(1) Maritime English is the English language used at sea and in ports by seafarers and those working in shipping and shipbuilding. (2) It has gained recognition as the international language of seaborne trade since the 1970s with the development of standard vocabularies and communication phrases. (3) Maritime English is important because English is the mandated international language of the sea, it is used for communication onboard ships, and knowledge of it will be compulsory for seafarers from 2017 according to updated international standards.

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REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL EXPERIMENTAL MARÍTIMA DEL CARIBE
COORDINACIÓN DE DESARROLLO DOCENTE
CÁTEDRA DE IDIOMAS
Prof. César Rivas
JULY 2017

2. Brief History2
Characteristics of M. E.4
Importance of Maritime English33
English for the Maritime Field31
Contents

3. Maritime English
seasea portportShippingShipping
ShipbuildingShipbuilding
(Bocanegra, 2013)

4. Maritime English is an umbrella
term which refers to the English
language used by seafarers
both at sea and in port and by
individuals working in the
shipping and shipbuilding
industry.
(Bocanegra, 2013)
Maritime English

5. For its background, Maritime
English has gained worldwide
recognition as the international
language of seaborne trade that
employs internationally oriented
individuals who need to be fluent in
English for communicating
successfully while on board and
ashore.
(Bocanegra, 2013)

6. First attempt
at developing
and agreeing
a Maritime
Vocabulary .
SMNV
SMNV was adopted
by IMO in 1977.
It was not intended to
be mandatory but
expected to become
accepted and used
among seafarers.
Brief History

7. SMCP were
adopted by IMO
in 2001 as
resolution A.918
(22). .
SMCP
IMO realized that
the changing
conditions in
modern seafaring
needed a more
comprehensive
standardized
safety language.
Brief History

8. Very specialized language
with specific terms used in
the Maritime Field
It is precribed in
the training guidelines
of STCW
All fields of activity in daily
maritime routine and above
all in emergency situations
are covered by M.E.
MaritimeMaritime
EnglishEnglish
Importance of M.E.

9. English is the international
recognized language of
the sea. (IMO, 2916)
Lingua franca used to
communicate onboard
Manila (2010) amendments
make it compulsory in 2017
MaritimeMaritime
EnglishEnglish
Importance of M.E.

10. M.E.
Uniform schemes for
questions, answers and
instructions are
standardized.
Specialized and
unfamiliar terminology
There’s a glossary provided.
It has 5 subvarieties
E fr Nav. and Marit. Com.
Mcommerce
Mlaw
MEngineering.
Shipbuilding .
Simple grammar
Characteristics
(Bocanegra, 2013)(Bocanegra, 2013)

11. REFERENCES
 Bocanegra-Valle, A. (2013). Maritime English. In C. A. Chapelle (Ed.), The
encyclopedia of applied linguistics (pp. 3570-3583). Oxford: Wiley-
Blackwell.
 Glosario de Terminología Marítima (2007). Mundo Sur. Retrieved
from:https://mundosur.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/glosario
maritimo.pdf
 IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases. (2000) Resolution A.918
(22). Retrieved from:
http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/safety/navigation/pages/standardmarine
communicationphrases.aspx

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