BLUE PRINT SYLABUS FOR DECK AND ENGINE OFFICER CLASS III

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1 - Introduction Grammar
- Ask for and give 1 Present Simple (have, be)
personal data 2 Pronouns.
3 Short answers
Vocabulary
1 Adjectives of nationalities
2 Numbers
3 Spelling
Phonology
1 Questions intonation
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Welcome here on board.
2 Writing: Personal information form.
3 Speaking: Interviewing a partner; Introducing
yourself
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 Introduction of SMCP.
2 The SMCP and their underlying principles
2 Describe crew Grammar.
roles and routines 1 Present Simple.
2 Ordinal numbers
Vocabulary.
1 Crew and Jobs
2 Verbs for work routines
3 Telling the time
4 Giving the date
5 SMCP Spelling
Phonology
1 Word stress
 Communication Skills
1 Listening: Checking the crew list.
2 Writing: Filling in a chart.
3 Speaking: Interviewing a partner about his
daily routine
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
(SMCP) .1 Spelling
3 Naming types of Grammar.
vessels, 1 Repetition Present Simple.
describing parts 2 this/that, these/those + possessives
of a vessel 3 Articles: the, a/an
4 there is/there are + genitive
5 Prepositions of place
Vocabulary.
1 Types of vessels
2 Parts of vessels
3 Locations on board
Phonology
3 Word stress
Communication Skills:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing
1 Listening: Taking a new crew member round
the vessel
2 Writing: Describing locations on a vessel
3 Reading: Types of vessel
4 Speaking: Showing a visitor round your
vessel
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 Giving locations
4 Describing Grammar
Location and 1 Preposition of place
purpose of safety 2 Repetition there is/there are and preposition
 equipment of place
Vocabulary
1 Safety equipment
2 Checking the conditions of the safety
equipment .
3 Places on a vessel
4 Parts of a room
5 Furniture
Phonology
Word stress
Communication Skills: listening, speaking,
writing .
1 Listening: Making a crew member familiar
with the safety equipment .
2 Writing: The condition of safety equipment
and what has to be done
3 Reading: Survival equipment .
4 Speaking: What about the safety equipment
on board of your vessel?
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
SMCP B4/1.2 Generals: Signals
5 Discussing Grammar
navigational 1 Question tags
routes and 2 Prepositional phrases of geographic
geographic locations
locations; 3 Use of it
understanding Vocabulary
standard helm 1 Basic words: giving routes and locations
orders 2 Countries and capitals
3 Latitude and longitude
4 Compass points
5 Standard wheel orders
 Phonology .1 Large numbers
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Route Planning
2 Writing: My country
3 Reading: My country
4 Speaking: Me and my hometown
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 Standard Wheel Orders .2 Principle 1 .3
Principle 5
6 Naming positions Grammar
on board; asking 1 Prepositions and prepositional phrases
for and giving 2 Imperative form
directions on 3 Question forms
board and ashore Vocabulary
1 Positions and places on board
2 Vessel directions
3 Words and phrases for describing a way
ashore
Phonology
1 Falling and rising intonation
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Mr Chan’s first expedition on board
2 Reading: Just follow my notes!
3 Writing: Finding your way
4 Speaking: Let me show you round the
vessel; Describing the way on St. Margarita;
Museum information
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 Generals: Responses
7 Expressing Grammar
personal likes and 1 Adverbs of degree
dislikes; 2 Gerund
 discussing leisure 3 Adverbs of frequency
time on board Vocabulary
1 Types of film
2 Adjectives of opinion
3 Leisure activities
Phonology
1 Introduction to sentence stress
Communication Skills
1 Listening: New films for the voyage
2 Writing: Reply to e-mail correspondence
3 Reading: E-mail correspondence; This
makes a good e-mail; Longing for the home
country
4 Speaking: Talking about a film, a video or a
book; Discussing routine leisureactivities on
board and at home
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
Principle 6: Structure corresponding phrases
after the principle: identical invariable plus
variable
8 Describing routine Grammar
operations on 1 Present Continuous
board; 2 Grammatically correct spelling of verbs
understanding 3 Contrast between Present Continuous and
standard orders Present Simple
standard engine Vocabulary .1 Verbs describing routine
orders operations on board .2 Verbs describing
current movements of the vessel .3 Standard
engine orders
Phonology
1 Revision of word and sentence stress
2 Revision of rising and falling intonation
 Communication Skills
1 Listening: Fire!
2 Reading: My first days on board
3 Writing: What is routine and what is reacting
on current situations?
