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vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Ladies and gentlemen, we will soon be _ Immigration Cards and Declaration Cards, please fill them out and ask the cabin attendants _ you require any help What does ‘’Occupation’’ mean on the Immigration Card? I think it means the kind of _ we are in I guess we can write ‘’seaman’’, can’t we? I think so I bought 400 Lucky Strike cigarettes and 200 Seven Stars cigarettes with me I _ if I have to declare them? I’m not sure Let’s ask the cabin attendant Excuse me, _ we ask you a question? Sure He bought a total of 600 cigarettes with him Does he have to _ tax on them? Tax exemption for non-Japanese is up to 400 Japanese cigarettes and 400 nonJapanese ones I see He has 400 non-Japanese cigarettes and 200 Japanese ones, so he’s _ the tax exemption, _ he? That’s right So you don’t have to declare them on the Declaration Card I see Also, I bought a camera with me _ I declare it? If your camera is new and its _ is over ¥ 10,000, then it is a taxable item However, if you not have any other _ worth more than ¥ 10,000, then a camera is taxable only if it cost you _ than ¥ 20,000 My camera isn’t new OK Then you don’t need to declare it as long as it _ looks used I see Thank you You’re welcome I’m bored with the scenery All I can see _ clouds (pointing at a mountain) Wow! Look! That must be Mt Fuji! _! It’s exactly like in the picture I saw Wow! It’s really beautiful! Is the white _ on top, snow? It’s snow, that’s right You’re lucky to see it clearly It’s _ beautiful, that’s true Is this your first time in Japan? No, it’s our second time, but we _ see it last time We’re really lucky, aren’t we? Are you here on business? No, we’re seamen We were _ by a Japanese company and we’re going to _ a ship in Yokohama You’re seamen? It’s the first time that I’ve met seamen Nice to meet you It seams _ a tough job, doesn’t it? By the way, where are you from? I’m from Hanoi, in Vietnam I’ve never been to Hanoi but I saw on TV that Hanoi is quite a _ city now Yes, it is Is Mt Fuji covered with snow _ the year? No, it isn’t summer in Japan from June to August, and the snow _ then After that it is the fall season _ the end of November During the winter, from November to _ April, it’s covered with snow I see Have a good trip You’re seamen, aren’t you? Open your suitcase, please Yes, just a _ There you are Are you carrying any _ or cigarettes? Yes, I have two cartons of cigarettes Let me see them vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Thank you That’s OK May I check the _ of your suitcase? Yes, go ahead It’s some _ I bought in Vietnam Let me have a look inside What’s this medicine for? It’s for the _ OK Thank you Please go ahead Next, please He really took his time I was starting to lose _ I almost lost my mind too! I’d heard they were very _ with drugs, and they really are There’s too much _ from Southeast Asian countries that it makes them very _ Wow! There are so many people Where’s Mr Yamada, our agent? _, he’s waiting for us and holding a _ with our names on it Look, this might be him Excuse me Are you Mr Yamada from International Marine? We’re Dong and Tan from Vietnam We’re _ to board the Persian Adventure Welcome to Japan My name’s Yamada and I work _ International Marine Nice to meet you I’m Dong, Dang Thai Dong, Third Mate Nice to meet you I’m Tan, Ngo Tan, Third Engineer How was your _? It was great! We saw Mt Fuji _ the plane It was beautiful I’m glad to hear that Did you have any _ at Customs? No, we didn’t, but we were searched quite _ That’s _ Customs officers are now very strict because drug smuggling from southeast Asian countries into Japan has been increasing _ They looked through our luggage Is it _ easy to find drugs? According to the news, they often find drugs _ way Smuggling by cargo ship also seems to be quite _ Japanese customs officers are confident of their ability to find _ goods There is a minibus waiting for us Shall we go? Excuse me, you’re Mr Vu Van Tu from the Vietnam ABC Company, _ you? No, actually, I’m not My name’s Dong, Dang Thai Dong I’m not with the Vietnam ABC Company I’m very sorry It’s difficult to find people _ this crowd I think our agent has a placard with our names on it Let’s try to find him He doesn’t seem to be here Has he got the meeting place _? There are two terminals at Narita Airport This is terminal 1, isn’t it? Anyway, we can’t anything now _ wait And we don’t know the phone number Let’s sit on that _ and wait Look! That man seems to have a placard with our _ on it Excuse me, are you Mr Yamada? We’re Tan and Dong from Vietnam Oh, thank _! I’m glad we were able to meet up We were _ because of the traffic There was a _ accident on the highway on the way to the airport This has never happened _ me in my years of experience with this company Today’s _ my lucky day I’m sorry to have kept you waiting I think this is the right way, but with all these people I’m not sure! It’s _ hour Anyway, commuting is always bad Let’s ask someone Excuse me, is this the way to the Shinkansen? There are _ Shinkansens Which one are you looking for? vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words The Tokaido Shinkansen We are going to Shin-Kobe This is the way Go straight ahead and you’ll see the ticket _ for the Tokaido Shinkansen Ask the station _ for more information Straight ahead? OK Thank you very much Let’s go Will you _ me your ticket, please? Here it is Which _ does the train leave from? Platform 16 Platform 16 Thank you We should have lunch on the train Let’s buy some food That’s a good idea If , I’d like to have some _ Japanese food ‘’Makunouchi-bentou.’’ I think it’s a Japanese _ lunch I’ll have that Hikari Super-express 163, bound for Okayama at 12:45, will leave _ from platform 16 Let’s hurry or it’ll leave without us We have .A and B in car No.12 Excuse me, we want to the Persian Adventure Where does the service boat leave? Marine No leaves at 1p.m she’s over there Thanks By the way, has the Persian Adventure come into berth yet? Well, she was _ to be here at 12 o’clock so I suppose she has Look, you can see her here Oh, that’s true It’s the one with the _ funnel, isn’t it? Yes, it is Do you know the _? I heard that the ETD is the day after tomorrow, but I don’t know the details That’s way too short, isn’t it? All _ carriers the same I’d like to buy some cookies Is there a shop around here? There is a _ store further down the street Go out here, turn left at the corner and then go _ on go on about 200 meters and you’ll find it on your right Thank you Be sure not to _ the service boat Don’t worry We still have 30 minutes _ it leaves Let’s go getting lost I thought it would be easy to find the shop, but I can’t see it anywhere I wonder if we’ve lost our way Maybe we _ at the wrong corner Everything is written _ Japanese, and there’s Kanji everywhere! I can’t understand anything We’ll have to turn back Let’s go _ to that corner We don’t have enough time Let’s ask someone Do they speak English, though? I’ve _ that ordinary Japanese people are not very good _ speaking English Anyway, let’s ask that student Excuse me, you speak English? Yes, I learn English at Can I help you? Yes We want to go to the convenience store _ but we’re a little lost There’s the ‘’Morning Light’’ _ way Turn right over there Go straight on for about 100 meters You’ll see a _ of traffic lights Turn left there and you’ll find it Thank you very much You’re welcome Are you seamen? Yes, we are We’re _ a tanker in Mizushima vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words It takes five minutes from the shop to the boat station Will you know _ to get there? Yes, we will We just came from the station so we’ll _ be able to get back That’s good Take care of _ Good-bye Thank you very much Thank goodness he could speak English! I was very _ with that student He looked like a very _ young man At a convenience store May I help you? I’d like to buy some cookies They are on that over there Please choose you like These are chocolate- cookies Excuse me, how much are these? I can’t see the I’m sorry but all the pieces are bar- only Those are ¥ 200 Thanks ¥ 200 is expensive, I think Let’s look for ones How about these? It says ‘’Potato Chips’’ on the packet They’re ¥ 130 It’s quite light for a big packet but it looks good OK, I’ll buy two of them I’ll buy some too Do you want to pay for these or together? Together, please That to ¥ 546 Ah, isn’t it supposed to be since they’re ¥ 130 each? You need to add the 5% sales tax comes to ¥ 26 Is the tax on everything? Yes, in principle it’s on everything Will that be all? Yes Here’s a bill Yes Here’s your .: ¥ 454 Thank you I if it’s safe enough for such a young boy to look after such a big shop on his own? I was surprised too but I that Japan was a very safe country 10 In a taxi We should get going We don’t have much time Shall we call a taxi? Yes But can we catch one easily? Ah, here one now Flag it down Oh, there’s already a in it That’s no good Here comes another one It’s stopping The red at the front seems to mean that it’s free Wow! The door opens ! Aren’t Japanese taxis Hello Where will you be going? To the service boat station at Mizushima Port, please How much will be? Mizushima Port, Service Boat Station Yes, sir The basic fare is ¥560 for the two kilometers and then it’s an ¥80 per 200 meters So it will cost about ¥640 from here Do you have the taxi fares everywhere in Japan? No Generally speaking, it’s cheaper in areas than in rural areas Basic fares from ¥300 - 400 to ¥600 – 700 Competition is very so we don’t earn much It’s a difficult job, isn’t it? Well, I still have to a living, you know Here we are Is this all right? Yes, here is fine Just a , please I’ll pull over How much is it? vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words It’s ¥640, please we need to pay the sales tax? The tax is