Tour of the Mega Container Ship

00:20 Let me show you around the ship.

00:25 Compass deck.
00.33 Radar, scanner and the funnel back there. Antennas everywhere. Antennas.
00:38
DANGER
“High Voltage”
“Radiation Hazard”

00:46 Heading down into the bridge.

00:50 Navigation Bridge
The ship has a computer system, which connects all the essential machinery and
equipment together.
01:30 The most important equipment is, of course, a coffee machine. We also haul all the
activities on the ship from here. So, literally we are the command center of the ship.
01:40 Accommodation has many floors. All of them have some cabins and facilities to get
around.

01:40 DECK INFORMATION

NAV.BRI.DECK – Wheel House and CHART SPACE
F-DECK - Captain - drawing room
- Chief Engineer - El. Equipment/ Convert Room
- Owner - Battery Room
- Pilot
E-DECK - 2nd Engineer - 3rd Engineer
- Chief Officer - 4th Engineer
- El. Engineer - 2nd Officer
- 3rd Officer
D-DECK - Officer’s Recreation Room - Chief Steward
- Officer’s Laundry - Junior Officer (B)
- Library - Junior Officer (C)
- Junior Officer (A) - Cadet (A)
- Cadet (B)
- Cadet (C)
C-DECK - Crew’s Recreation Room - AB (A)
- Oiler (A) - AB (B)
- Oiler (B) - AB (C)
- Oiler (C) - AB (D)
- Oiler (D) - Bosun
- Chief Cook
- Crew’s Laundry
B-DECK - EM’CY Gen. Room - Gymnasium
- Hospital - Bonded Store
- Medicine Locker - Lift machine Room
- OS (A) - Dry/ Cold Provision Store
- OS (B)
A-DECK - Galley - Duty Mess-room
- Pantry - Garbage Store
- Officer Mess-room - Air Cond/ Prov. Ref. Machine
Room
- Crew Mess-room
Upper - Ship Management Center
 deck - EM’CY Head Quarter Room
- Officer/ Crew Changing Room
- Maintenance Crew
- Tally Office

01:48 We can use the elevator or we can use the stairs. Our ship has 9 floors, which we call
decks. The high-ranking officers live on the upper decks. The crew lives on the lower
decks. Follow me and I’ll show you around on each deck.
02:22 This is a standard-sized cabin. We have our own fridge, a queen-size bed, a couch, a
coffee table, our own bathroom, a desk (computer’s not included).
02:40. In some facilities we have:
- karaoke
- a library
- a Recreation Room
- a Ping-Pong Room
- a Basketball Court
- a Gym
02:55 - two Laundry Rooms and two Drying Rooms
- a Bonded Store
02:59
Bonded Store is a room to store
dutiable goods i.e. liquor, beer,
cigarettes.
Why is the Rum always gone?
03:10 - Vegetable Room
- Meat Room
- Fish Room
03:16 Galley
Galley = A ship’s kitchen
Mess-room = Dining room aboard ship

03:17 This is our duty mess-room

03:19 Here we have the Officer’s mess-room
03:23 The Officers’ Pantry.
03:25 Into the Galley again.
This is our Chief Cook.
03:29 There’s cooking oil and sauces and on left-side here we have his cooking equipment.
This is the crew’s pantry.
03:40 And, lastly, the crew’s mess-room.
03:46 And outside here there’s a lifeboat (sailors wearing lifejackets and helmets).
03:55
№1
Life Boat (30 p)
Rescue Boat (6 p )

03:57 (Inside the lifeboat).

04:02 Conference Room.
04:04 The Ship’s Office.
04:06 Emergency Headquarters’ (life-saving equipment):
- 1st Aid Box
 - Breathing Apparatus
- Fire extinguishers
- Oxygen cylinder
04:09 Changing Room
04:12 And now, I’ll bring you guys out to the main deck.
04:16 Moving towards the aft, we have the aft station.
04:18
Aft Station
Back/ Stern of the Ship

04:30 The big drums are hydraulic mooring winches

04:33
Mooring winches
Bollards
Bitts

04:39 And the small round blocks are bollards and bitts
04:47 Here you can see the wash from our propellers
04:55 Now we start heading towards the fore station. Our ship is 323 m long. So, at normal
walking speed it takes about 4 to 5 minutes to get from the aft to the fore station. So,
even though we’re speeding right now, it still takes a long time
05:19 Here’s our additional life raft at the fore
05:25 At the fore station now you can see the light foremast
05:29 And then this is our anchor
05:31 The hawse pipe
06:02 Lifebuoy
06:07 This enormous thing is our spare anchor
06:12 The shackle nose is twice the size of my hand. (wearing gloves)
06:17 Heading up to the lashing bridge… Our ship has twenty lashing bridges and 9 cargo
holds. These lashing bridges and cargo holds are used to securely store containers.
06:33 Through the watertight door now we’re heading towards the engine room.
06:38
Under Deck Passage Way
We’re using the under deck passage way, which runs underneath the main deck.
06:40
FIRE HYDRANT
So it is also 3 hundred and 23 meters long.
06:44 (on the watertight door)

TO BE KEPT CLOSED
ALL THE TIME
06:51
ENGINE ROOM
When CO2 alarm sound,
evacuate at once
TO BE KEPT CLOSED
AT SEA
06:56 This is our 60 thousand kilowatt main engine room.