4 Speaking: What is routine and what is
reacting on current situations?
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 SMCP: Present Continuous
9 Expressing Grammar
personal 1 some and any
preferences; 2 would like
discussing food Vocabulary
on board; ordering 1 Food and drink
meals 2 Adjectives indicating preferences
3 Basic galley equipment and supply
Phonology: Express attitude through intonation
and pitch
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Food for mood; Telephone call with
ship supplier
2 Reading: Kinds of meals
3 Writing: Summarising a text; Writing a menu
4 Speaking: Report on eating habits;
Conversation when having a meal; Discussing
a menu, Ordering food from a menu
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
Principle 7
10 Understanding Grammar
commands in 1 Repetition this/that, these/those .2 Imperative
emergency forms for urgent commands .3 must/must not .
situations on 4 Passive voice
 board Vocabulary .1 Types of emergency on board .2
Emergency equipment .3 Verbs to describe
what happens in emergency situations
Phonology .1 Identify key words in commands
and put stress on key words
Communication Skills .1 Listening: It’s for our
safety; Checking the extinguisher .2 Reading:
Fire on board, Types of Fire, Abandoning Ship .
3 Writing: Fire Control Plan and two station
bills .4 Speaking: Safety equipment on the
vessel; Discussing rules for abandoning vessel
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
Introducing SMCP Message Markers .2
Message Markers: Instructions, Questions and
Answers .2 External communication A1/1.1:
Fire/explosion, Grounding, Abandoning vessel
11 Checking supplies, Grammar .1 Countable and uncountable nouns
providing quantities, .2 Quantifiers
weights and prices, Vocabulary .1 Prices .2 Types of cargo ship .3
discussing cargo Cargoes and containers .4 Cargo handling
handling gear .5 Measurements and loading capacities,
procedures ships volumes
Phonology .1 Linking sounds
(consonant/vowel)
Communication Skills .1 Listening: Inventory .2
Reading: More about cargo vessels; Your
cargo A-B-C .3 Writing: Writing a fax .4
Speaking: Make a Food Inventory; Telephoning
a ship supplier; Loading on my vessel;
Shopping ashore
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
SMCP Onboard Communication B3 Cargo and
 Cargo Handling
12 Comparing vessel Grammar
details, describing 1 Comparative and superlative adjectives
equipment 2 Infinitive of purpose
3 for + -ing
Vocabulary
1 Nouns and adjectives relating to vessel
specifications
2 Deck/bridge/engine room equipment
3 Verbs describing mechanical operation
4 Introduction to multi-word verbs
Phonology
1 Revision: Intonation and pitch, sentence
stress, linking sounds
Communication Skills .
1 Listening: Ship dimensions; Just having a
short look around the vessel
2 Reading: Ship dimensions, Maritime Records
.3 Writing: Baltimar Supercoaster
4 Speaking: Description of my vessel, My likes
and dislikes
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
SMCP: Principle 2
13 Describing crew Grammar
members and 1 Use of like: What is he like?, What does he
visitors on board look like?
2 Adjective and Adverb
3 Repetition: Adverbs of Frequency
Vocabulary
1 Articles of clothing
2 Adjectives to describe people’s physical
appearance
 3 Adjectives to give a personal opinion about
people’s personality
4 Phrases for Apologies
Phonology
Contracted sounds
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Big trouble with some passenger;
SMCP for Passengers
2 Reading: Complaint; Lifeboat drill
3 Writing: Reporting and reacting on
complaints
4 Speaking: Different people-different
characters
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 SMCP Onboard Communication B4
Passenger Care
14 Describing Grammar
weather 1 Use of it to describe weather
conditions; 2 Going to and will for expressing future
understanding reference
forecasts 3 Making comparisons
Vocabulary
1 Months and seasons
2 Words and phrases describing weather
conditions
3 Abbreviations for compass references
.4 Safety measures for bad weather
Phonology
1 Weak forms in connected speech
Communication Skills
1 Listening: We are going to have a heavy
storm tonight; Weather forecast for Britain,
 Inshore Waters
2 Reading: Climate in Indonesia; Hurricane,
Typhoon, Willy Willy or what?