already 11 Captain, Third mate Dong and Third Engineer Ngo Tan are here, sir Come in I’ve been you Excuse me folks, let’s go in Captain, I’d like to you to Third Mate, Mr Dang Dong, and to Third Engineer, Mr Ngo Tan Nice to meet you I’m Third Mate Dang Dong, from Hanoi city I am 22 years old and I am to my best Nice to meet you, sir I’m Third Engineer Ngo Tan, from Ho Chi Minh city I am 22 years old and I to my best too Nice to meet you both I’m captain Shimoda Welcome on board the Persian Adventure Please have a seat Thank you, sir Is this your first time on a Japanese ship? Yes, it is, and I am very Also, I’ve never been on a large ship Everyone is nervous the first time Be sure not to get and don’t get into trouble These are the most important things ., always your best If you don’t understand something, just ask us In Japan, we have a which says: ‘’Asking for help is a shame, but never asking for help is a lifetime shame’’ So try hard on your .and if still don’t understand, ask for help The worst is when you pretend that you understand and then you to your work Yes, sir Enjoy your time on board 12 Hi, you’re the Third Mate, Mr Dang, aren’t you? Welcome on board I’m the Second Mate and my name is Tanaka Nice to meet you Nice to meet you too I’m Dong Dang, I’m 22 years old and I’m from Hanoi Is this your first time on a tanker? Yes, it is I’ve been on a ton bulk carrier before, and I tanker training in Vietnam, which was .lectures I also trained using a tanker simulator at one the Japanese shipping company’s training centers It was quite helpful I did that simulator training too Training is different in ways from the real job, but it’s true that it’s By the way, I’m from Hiroshima Prefecture, I have a family with three children The one 13 years old He is a junior high school student My family comes to see me my ship arrives in Japan They have .been to my cabin and made a big fuss That’s great I’m single and my live with my two older sisters and two younger brothers Both work for Japanese companies in Vietnam My brothers are college students and they hope to pay their own way .college There’s a lot of difference in culture Japan and Vietnam, so please tell me everything about Japan Yes, there are a lot of Learning about each other’s culture helps us understand each other better That’s the first that will allow us to spend a pleasant and time on board 13 Hello, I’m Third Engineer, Tan Ngo I just came on board Hi Nice to meet you I ’m Second Engineer, Suzuki I’m sorry I was checking a pump and that me from being in the engine control room when the Chief vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Engineer introduced you I was in the engine room, I was surprised by the of the engine It’s the first time that I’ve seen a big one! The ship keeps us busy and she’s a good one to learn on I’m sure I’ll learn a lot I was also surprised by the small of crew members Yes It means that each crew member on a lot of responsibility Quickly become with the ship, and take care of your responsibilities We all have in each other I’ll help you whenever there’s something that you don’t understand Also, read and study many instruction books as possible And don’t to learn things using your hands, feet and body This is the way Japanese people work I understand I was told the same in Vietnam If one copes with difficult tasks, then one can see the at the end of the tunnel Exactly Work hard and you’ll gain self-confidence And always good work Oh, by the way, I tell you more about myself I’m 30 years old, I’m single, and I come from Yamaguchi prefecture My are playing golf and fishing How about you, are you single? Yes, I am I’m 22 years old and I come from Ho Chi Minh city I have an older sister and three brothers My hobby is reading books I’d like to ask you more about your city Right now, we have a busy schedule, so let’s get back to work We should have a drink later on, us single men 14 OK, I’ll take you to your cabin Just follow me We are on D-Deck now Your cabin is on BDeck, two floors above Let’s take the Is the elevator available at any time? Except during an emergency, you can use it any time You should also .keep good manners Shut the door quickly but Here we are This is your cabin Thank you The next cabin is the Chief Mate’s and the First Engineer, Second Engineer and Third Engineer’s cabins are .on this floor Are the Chief Engineer and the Radio Officer on the same deck .the Captain? That’s right There’s a water .over there When you want to drink water, just serve yourself Next to it is the .room There are two washing machines One is for underwear and slightly dirty clothes The other is for .stained clothing such as oily work wear Please tell the Chief Officer .they are out of order I will By the way, your English is very good Thank you I’m very glad to her that I .read English newspapers But no more Why don’t you settle down in your cabin? 