What you are seeing is only

the top part,
the whole engine is 4 floors
deep

If the Bridge was the brain of the ship, the main engine will be the heart. It not only
propels our ship, but also provides the ship’s whole electricity.
07:25 Shaft
07:28
SWITCHBOARD ROOM

07:34 (Passing by Control Panels)

07:47 Our massive steering gear with two hydraulics.
And that wraps up the tour for my ship. I hope you liked it and see you next time.

Vocabulary Notes

to show around проводить экскурсию

compass deck компасная площадка
radar scanner сканирующее устройство антенны РЛС
funnel дымоходная труба
antenna (AmE) = aerial (BrE) антенна
danger = hazard опасность
voltage электрическое напряжение
to head направлять(ся), двигаться навстречу чему-либо
navigation bridge навигационный мостик
computer system вычислительное устройство
essential machinery основное машинное (механическое)
оборудование
equipment оборудование
to connect соединять
to haul (over) = to turn a ship менять направление
command center командный центр
watch вахта
accommodation (жилое) помещение
cabin каюта
deck палуба
elevator = lift подъемник, лифт
stairs лестница
upper deck верхняя палуба
lower deck нижняя палуба
high-ranking officer старший офицер
crew экипаж
ratings рядовой состав
engineer механик
Chief Officer старший помощник капитана
Captain капитан
Owner судовладелец
Pilot лоцман
Cadet кадет
Bosun боцман
AB (Able-bodied seaman) матрос 1-го класса
OS (Ordinary seaman) матрос 2-го класса
Oiler (Wiper) моторист (моторист 2-го класса) на танкерах
wheel house рулевая рубка
chart карта
battery room аккумуляторный отсек
laundry прачечная
junior/senior officer младший/старший офицер
hospital лазарет
gymnasium (gym) спортивный зал
bonded store склад для хранения неоплаченных пошлиной
грузов (опечатываемый таможней при входе в
порт)
galley камбуз
pantry кладовая (для провизии)
garbage мусор
Em’cy = Emergency Headquarters штаб реагирования (в аварийных ситуациях)
changing room раздевалка
maintenance техническое обслуживание
to maintain содержать в исправности, тех. обслуживать
life-saving equipment спасательное оборудование
lifeboat спасательная шлюпка
to launch a lifeboat спускать шлюпку на воду
lifejacket спасательный жилет
rescue boat дежурная спасательная шлюпка
life raft спасательный плот
lifebuoy спасательный круг
helmet каска
1st aid box аптечка первой помощи
breathing apparatus дыхательный аппарат
fire extinguisher огнетушитель
oxygen cylinder кислородный баллон
alarm тревога, сигнал тревоги
main deck главная палуба
aft корма, кормовая часть судна
drum барабан (лебёдки)
mooring сущ. швартовка; прил. швартовочный
winch лебедка
bollard = bitt кнехт
propeller винт
to propel the ship приводить судно в движение, двигать судно
вперед
fore нос, носовая часть судна
normal walking speed средняя скорость шага
it takes… minutes to get… добраться … занимает… минут
even though даже не смотря на
additional дополнительный
mast мачта
anchor якорь
spare anchor запасной становой якорь
hawse pipe труба цепного клюза
hawse клюз
hawser трос
shackle смычка
lashing найтовое крепление
cargo hold грузовой трюм
securely безопасно, прочно, сохранно
watertight door водонепроницаемая дверь
engine room машинное отделение
passage way проход
main engine главный двигатель
to provide (electricity) снабжать (электричеством)
underneath под, внизу
shaft гребной вал
switchboard распределительный щит
control panel панель управления (главного
распределительного щита)
steering gear рулевое устройство
hydraulic гидравлический (механизм)
emergency telephone телефон для экстренной связи
cupboard рундук
chart table прокладочный стол
immersion suit гидрокостюм

