航海英语评估第三版问答题增加1第2章

第二章进出港业务

四．口述

1.Say something about how to apply for radio pratique

a)Your shop’s particular and voyage briefs

b)Crewmembers’ health, cargo information and ship’s sanitary condition at present

c)Some certificate relating to quarantine inspection

When applying for radio pratique, the vessel should supply the ship’s particular and voyage briefs to the port authority, such as the name of the vessel and expected date and hour of her arrival; number of crew on board; crewmembers’ health condition and ship’s sanitary condition at present. State that there are no quarantinable disease has been found on the vessel, and all the crew are in good health.

Some certificate relating to quarantine inspection are:

1.Maritime health declaration; crew list;

2.Deratization certificate;

3.Clearance from the last port

4.International Certificate of vaccination

2.Describe the requirements on ship’s seaworthiness in terms of certificates and papers

which need to be carried on board.

a)List major certificates on board and describe their particulars

b)Categorize those certificates (class certificates, statutory certificate)

c)The management of those certificates

The certificates and papers which need to be carried on board are:

1.Cargo ship safety construction certificate: Cargo ship safety construction certificate shows

that the condition of the hull, machinery and equipment.

2.Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate: Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate shows

that the condition of the life-saving appliances, such as lifeboats, life rafts, line-throwing appliance, portable radio apparatus for survival craft; fire-fighting appliance and fire control plans; echo-sounding device and gyro-compass, navigation lights and shapes, pilot ladder and means of making sound signals and distress signals.

3.Cargo ship safety radiotelephony certificate: Cargo ship safety radiotelephony certificate

shows the functioning of portable radio apparatus for survival craft.

4.Cargo ship safety radiotelegraphy certificate: Cargo ship safety radiotelegraphy certificate

shows the functioning of radiotelegraphy installation for lifeboats and portable radio apparatus for survival craft.

5.The International Convention on Load Line, 1966: The International Convention on Load

Line shows that the freeboards have been assigned and the load lines have been marked for adequate reserve buoyancy to be preserved under even adverse weather conditions.

These certificates should be valid and kept on board..

3.Describe the shipboard customs formalities

a)The main duties of the customs officers.

b)Preparations before customs officers come on board