15 The eye altitude on the VLCC is very high How high is it? It is 26 meters when .loaded and 37 meters when at ballast level The ship is now half loaded so it is about .meters I know most of the names of the equipment here, .the models are different, of course The steer stand looks like a car’s steering wheel It .look like a ship’s wheel at all This is the engine control This is the engine telegraph, isn’t it? And this is the telephone which .you to the Engine room, isn’t it? Yes, it is All you have to is to pick up the .and speak The rest are the meters related to the engine And this the Doppler sonar It’s more .than the electric-magnetic log It is especially .when coming into berth This is the radar, isn’t it? It has ARPA! It has ARPA, which is very Make sure to remember that using your own eyes is You should never rely solely on the radar Don’t depend on the radar vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words picture for information Always confirm with the naked eye, even if the .is bad Yes, I understand It seems the obvious way to it The ship is .with an electrical chart system, which indicate the position of the ship by .signals from the GPS But observing the position with your own eyes, especially for cross bearing, is part of the .for a deck officer I understand I will learn cross bearing properly This is the GMDSS, isn’t it? Yes Have you ever it before? Transmission’s done only by the Captain or the Radio Officer, though Actually, I have used one on a ship, That’s good 16 Excuse me May I come in? Hi, sure, come in I brought my passport, my mariner’s license, and my seamen’s book Thank you The .date in your passport is in 2001, so you have three more years Is this seamen’s license Vietnamese? This ship’s Panamanian, so we .a Panamanian license Do you have one, as well as the seamen’s book? Yes, I do, but I left them in my cabin I need to see them Bring them later, please Do you have .certificates? I have a cholera certificate I’ll bring it later too Don’t you have a yellow-fever certificate? No, I don’t That’s no good You won’t need it for this but you might need it for the next one You should get your yellow-fever vaccination next time you are in Japan It is too late to get it now I’m sorry I .told about it By the way, the radio equipment isn’t like the .equipment anymore, is it? It was changed when we started using the GMDSS So all the information is .with the GMDSS? Yes, we can say so Most messages sent between a ship and the .are done by INMARSAT In the .of Japan, we use the coastal telephone system which cover a wide area since it also recently started using the satellite system system is the VHF telephone that we use to contact pilots, etc INMARSAT is .for private telephones, too 17 It’s quite a big room, with a big window, a shower, and a toilet The ship’s accommodations .built by the Japanese ship-owners, and it didn’t use to .to us compared to the accommodations of European ships But lately, conditions have Is this telephone used only in the ship? Yes, it is It’s mostly used by the .to call you 15 minutes before your watch There is a coastal telephone system .at the bridge and in the general office It covers not only the Japanese .area, but also the Bashi Channel area We use it to communicate .the head office Can I drink the water from the tap? No, you’d better not drink it It’s .for washing and rinsing We cal it ‘’ fresh water’’ It is seawater that comes from an evaporator in the engine room, so there might be unwanted bacteria in it You should drink the water the water fountains Do I have to clean my cabin myself? vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Basically, yes But the Mess boy sweeps the ship once a week He also bed sheets every two weeks The word ‘’antenna’’ is written on this box .the wall What is this antenna for? This is an antenna for a radio When you connect your radio to it, you can listen to short-wave .in your cabin Take a single electric wire and wind it 10 to 20 times into a coil with a of about 10cm Then connect one end of the coil to this antenna terminal and the other to the ground terminal Put the coil close the radio and you can hear clearly Can we listen to Vietnamese radio? I believe you can in the South .sea 18 Here’s the Third Mate’s table, and here is the Third Engineer’s table Thank you Breakfast is served at seven o’clock, lunch at twelve, and dinner’s served at fivethirty, am I .? Yes, that’s right But the Third Mate’s dinner is served at five o’clock .you have to relieve the Chief Mate .he eats dinner It is a self-serve dining room, so make sure that you return your dirty dishes to the basin in the galley .you finish your meal I will What kind of food you serve here? .Japanese food for the Japanese, and Vietnamese food for the Vietnamese But at times, we serve the same meal for everyone, such as a Do you like Japanese sashimi or sushi? Yes, I like it very much Me too I .sukiyaki too Actually, I’m interested in Japanese food, so I cut some Japanese recipes