watch keeping, ships design and basic terminology used on board; 2. General ship safety, safety symbols, and emergency alarms on board; 3. Potential dangers on board, i.e. fire, maneuver board, medical emergency, abandon ship, and search and rescue operations; 4. Basic principles of navigation and position fixing, brief introduction of bridge equipment, basics of collision regulations and overview of navigational aids such as buoys and lights; 5. Various knots and bends, terms used during berthing and meanings of flag signals.