This document provides an overview of a Maritime Technical English course offered from May 18 to August 24, 2012. The course is designed to help students practice and apply English in real work situations in the maritime field. It aims to develop students' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in maritime English. The course covers 12 units related to ports, cargo handling, ship operations, weather, safety and rescue at sea. Assessment includes assignments, tests, oral presentations and class participation. The course calendar outlines the units, test dates and assignment deadlines. Research projects are also required.

1. Bachelors Degree in Maritime Business Administration
with a
Mayor in Ports and Multimodal Transport
Maritime Technical English I
Viernes, Diurno 10:15 – 12:30
Prof. Manuel Arango D.
profarango@gmail.com
May 18 – August 24, 2012

2. DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA ASIGNATURA.
Este curso teórico-práctico ha sido diseñado para
ofrecer al alumno variadas oportunidades para practicar
y aplicar, en situaciones reales de trabajo, el idioma
Ingles, a la vez que va adquiriendo vocabulario y
terminología propias de a carrera. El curso esta
diseñado para ayudar al alumno a superar las
dificultades previas en el aprendizaje del inglés.

3. OBJETIVOS GENERALIDADES LA ASIGNATURA.
1. Desarrollar la comprensión auditiva y la conversación
utilizando los diferentes elementos y destrezas del idioma ingles
APRA expresar ideas y pensamientos e interpretar lo expuesto
por otras personas en el quehacer empresarial y de negocios.
2. Adquirir los fundamentos gramaticales básicos, el vocabulario
y la terminología que le permita comunicarse en forma oral y
escrita e interpretar textos escritos relacionando todo este
contenido a su ambiente de trabajo.
3. Destacar la importancia el inglés en el sector marítimo
nacional e internacional

4. OBJETIVOS ESPECIFICOS
•Al terminar la Unidad el alumno debe ser capaz de:
•To know the general layout of a port.
•To use the correct terms of the port’s important structures.
•To give information about the port operations daily routines
•To know the general transport systems demands.
•To describe the different types of vessels.
•To describe the different types of cargo.
•To identify cargo according to the IMO classification and how to properly
stow it.
•To indentify container damage and spillage on board.
•To properly indentify problems with cargo ventilation, humidity,
condensation and sweating.

5. OBJETIVOS ESPECIFICOS
•To describe the structural parts of a ship
•To give the position of things onboard.
•To know the direction the ship is going.
•To give information about the pilot service rendered while leaving port.
•To know the mooring lines.
•To describe the casting off procedure.
•To know the Standard Maritime Communication Phrases to be used between the Vessel Traffic
Service, the Rescue Centre and the vessel.
•To properly identify the components of the IALA Buoyage system.
•To describe the different lights, marks and lighthouses.
•To know what influences the weather forecast.
•To properly identify the components of the Beaufort Scale.
•To use the correct SMCP when reporting weathering.
•To know the Standard Maritime Communication Phrases to be used between a vessel in distress
and the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.
•To properly identify the position of the vessel, the distress and the kind of assistance required by
a vessel in distress.
•To know the responsibilities of the crew on board.
•To give information of what duty is whose responsibility.

6. ACADEMIC CALLENDER
#1 May 18 Intro Assign PDF
#2 May 25 Unit 1 PDF
#3 Jun 01 Unit 2 (Test Unit 1)
#4 Jun 08 Unit 3 (Test Unit 2)
#5 Jun 15 Unit 4 (Test Unit 3)Review 3 Assign Oral
#6 Jun 22 Unit 5 (Test Unit 4)Oral Presentation
#7 Jun 29 Unit 6 (Test Unit 5)
#8 Jul 06 Unit 7 (Test Unit 6) 40% Grades
#9 Jul 13 Unit 8 (Test Unit 7) Assign Oral
#10 Jul 20
#11 Jul 29 Oral Presentation
#12 Aug 03 Unit 9 (Test Unit 8)
#13 Aug 10 Unit 10 (Test Unit 9)Assign Oral
#14 Aug 17 Test Unit 10
#15 Aug 24 Oral Presentation 60% Grades

