BAB 5

STANDING NIGHT WATCH

Night watches are the most critical period of responsibility for the lookout. A
knowledge of to stand night watches is necessary to insure the safety of the
vessel.During the night watch, the officer of the watch frequently enters the chart room
or other lighted areas, therefore, he depends primarily on the lookout to shoot objects.

Night vision differs from day vision to a much greater extend than is generally
realized. Eyes respond slowly in the dark. They pick up a moving object more easily than
a still one. An object can be more readily seen at night by looking a little to the rightor
left of it rather than directly at it.

VOCABULARY

Critical = kritis, gawat

Responsibility = tanggung jawab

Lookout = pandangan / pengintaian

Necessary = perlu

During = selama

Moving object = benda yang bergerak

Frequently = sering

To enter = memasuki

Chart room = kamar peta

Vision = penglihatan

To differ = membedakan

Different = berbeda

Difference = perbedaan

Realize = menyadari

Direct = langsung

Still = diam

Right = benar, kanan

Left = kiri

Dark = gelap

Generally = umumnya

Therefore = jadi

Depend on = tergantung

Greater = lebih besar

Easy = mudah

Easily = dengan mudah

II. COMPREHENSION

1. Answer the following Question briefly !

2. Do you need knowledge to keep watch ?
3. Where does the deck officer keep watch on board ?
4. Does night vision differ from day vision ?
5. How do eyes respond to dark ?

III. GRAMMAR
Articles / kata sandang
Ada dua macam article yaitu : - definite article
- Indefinite article, a.
a. Definite article
Definite article The’ dipakai untuk orang atau barang yang sudah tertentu
• The French book
• The tall boy
• The engine of my ship must be repaired
• We studied the art of boat handling
The’ yang dipakai sebelum kata benda tunggal mempunyai arti lama dengan
That’.
- Did you take the book to the captain ?
- Did you take that book to the captain ?
b. Indefinite Article
Indefinite Article a atau an menyatakan satu atau sebuah yang dipakai untuk
kata benda yang dapat dihitung.
-a book -an apple
-a boy -an egg
-a university -an hour

c. Indefinite Article ‘A’ dipakai sebelum kata benda yang dapat dihitung, bila kata
itu disebut untuk pertama kali. Selanjutnya apabila kata tersebut diulang lagi,
dipakai Indefinite Article The’ sebelum kata benda tersebut.
• A man and a woman were sitting in front of me on the bus. The woman
wanted to go to a Chinese restaurant, but the man said that he did not like
Chinese food.

d. Nama-nama dalam ilmu pengetahuan tidak perlu menggunakan article.

• He is taking courses in English, French, Mathematics, History and political
science.
• He teaches violin and piano
Apabila nama-nama ilmu pengetahuan tersebut dipakai sebagai noun modifier
(kata yang menerangkan kata benda) dapat dipakai baik definite article ataupun
Indefinite Article.
• He is studying English
• He is studying the English language
• He is taking Geology
• He is taking a Geology course

e. Nama-nama cabang olahraga den aktivitas-aktivitas rekreasi lainnya sama

dengan nomor 4 diatas.
• He plays both football and baseball
• Do you like dancing ?
 f. kata-kata benda abstrak biasanya tidak menggunakan article
• Honestly is the best policy
• Life is beautiful

IV.EXERCISE

Place a, an, or the in the blanks if an article is needed.

1. There is............... big ship in the port

2. Every ship has ……………stem, ………. Bow, and …………………bridege.
3. In ……………………engine room there’are two big turbines.
4. I went to……………..bridge where the …………….mates are working
5. The …………..engines of…………….ship can turn a head and astern.
6. Every ship must have lifebuots’to save the ……....crew when she is in distress.
7. Steam engine is an…………………oldest type of engine.
8. Last night there was a………………..collision at Indian ocean the …………….collision
was between two big tankers
9. Did you remember a…………………..name of the ……………..ship we saw yesterday ?
10. Maria wants to learn a……………….French language before she goes to
an……………Europe next year.