out of a newspaper and .them with me That’s good I’ll prepare .one day I think that we will serve sukiyaki for the .party, after we’re off the sea That’s splendid Will we be able to drink beer? We have a company policy about alcohol You can drink, but there’s a In any case, just enjoy yourself and don’t get Don’t worry 19 Let me briefly show you the control room This ship is so-called MO ship, and the main engine is operated from three places: the bridge, in the control room, and locally What requires the main engine to be operated from the bridge, or locally? We usually operate the main engine from the bridge at sea We have to operate locally when the remote-control system breaks down But skills are required for that We check practise the operation locally before entering and leaving port Will you be training soon? Yes, I’ll my best The main engine is a Hitachi B&W 8S80MCE Its CSO is 18,071 kilowatts at 69,7 RPMs The of the cylinders are 800 mm, and the piston stroke is 2,592 mm It’s huge A cylinder is big for an adult to work inside it Yes, exactly We can go and see a cylinder we are now changing an exhaust valve I’ll take you there later I’m looking to it Yes, the main engine and most auxiliary machines are operated and turned on and off, here, in the control room We can check the , too Do you mean that no one needs to stay in the engine room? Not exactly As I told you before, a MO system is so that we don’t need to vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words check it while at sea All of the engine crewmembers in maintenance work An engineer and an oiler both to an MO watch have to check and the main engine and the equipment in the engine room Whenever the MO rings, they have to respond to it This is the first time that I’ve worked on a MO ship Please give me a lot of advice 20 Let me quickly show you the deck Be sure to wear a helmet you work on deck There’s one that has ‘’Third Officer’’ on it I found it We must go one floor the upper deck, it’s D-deck The entrance used should be the one this one Come out from the starboard side Both doors on the upper deck are to shut firmly like this The use of this door is , except when there’s an emergency This is the Deck Seal Tank of the Inert Gas System, isn’t it? You studied very well Inert gas is sent to this deck seal tank that big pipe after it is generated by the inert fan room on top of the engine room Then, from here, it inert gas to each tank through the deck pipeline You’ll study all this in detail later We can say that the deck seal tank is the most safety device Seawater is continuously supplied the engine room Is it sent through a special pump? It’s sent through the GS pump, the fire pump, and any other deck seal seawater pump If one pump is out of order, another one is to work This mooring winch is hydraulically operated, isn’t it? Where’s the hydraulic pump? One is in the steering engine room for the aft part is in the center store for the mid-ship part, and the is in the bosun store for the fore part You should inform the engine room before you turn them on or off These are the main pipelines: No 1, No 2, No 3, the line, and the COW line, aren’t they? That’s right You can pipelines since they are color-coded This is a small line This is a bunker line This is a fire line, of course This is a line for the fire line 21 I stand on the poop deck when berthing when berthing SBM or anchoring You have to let me know whenever we a run of the engine We it every time we leave port I then check if is normal, and then I check for fishing boats or small boats, or if the crew fishing tackles As for the accommodation ladder, we heave it up a little when the ship After that, we an engine test by the engine room I see How about checking the steering gears? We it before or after the engine test You should it after I enter the steering engine room I check the of the rudder and see if the hydraulic system works well Communication between us is done only by transceiver? Yes We can even use the in the steering engine room What’s this wire? It is a fire wire A tug boat this wire to pull the ship from the berth when she can’t move on her , or in case of a fire during the cargo work, etc Regulations about setting this wire are very in ports so you have to follow the rules This is to be set when the ship enters the Maritime Traffic Safety Law in Japan Is the emergency fire pump room under this deck? Yes, it is It’s just as on the side on this door It’s under the steering room Ask engineers to explain to you how to operate it we’re done vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words 22 Here’s your new workplace, the Persian Adventure’s engine room The size of the engine me It’s huge! The engine room is also bigger, brighter, and quieter than I it would be It isn’t too noisy at port, but it becomes very noisy at sea, so sure to wear ear plugs while you work in the engine room, also, it is essential to good maintenance of