CONVERSATIONAL SECTION

Read and translate the following dialogues

Dialogue 1

− Excuse me. Where is your captain?

− Our captain is over there.

− Thank you.

− Excuse me. Who is captain, please?

− How do you do? I am captain.

− How do you do? I am the safety superintentend of your ship, I am in charge of the safe works during repairing. This is my name card. If you have any questions regarding safety, please let me know, I hope we can cooperate very well.

− Pleased to meet you! I hope we can cooperate very well too.

− He’s the safety inspector, he’s my assistant, and he can reach me if you have.

− Can we set two smocking stations on the proe deck and stern deck?

− Yes, you can. But you need to make identifications over there.

− If you do hot repairing works or painting works by yourself, you have to inform our ship repairing manager (SRM) in advance.

− OK! We will.

− Could you write down this apparatus’s (device’s) name for us?

− OK! Here you are.

− Thank you very much.

− Can we borrow your fire hydrants?

− No problem!

− Thank you.

− Could you copy the arrangement drawing of oil and water tanks for me?

− OK! I’ll arrange somebody to do it.

Dialogue 2

− Sorry, smoking is prohibited here. Please ask your crewmen to smoke at the specified points, sir.

− Sorry, I’ll give notification at once.

− Could you please write down the requirements about safety works? I’ll try our best to satisfy the requirement.

− OK! Thank you.

− We have strict regulations for explosion measuring (oxygen measuring). Don’t worry about it! I am not in charge of it, but I can send words to the related person.

− Sir, we equipped eight portable fire extinguishers and two fire hoses with your ship, their pressure kept qualified, do you satisfied with this arrangement? Both of us will be in charge of the fire-fighting work during the repairing

− Well done! Thank you.

− The following work is very important, could you arrange somebody to monitor the operation, sir?

− OK!

− Please show me the last voyage chemicals list in the cargo holds?

− OK!

− We will start the hot repairing works in FPT, please send crewmembers to take away the cables overthere!

− The cables have been worked off.

− Could you tell me what oil is stored in this tank? Can you write it down for me?

− I need to consult our chief engineer.

− If you agree to start the work, please sign here.

− OK!

− Please open your materials storeroom! I have to check it up before beginning the repairing works.

− OK!

− Wearing the safety helmet (safety belt), please! This is our safety regulations please observe it conscientiously!

− OK!

Dialogue 3

− The work area of this oil bunker by hot repairing is very large and the oil needs to be cleaned up thoroughly.

− I am sorry. I need to ask for instructions from my superior before replying you.

− OK!

− I have checked it before the working, no problem with it!

− That’s OK!

− The propeller is being worked. Don’t turn the engine, please!

− That’s OK! I’ll reform our chief engineer (second engineer).

− The oil-water needs to be worked off before starting with fire. Otherwise, the work can’t start.

− OK! I’ll send somebody to do it.

− No entrance to this cabin is permitted. Because it didn’t pass the explosion measuring.

− Yes, I understand.

− Turning on the ventilators, please! Because the soot and dust concentrations are too high.

− OK! I’ll ask our chief engineer to do it.

− The ship’s hold (cabin, tank) is just painted, it is ventilating now, I’ll do explosion measuring and inform you after 4 hours.

− OK!

− We haven’t checked the scaffolding, wait a minute, please.

− OK!

− The scaffolding has passed inspection, it can be used now.

− Thank you, we know it.

Dialogue 4

− Sorry, the tank (ship’s hold) is under blasting. Don’t work here, please! Thanks for your cooperation.

− OK!

− Good afternoon, Sir! The bridge is being repaired, don’t whistle please!

− That’s OK!

− We are going to repair the residential area, could you send a boatman to guard?

− OK!

− Please open this room! The side by this room will be on hot works, the room needs to be checked.

− OK! I fetch the key.

− Here is going to do hot works, the insulating layer needs to be removed.

− OK!

− Please pour your residential waste into the green dustbin outside.

− OK!

− These are dangerous substance; they must be stored on land.

− OK! Please take them away the ship as quickly as possible.

− The shipyard’s alarm phone number is 119; the dispatch center’s phone number is 2404.

− Wait a minute! I need to write them down.

− Today, No. 3 starboard will do hot works, No.4 port will be painted.

− OK!

− Open the door of oil tank, please!

− OK!

Dialogue 5

− We have arranged full-time people to guard the area where hot work is done, and have prepared fire pumps or fire extinguishers.

− Well done!

− How much oil stored in this tank? Draw a sketch for me please!

− OK!

− Where does this pipe lead? Draw a sketch for me please!

− Here you are.

− Have the dry partition tank loaded cargoes? What are the cargoes? Write the cargoes’ names for me, please!

− Here you are.

− Sir, oil spillages are observed around your ship, make a tour of your ship, please!

− OK!

− Tighten the cables, please! The ship has gone away too far from the port; it is dangerous to go along the accommodation ladder.

− OK! I’ll send to do it at once.

− Is the CO₂ fire extinguishing system of your ship effective?

− Yes, it’s. We have checked it justly.

− Sorry, It’s 4 clock p.m. I have a meeting; I have to go ashore at once. I’ll call on you when I come back.

− OK!

− The ladder in this hold has been cut off. Don’t go down here, please!

− OK!

− This is the explosion measuring data of this tank, here you are. Thank you!

Dialogue 6

− The oil in the tank has to be transferred firstly, then clear out the oil, and after that the hull’s armor plate can be replaced lastly.

− OK!

− The repairing work is not allowed to begin unless measures being taken to protect this cable.

− I think so also.

− Be careful! The deck is very slippery.

− Thanks for reminding us of it!

− The batch needs to be opened further more; otherwise, the ventilation is not good.

EXERCISES

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