PROCEDURES AT

INTERNATIONAL
PORT
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Describe procedures at international ports; demonstrate

understanding of the cultural norms of different nationalities;
describe incidents that occur on shore and on board; write
reports of incidents on board
Grammar: defining relative clauses; relative pronouns;
prepositions in relative clauses; Past Simple and Past Continuous
Vocabulary: compound words; vocabulary of helicopter / ship
operations
Listening and speaking: comparing port customs clearance
differences in different countries
Reading and writing: talking about cultural norms of different
nationalities; reporting incidents on board

GREETINGS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

WAVE

SLAP HANDS

SHAKE HANDS

HUG

BOW

KISS

NOD

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DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER

1. How do people usually greet each other in
your country?
2. How do you greet someone who you are
meeting for the first time?
3. How do you greet someone who you know
well?
4. How does the situation affect the way you
greet someone?
5. Which of the greetings in previous slide do
you never use?

DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER

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DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER

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AIRPORT PROCEDURES

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PORT PROCEDURES 1

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PORT PROCEDURES 2

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PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS?

Structure of past simple
positive

negative

question
Did

I / you /

I / you /

he / she / it /

he / she / it /

I / you / he /
she / it /

we / they

we / they

we / they

arrived.

didnt arrive.

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arrive?

Structure of past continuous

positive
I / he / shewas
readinga book.
Itwas raining.

negative
I / he / shewasnt
reading a book.
Itwasnt
raining.

question
WasI / he /
shereadinga
book?
Wasitraining?

You / we / theywere

You / we /
theywerent

Wereyou / we /
they

readinga book.

readinga book.

readinga book?

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EXERCISE
1. Have you seen Carl? The last time I
(see) him, he (clean) the swimming
pool
2. While the divers (search) the wreck,
they .. (find) the ships log.
3. Bob (cut) his hand while he
.. (mend) the engine
4. Where were you when the auditor
. (arrive)? I ..
(show) the visitors around the ship.
5. While the first passengers
(board), the crew (make) final
preparations.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

. (be) there any problems while you ..

(load) the cargo? No, everything (go)
according to plan.
What . (they/do) at 0930? They . (berth)
the vessel.
When I .. (enter) the galley, I
(notice) the pipe . (leak)
It . (rain) so heavily when we ..
(arrive) in port that the Master (decide) to
delay unloading.
When .the problem with the generator
. (happen)? It ..(start) about an
hour while you (sleep).

COMPOUND WORD
Compound words are
aisle seat
formed when two or
Boarding
more words are put
pass
together to form a new
Call light
word with a new
Emergency
meaning.
exit
Excess
baggage
Earphone
Jet lag
Life jacket
Oversized
bagagge
Seat belt
Window seat

Muster Station
Mess room
Cruise agent
Navigation light
Lifeboat
Lifebuoy
Fire extinguisher
And many more

COMPOUND WORDS
A

connecting
excess
departure
passport
baggage
duty-free
metal
departure
boarding
check-in
aisle
cabin

control
seat
claim
crew
flight
desk
shop
pass
baggage
lounge
board
detector

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INCIDENTS ON BOARD
Marine incidents
Common marine incidents include
groundings; capsize and swamping;
fires; collisions with other boats, buoys,
jetties and pontoons; falls within a boat
and persons overboard.
Incidents involving injuries to people
must always be reported even if the
boat does not sustain any material
damage. If in doubt about whether an
incident is reportable, report it.

Under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act

1994 (TOMSA), a marine incident is classified as an
event causing or involving:
the loss of a person from a ship
the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person
caused by a ship's operations
the loss or presumed loss or abandonment of a ship
a collision with a ship
the stranding of a ship
significant damage, or danger of significant damage, to a
ship
significant damage caused by a ship's operations
danger of significant damage to a structure caused by a
ship's operations
danger to a person caused by a ship's operations.
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INCIDENT REPORT FORM

Vessel/Name:

Position of Vessel :

Incident Details:

Further Action:
........................................................................................
SIGNED:
Date:

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