7. INVESTIGACIONES
• REQUISITOS
– TEMA: SERA DADO POR EL DOCENTE
– PRESENTACION EN POWER POINT
• SOLAMENTE SE PERMITIRA 7 DIAPOSITIVAS POR
PRESENTACION
– DURACION DE LAS PRESENTACIONES
• 5 MINUTOS
• MEMORIZADO

8. Unit 1 A Port
1.1 Important Structures
1.2 Port operations daily routines
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

9. Unit 2 Port Services
1.1 Transport systems demands
1.2 Catering Companies
1.3 Maintenance
1.4 Types of Vessels
1.5 Types of Cargo
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

10. Unit 3 Cargo care and handling
1.1 Procedures
1.2 General stowage
1.3 Container damage
1.4 Ventilation
1.5 Humidity, condensation, sweating
1.6 Dangerous cargo
1.7 Spillage
1.9 Ballasting
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

11. Unit 4 The Ship
1.1 Important structures
1.2 Directions
1.3 Positions
4 hours
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

12. Unit 5 Leaving Port
1.1 Communication procedures
1.2 Pilotage services
1.3 Ship to port
1.4 Casting off
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

13. Unit 6 In the Fairway
1.1 Communication procedures
1.2 Ship's movements
1.3 IALA Buoy System
1.4 Seamarks and lights
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

14. Unit 7 The Weather
1.1 Weather forecast
1.2 Radio communications
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

15. Unit 8 Distress at Sea
1.1 Mayday
1.2 Radio communication
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

16. Unit 9 The Crew and its Tasks
1.1 The Master
1.2 The Deck Department
1.3 The Engine Department
1.4 The Steward's Department
mareng.utu.fi - MARENG Intermediate

17. Unit 10 Navigation Instruments
1.1 The gyro compass
1.2 Global Positioning System
1.3 Radars
1.4 Automatic Identification System
Communication Instruments
1.7 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
1.8 Digital Selective Calling
1.9 Navtex receiver
1.10 Inmarsat
4 hours
MARENG Intermediate

18. Unit 11 Survival in an Emergency
1.1 Boat drills
1.2 Survival procedures
1.3 Fighting fire
4 hours
MARENG Intermediate

19. Unit 12 Rescue at Sea
1.1 Communication procedures
1.2 Rescue center
1.3 Helicopter rescue
1.4 The Coast Guard
4 hours
MARENG Intermediate

20. Unit 13 The Coast Guard
1.1 Trespassing a Restricted Area
1.2 Incident written Reports
4 hours
MARENG Intermediate

21. Attendance & Grades
GRADING SCALE 40% 60% 100%
ASSISTANCE 5% 10% 15%
WRITTEN TEST 15% 20% 35%
MID TERMS
FINAL EXAM 5% 5% 10%
3 ORAL 15% 25% 40%
PRESENTATIONS
GRADING SCALE 40% 60% 100%
•
3 Aucencias Sin Nota (Necesita nota de escusa del Trabajo o Doctor)
•
15 minutos tarde medio punto
•
30 minutos Aucente (Se le permitira participar en la clase)
•
No hay reposiciones de examenes sin excusa, No hay reposiciones de presentaciones sin excusa.

22. International Maritime Organization
(IMO)
www.imo.org
The International Maritime
Organization is the United Nations specialized agency
responsible for improving maritime safety and preventing
pollution from ships.
We are also committed to technical co-operation.

