BOOK REVIEW

Maritime English, Cecilia R. Velez, Ed. D. 7B Cavite St., Brgy. Paltok West
Avenue, Quezon City, Great Books Trading, 2003, pages 1 - 106.

Review By

John Michael E. Dimzon

John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University - Arevalo

Sto. Nio sur, Arevalo, Iloilo City

canopus_john@yahoo.com

Maritime English by Cecilia R. Velez, Ed. D is a textbook specially

designed for students taking up Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation.
It is based on materials adapted from the International Maritime Organization
which aims to develop model training courses to assist in the implementation
of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers.

The book Maritime English by Cecilia R. Velez, Ed. D is a big help in

students because it covers a wide scope of subjects that include oral practice,
grammar, diction and vocabulary, word order and tenses. Special attention is
given to topics like shipping, navigation techniques and instruments, voyage
description, weather conditions, ship identification, ship structure, safety
organizations, time at sea and merchant ship operations.

As a student of a maritime university, aiming for goals that will help and
nourish me, this book helps my communication skills to be better and to
communicate with other people well, especially to the maritime people. The
contents of this book is practical and well beneficiary for us. The book is filled
with modular lessons that involves exercise and activities for us to
accomplish. Emphasizing the use of IMO standard Marine Communication
phrases that is best with the students capabilities and serves as a
background for a better understanding. This book is designed to be used in
classrooms or in self-studies. The teachers can instruct in Improving the
quality of instruction while enhancing their effectiveness. This book on
Maritime English will be of great help to maritime training institutions in
implementing the requirement of the STCW. It will assist instructors in
improving the quality instruction while enhancing their effectiveness. It also
enhances the effectiveness of Ship officers, proctors, ships crew, ship
masters, and other maritime people.

Reading this book helped me improve my verbal ability and critical

thinking skills when it comes to the Maritime language. English is the
language of science, of aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism.
Knowing Maritime English increases our chances of getting a multinational
company within our school or finding work from other places that is related to
maritime industry since they always use maritime language when doing
interviews. I strongly recommend my fellow senior high school students to
read this book because not only it teaches us about maritime language, it
also makes us prepare for our future interviews and company
recommendation.