the equipment for safety reasons Since you are in charge of electricity, you are also responsible for the safety of the I’m looking forward to starting my job it seems challenging By the way, did you change the main engine fuel oil from heavy oil diesel oil before entering port? We used to that, but FO valves have recently We can now use heavy oil even while at port But the FO pump must always be in operation, of course Where are the cargo pumps? I can’t see them For safety reasons, they are in the pump room in another All lights in the pump room are gas tight How you switch pumps? We use the No group when going outbound, and the No group when going inbound We switch pumps warming up the engine when we leave port Do the two diesel generators run the same way? The Second Engineer, who is in charge of the diesel generators, their operating times according to his work plan That maintenance plan to the main engine and to the important auxiliary machines as the generators, the air compressors, and the boilers, doesn’t it? You got it! Proper maintenance of the machinery is essential for the ship’s safe and navigation 23 Thank you very much You’re welcome Is it Ok if I put the here? Yes, it is How was you meal? It was very tasty I really like the steak and the big lobster How much are your food for us all? They are now ¥ 900 a day This is in with the contract between shipping companies and the All Japan seamen’s Union This allows us to buy good food that is supplied in Singapore Do we stop in Singapore? No, we don’t we get the food from Singapore from a boat It comes on several slings, and it is hard work Will you help us next time, we need all the arms we can find I will By the way, May I use the in the galley? Yes, you may You to write your name on your food, and make sure to keep it clean You may also use the I usually have snacks during navigation-watches, so I bought cup-of-noodle soups Can I water in the microwave oven? No, you shouldn’t use it for that You can use the water in the galley And after you finish eating, you should rinse the container before of it 25 Here are the goods that you ordered Please take the with your name or rank written on them These are mine Three cartons of cigarettes and three cases of cola These three cases of juice and the case of cup-of-noodles are Do you always deliver the goods after leaving port? 10 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words companies can not to international competition using the Western salary system The number of companies that the seniority wage system and apply wages based on job have been increasing lately Our contracts start at and finish at I think that the Japanese system is better I agree Also, Japanese salaries are higher than ours But we can’t only salaries We also have to take into the living of each country We say that Japanese seamen are richer than Vietnamese seamen, because prices are much higher in Japan than in Vietnam The Japanese wouldn’t be able to live our salaries 81 You’ll be having a meeting on board soon What is it? It’s meeting where we requests for the Japanese seamen’s Union We discuss working conditions, such as and so on Then, the Union makes its according to our requests Do you meet often? Yes, we We meet two or times a year, after requests about the spring labor- , or for the bonus An onboard chairperson over the meeting Second Officer, you are the chairperson, aren’t you? It must be difficult to make people on board Everybody a higher salary, and I you can't make everyone agree That isn't true Of course, the salary, the better But everyone each situation, it’s the company’s or the seamen’s, and we all try to see well the Union can what is requested Then we settle for a between the two sides The meeting also allows us to express ourselves and work together for the of our requests We can this a labor movement, can’t we? There are so many different of labour movements that I can't speak of them in Anyway, the union meeting on board is the of such a movement 82 Khanh, Sailors, The , sir Stand by for walk back, sir OK Walk back slowly Sailors, pull the end Bosun, should the be in this position? That’s fine Now put the eye just between the Tu, carry this the same that you carry that, khanh, stop Tu, just a moment I’ll help you Bosun, Ok Khanh, walk back Roger Walk back now Take out like you did before Khanh, stop The are OK Now, let’s the We have to the wires from the port side with the messenger rope, since she’ll berth Khanh, take this messenger rope to the Yes, sir Bosun, , sir Just a moment Hiep, be careful that the won’t get caught in the 33 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Bosun, stand by, sir Tu, walk back Khanh, slowly heave in Hiep, the is coming Watch it Bosun, the mandarin shackle is coming Khanh, move slowly Hold on Tu, Hiep, where is it? It’s just in the roller’s I think it’s OK Roger Tu, walk back again Khanh, Bosun, the shackle is passing It clearly, sir OK