23. 1.BIBLIOGRAFÍA:
Web-based Maritime English Learning Tool
The MarEng project (10/2004 - 05/2007) concentrated on creating a Web-based Maritime English Language Learning Tool. The project was
partially financed by the Leonardo da Vinci Programme of the Europen Union. The MarEng Learning Tool has been complemented with a
MarEng Plus Learning Tool, which was created during the MarEng Plus project (10/2008 - 11/2010).
Project coordinator
Anne E. Suominen
anelsu@utu.fi
Tel. +358 (0)2 333 8185
+358 (0) 40 779 9494
Project Description
MarEng was a transnational project that aimed to promote the maritime English language competences of those working in the various
maritime professions in Europe. Its objective was to produce an innovative maritime English learning tool to be made available on the
Internet. MarEng was partially financed by the Leonardo daVinci programme of the European Union. The project was begun in October 2004
and lasted until May 2007, a total of two and a half years.
MarEng brought together sixteen partners from six EU Member States: Belgium, Finland, Latvia, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. The
Partner group consisted of a wide variety of maritime institutions, and involved in the project were education and maritime experts such as
English teachers, researchers, training managers, seafaring professionals and representatives of the maritime industries.
Work in the project was divided into five Work Packages for the administration of the project, and the design, development, production,
testing and marketing of the MarEng Web-based Maritime English Learning Tool.
•WP 1: Administration 10/2004 - 3/2007
•WP 2: Material Making 10/2004 - 2/2006
•WP 3: Piloting, Testing, Evaluation 3/2006 - 10/2006
•WP 4: Dissemination 11/2004 - 12/2006
•WP 5: Technological Solution 11/2004 - 11/2006

24. Partners
Belgium
APEC Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center www.portofantwerp.be/APEC
Paul Veroyen (apec@haven.antwerpen.be)
Antwerp Port Authority, Entrepotkaai 1, 2000 Antwerp BELGIUM
tel. 32 3 205 2322
fax 32 3 205 2327
ITMMA, Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp, University of Antwerp
www.itmma.org
Wout Dullaert (wout.dullaert@ua.ac.be)
Keizerstraat 64, 2000 Antwerp BELGIUM
tel. 32 (0) 32755 141
fax 32 (0) 32755 150
Willy Winkelmans (willy.winkelmans@ua.ac.be)
Keizerstraat 64, 2000 Antwerp BELGIUM
tel. 32 (0) 32755 144
fax 32 (0) 32755 150
Diana Phillips (diana.phillips@ua.ac.be)
Department of International Business Communication
Keizerstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp BELGIUM

25. Partners of the MarEngPlus ProjectPartners:
0. Universityof Turku, Centre for Maritime Studies, Finland(CMS) http://mkk.utu.fi
1. KymenlaaksoUniversityof Applies Sciences, Finland(KYAMK) www.kyamk.fi
2. ÅlandUniversityof Applied Sciences, Finland(ÅMA) www.ha.aland.fi
3. Lingonet Oy, Finlandwww.lingonet.com
4. Universityof Antwerp,Institute of Transportand Maritime Management Antwerp,
Belgium(UA, ITMMA) www.itmma.ua.ac.be
5. Cork Institute of Technology – National Maritime College of Ireland, Ireland (NMCI)
www.nmci.ie
6. Latvian Maritime Academy, Latvia (LMA) www.latja.lv
7. Shipping and TransportCollegeRotterdam, the Netherlands(STC-Group) www.stc-group.nl
8. GdyniaMaritime University,Poland(GMU) www.am.gdynia.pl
9. Universityof La Laguna,Spain (ULL) www.ull.es

26. Advisory partners:
10. Finnish Maritime Administration, Finland www.fma.fi
11. FinnishPortAssociation, Finlandwww.finnports.com/first.php
12. Emergency Services College, Finlandwww.pelastusopisto.fi
13. Estonian Maritime Association, Estonia www.emara.ee
14. Latvian Maritime Administration, Latviawww.jurasadministracija.lv
15. Lithuanian Maritime Academy, Lithuania www.lmc.lt
16. Baltic Ports Organization, Polandwww.bpoports.com/about.html
17. Ceronav Maritime Training Centre,Romania www.romtc.ro
18. Maritime and Fishing Polytechnic School, Spain
19. Dokuz Eylül University School of Maritime Business and Management, Turkey
www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/English
20. Finnish Port Operations Association, Finland www.satamaoperaattorit.fi
21. IFAPA Centre at Huelva, Spain
22. IPFP Marítimo - Pesquero de Canarias (Arrecife), Spain www.iccm.es
23. Turkish Maritime Education Foundation Institute of MaritimeStudies, Turkey
www.maredu.co.uk/organisation.asp

27. Thank you!
Everyone onboard the
Maritime Business Administration
Vessel!
Steady as she Goes