I.

Fill in the blanks ( Fire-fighting):

Fire is the result of a combination of three factors:
1. A substance that will ________.
2. An ______ source.
3. A supply of ________, usually from the air.
II. Complete the following main ideas:

Fires are divided into three categories, according to the material involved:
A.
B.
C.

Fire fighting at sea may be considered in three distinct stages:

1.
2.
3.

III. Give examples of fire fighting equipment:

IV. Put the following words in the correct order.
1. obey the instructions strictly given by all officer.
2. of in lifeboat discipline is vital the importance.
3. officer and drinking water provisions will be by an distributed only.
4. kind do assistance ? of what you require
5. other not the push when do entering each lifeboat.
6. cabin use never an iron in electric a.
7. when on ropes to or hold your seat to lowering.
8. position I abandon collision after must in vessel
9. near anything an never over or electric hang bulb.
10. you survivors ? pick can up
V. Match the maritime term on the right with the appropriate definition:
1. to stand on

A. the act of checking how many passengers and crew members are
present, e.g. at assembly stations, by reading aloud a list of their
names

2. to take off

B. to pull a vessel off after grounding; to set afloat again

3. spill

C. a vessel which through exceptional circumstances is unable to

manoeuvre

4. roll call

D. to make sure that equipment etc. is in proper condition or that

everything is correct and safe

5. to close up

E. to maintain course and speed

6. to resume

F. to run a vessel up on a beach to prevent its sinking in deep water

7. not under
command (abbr.
NUC)

G. to lift off from a vessels deck (helicopter)

8. to check

H. to restart a voyage, service or search

9. to beach

I. the accidental escape of oil, etc., from a vessel, container, etc., into
the sea

10. to refloat

J. to decrease the distance to the vessel ahead by increasing ones own

speed

VI. Fill in the missing words:

safety, instructions, ship, assembly stations, deck, crew, immediate, request, passengers,
information

Emergency announcement
Attention please! Attention please! This is your captain with an important announcement. We
have a minor fire. There is no 1 danger to our 2 or our 3 and there is no
reason to be alarmed. For 4 reasons we 5 all passengers to go to their 6
on 7 number 5 and wait there for further instructions. Please follow the 8 given
by the officers and the 9. As soon as I have further 10 I will make another
announcement. I ask you kindly to remain calm. There is no danger at this time.