You don’t have

to be great to
start, but you
have to start to
be great
English for
Mariners
By: Setia Alam Safitri
What does it mean?
English for mariners is a program
designed to enhance safety at sea by
enabling effective communication among
seafarers from different nations.
 What we will learn
today?
English vocabulary in seaspeak is grouped
into 5 units

1. Ship handling in seaspeak

2. Emergencies in seaspeak
3. Cargo handling in seaspeak
4. Navigation in seaspeak
5. Meteorology in seaspeak
 Standard wheel and
Vocabulary about ship handling in engine orders
seaspeak
Bow thrust half to
Stand by engine port
Get ready Move the ship’s head to
port on 50% power
Midships
Hold rudder in the fore Steady as she goes
and aft position Stay on the heading
given earlier

Ease to twenty Dead slow astern

Reduce the amount of
rudder to 20° Reverse very slowly
 Describing dangerous
substances
Vocabulary about emergencies in seaspeak
Something that can
kill is Lethal
Something that can
blow up is
Explosive

A substance that is
poisonous is Toxic
Something that
causes damage is
Destructive
Vocabulary about cargo handling in Types of goods

seaspeak

Expandable
Fragile
Increases in size
Easily broken or
damaged Livestock
Farm animals

Household
For domestic use
Vocabulary about navigation in seaspeak Numbers

150 1.50
One five zero One decimal five

15.0
One-fiver decimal zero
 Describing weather
features numbers
Vocabulary about meteorology in
seaspeak

Wind direction Wind speed

180 degrees 5 knots

Air temperature
23 degrees celsius
Does anyone
have any
questions?
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‫الحمد هلل رب العالمين‬
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