3 Writing: The climate in my home country; the
weather in my home country
4 Speaking: Weather Forecast for Africa
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 B1.1.5 Onboard communication on weather
conditions .2 A3.1, A6.2.1.7, A6.2.1.8 External
communication on meteorological conditions .3
Message Markers: Information and Warning
regarding meteorological conditions
15 Reporting events Grammar
from past voyages 1 Simple Past be, regular and irregular verb
changes
2 Time phrases
3 Passive (Past)
Vocabulary
1 Verbs relating to sea voyages
2 Vocabulary of safety, navigation and pilotage
3 Verbs describing the professional career
4 Introduction to multi-word verbs
Phonology
4 Past Tense endings
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Happy birthday, Ken
2 Reading: The Story of MV Petingo;Career
Development
3 Writing: Voyage Report(1); Voyage Report
(2); A letter home .4 Speaking: Telling about
events
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
 SMCP: Past tense phrases
16 Reporting details Grammar
of incidents at 1 Simple Past (questions and negative forms)
sea; simulating 2 Question words
VHF 3 Repetition: Comparison
communication Vocabulary
for distress and 1 Types of incidents
urgency 2 Verbs describing accidents
messages Phonology
Revision of linking sounds
Communication Skills:
1 Listening: Vessel accidents worldwide
2 Reading: Accidents aboard
3 Writing: Accident report
4 Speaking: Lessons learnt, Casualty report
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
Distress and Urgency communication with
Message Markers a) Information b) Warning c)
Request
17 Explaining Grammar
personal injuries 1 Conjunctions
at sea; requesting 2 Present Perfect of result
medical 3 Repetition: there is/there are
assistance 4 Repetition: Adjective/Adverb
Vocabulary
1 Articles of protective clothing
2 Parts of the body
3 Verbs describing injuries
4 Items used in basic First Aid
Phonology
Emotive emphasis in speech
Communication Skills
 1 Listening: First aid on board (fractures),
Stories from the "Front Line"
2 Reading: Accidents aboard, First Aid on
board (burns), Stories from the "Front Line"
3 Writing: Accident prevention
4 Speaking: Safety Awareness, Medical First
Aid
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
SMCP Distress communication: A1.3
Requesting medical assistance
18 Checking task Grammar
completion in 1 Present Perfect
routine 2 Repetition: Expressing purpose
operations; VHF 3 Repetition: Expressing competences
communication Vocabulary
regarding 1 Verbs relating to maintenance and safety
bunkering procedures
2 Terms connected with engine problems
3 Engine parts
4 Tools for metal work
Phonology
Pronunciation of past participles
Communication Skills
1 Listening: An Interview with Boris Rudenko,
Wiper on the Sea Princess II
2 Reading: The Diesel Engine, A Fire in the
engine room can be hazardous
3 Writing: Rank Competency, Requirements of
a Motorman
4 Speaking: The engine of my vessel
Standard Marine Communication Phrases .1
SMCP: Briefing on Operation of Main Engine
 and Auxiliary Equipment
19 Producing Grammar
external written 1. Contrasting Past Tense and Present
and spoken Perfect
communication to 2. Model verb should and other forms of
request and expressing advice
giving advice 3. The definite article the
4. Asking questions and reacting on
questions in a complex way
Vocabulary
1 Telex abbreviations
2 Professional career
Phonology
1 Sentence rhythm and stress
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Speaking versus writing, Looking
for a job
2 Reading: Speaking versus writing, Looking
for a job , Covering letters
3 Writing: Online application, CV, Covering
letter, Fax, telex
4 Speaking: Speaking versus writing,
Discussion on applications, Comparing
covering letters, Going for an interview
Standard Marine Communication Phrases
1 SMCP Message Markers Question and
Advice
20 Understanding Grammar
instruction and 1 Past Continuous
giving 2 Contrast between Past Continuous and
explanations; Simple Past
practising VHF Vocabulary
exchange 1 Review of verbs describing on board
procedures activities
2 Nouns for distress, urgency and routine
message
3 Readability code for VHF transmission
4 Phrases for each stage of a VHF exchange
procedure
Phonology
1 Review of rhythm, sentence stress and
intonation
Communication Skills
1 Listening: Distress Message, Urgency
Message, Safety Message Routine Message,
Information from VTS, Approaching a Port
2 Reading: For a better understanding,The
importance of effective communication,
Distress Message, Safety Message Routine
Message, Information from VTS
3 Writing: Distress Message, Urgency
Message, Safety Message, Routine Message
4 Speaking: Report on experience with
multinational crews, Report on an accident,
Experience with VTS communication
Standard Marine CommunicationPhrases .1
VHF communication: Announcement of a
message