1. Answer the questions

1. What is there on the compass deck?

2. What warning signs can you see on the ship?
3. What is the purpose of the navigation bridge?
4. Why is coffee machine the most important equipment here?
5. How many floors are there on this ship?
6. How can you get on the upper deck or lower deck?
7. Where do officers and the crew live on board the ship?
8. What is there in a cabin?
9. What facilities are designed for rest and leisure?
10. Where can you go in for sports or read a book?
11. Where do you wash clothes on a vessel?
12. Where is Rum kept?
13. Where do they store vegetables, meat or fish?
14. Where is food cooked?
15. Who is in charge of the meals?
16. Where do officers/ratings have their meals?
17. Where do crewmembers go after the watch in case there’re hungry between the meals or at
night?
18. What kind of life-saving equipment is mentioned here? What can be seen in the Em’cy
Headquarters Room?
19. Where do crewmembers change clothes?
20. What are the ship’s management premises?
21. Where do seafarers gather for meetings and discussions?
22. What emergencies and hazards may happen at sea?
23. Where can they address for help if feeling bad?
24. Where do you get if you walk astern (backwards of the ship)?
25. What kind of deck equipment is installed on the aft station?
26. What are big drums designed for?
27. What do propellers produce?
28. What do we call a front part of the main deck?
29. What is the total length of the ship?
30. How long does it take to get from the aft to the fore station?
31. What can you see at the fore station?
32. Where is the anchor situated?
33. How big is the spare anchor and its shackle?
34. Where are containers and cargo stowed?
35. What type of doors separate the spaces within the ship? What for?
36. What is written on the watertight door?
37. Where does the under deck passage run?
38. What is fire hydrant used for?
39. Which way is longer from the aft to the fore or backwards?
40. What is total capacity of the main engine?
41. How big is it?
42. Why is the engine heart of the ship? Which is its brain then?
43. What is the function of the shaft?
44. Where are control panels located?
45. What steers the vessel?

2. Fill in the gaps using key-words from the topical vocabulary

1. Above the bridge you can see the _______ deck, where _______ and the _______ are
situated.
2. The ship has a _______ system, which connects all the essential _______ and the _______
together.
3. All the activities on the ship are _______ from the bridge, which is the _______ center of
the ship.
4. Accommodation has many _______ called decks. All of them have some _______ and
_______ to get around.
5. To move between the floors on the ship they can use _______ or _______
6. _______ officers live on _______, the crew lives on _______ decks.
7. In a cabin we have our own _______ a _______ bed, a_______ a _______ table, our own
_______ room and a _______ (computer is not _______).
8. The crew can spend their leisure time in _______ room, sing in _______, read in _______,
keep fit in _______ , play tennis in _______ or play sport games at _______.
9. To keep your clothes clean on the ship you can use _______ and _______ room.
10. _______ store is a room to store _______ goods ( liquor and tobacco).
11. Cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, etc. are stored in _______ beef and pork in _______ , seafood
in _______ room.
12. The food is cooked in _______ by _______.
13. The officers have meals in _______ and the ratings dine in _______.
14. Those crewmembers who miss lunch or dinner being on watch, may go to the _______ for a
snack.
15. In case of emergency they launch _______ and go to _______.
16. You can discuss matters in _______ and meet the authorities in _______.
17. If you walk backwards from the Main deck, you reach _______ There you can see
hydraulic_______ , _______ and _______.
18. The wash overboard is produced by _______.
19. If we head towards the bow, we come to _______.
20. There is additional _______ at the fore. You can also see the light_______.
21. The main anchor is at the_______ and another _______ anchor with a big _______ is on the
deck.
22. _______ bridges and cargo _______ are used to securely store containers.
23. All the doors on the ship are _______ to avoid the flooding.
24. _______ passage runs underneath the _______.
25. If the bridge is the _______ of the ship, the main engine room will be the _______.
26. The main engine _______ the ship and _______ the electricity on board.
27. Massive _______ gear has two _______.
28. Control panels are located in the _______.

3. Name the parts of the ship

2
1 6
3

9
4

8
4. Places on board. Choose the correct word for each place.

ENGINE ROOM LAUNDRY BRIDGE GALLEY

MESS-ROOM GYM CABIN HOSPITAL

1 2 3 4
5.

5 6 7 8

Listening. You are going to hear the Captain talking about places on board. Tick the
places he talks about.
6. Describe the position of places on the m/v Transitor. Use the diagram above and the
words from the box.

ABOVE BELOW NEXT TO BETWEEN

TO THE RIGHT OF TO THE LEFT OF ON THE 1ST DECK

1. The bridge is _____ the Master’s cabin.

2. The gym is _____ the Chief Officer’s cabin and the recreation room.
3. The galley is _____ the laundry.
4. The laundry is _____.
5. The hospital is _____ the mess-room.
6. The engine room is _____ the galley.
7. The bonded store is _____ the mess-room.

7. Location of safety equipment. Match the sentences with the pictures.

1. The lifejacket is on the chair.

2. The emergency telephone is on the wall.
3. The breathing apparatus is in the cupboard.
4. The First Aid box is under the table
5. The fire extinguisher is in front of the chart table.
6. The immersion suit is behind the door.
7. The lifebuoy is near the gate.

8. Listening. You are going to hear the Captain testing the cadet’s knowledge on the
location of safety equipment. Look at the picture and write the number of the
equipment in the correct place.