Stop Let’s go to the next one 83 Third Mate, water is leaking from the tank in hold No Will you come and see? Again? That always happens I’m coming I see It isn’t much OK, I’ll the ballast here, and it will stop soon I’ll tell the Chief Officer We are going to pick up a from hatch No please check the hold I will I’ll check it speaking to the Chief Officer Assistant Officer, I’m going to check hold No Be careful, Third Mate Take your time and slip and fall from the ladder Some of our young seamen are so that they want to use the vertical ladder You shouldn’t use it because it’s too Don’t worry I’ll go down with the aft spiral ladder Is anything wrong? Yes The bottom part of the ladder is broken It must have happened at port I don’t think it happened here I think that it happened here, and not too long ago because the looks new Will you come down and see? Damn! I told everyone so many times to careful OK, let’s go and see the 84 Foreman, can you come and hatch No 3? Of course, what’s the matter? The man is loading the cargo had been loading starboard side too much The other hatches are loaded but No hatch is being over-loaded on the starboard side Could you please the cargo-loader operator The Chief Mate instructed us to make sure that the ship was kept I wonder what happened He was doing it until now Whether I take my eyes off things, there’s always something I’ll go and talk to him now Thank you Hey, Jim! What are you doing? You’re the starboard side too much What? I’m loading the starboard side too much? I think so What’s wrong with you? Did you forget to wake up this morning? Get a of yourself and your job OK, I’ll try By the way, I’m Can you tell me the Third Mate to bring me two cans of coke, please OK Now, pay attention to you’re doing Third Mate, could you please give the driver two cans of coke? Again? I just gave him one a ago OK I’ll it Just make sure that he does his job well , I’ll ask the Chief Officer to send a letter of 85 Hey, Third Mate, ? Did you go to shore last night and your evening? No, I was I didn’t have time to go to shore What a pity! There are to go to around here It’s bad for your to work too much, you know Ha-ha! 34 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Yeah, well, can you the lashing bars of bay No 3? They’re Those containers are It’s not my job to it Their is Los Angeles I know that they are for Los Angeles but they were for other containers and were So they have to be again I’ve been working all night in the rain Ask the to it I asked him, and he told me to ask the workers Then, ask my there I asked him and he me to ask you So when you finish this one, me OK, I’m coming Here, since you think you’re so , tighten this up Damn! Who did this? I don’t know, but they come loose, so they to be tightened anyway 86 Quartermaster, lower the please ., please We haven’t finished I’m just waiting for the Captain’s permission I see Please lower it you’re ready OK He I’m lowering it now Quartermaster down here Lower it slowly, so it doesn’t hit the bitt OK Stop Actually, you lowered it Can you heave it a little? OK I’m heaving it ? That’s good Thank you .? Pretty good We’re going to out the gangway onto the after we come into berth OK Khanh, Everyone’s coming Bring out the gangway onto the pier Yes, sir We have to It’s high tide now, but tomorrow morning, when it is low tide, she will be at the So, we have to ask the sailors to the gangway as soon as the tide , or it’ll be too late I know I read the about the tide the Third Mate prepared 87 Pumpman, Ok Stop Hold on Khanh, hold the .with the rope Be careful Tu, I’ll pass it to you on this side OK I’ve got it I’ll again That’s enough Let’s Bosun, hold on, sir Pumpman, give it some more slack Tu, be careful OK Hold on Hiep, how is it? Is it in its position? Bosun, give it some more slack Pumpman, give it some more slack Stop ? It’s fine, sir May I now? Wait a minute I’m coming OK You can put in the Tu, put it into the side hole with the , and hold it Is this OK? That’s good enough Hiep, ? Can you it? Yes, I’m putting it in now OK OK Put in the other side Tu, I’ve it on this side, too And I Don’t tighten the nut Tu, the spike, and set a bolt there 35 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Done I’ll put a inside OK Set all the bolts 88 Let’s start the meeting OK I agree with your plan You said that it will be a total of 20 hours, and I think so too The first cargo is Arabian Light crude oil Discharge it at a rate of 5,000 KL an hour for the initial three hours Then, I’d like you to increase it to 8,000 KL per hour I understand What you think about the crude oil washing? We have Arabian Light in No center, but I’m going to the COW here with Arabian Heavy, the second grade, after I discharge all of NO center That’s fine Please let me know when you start the oxygen check I would like my assistant to attend OK I will have the duty officers inform you I will report the hourly discharge rate, the balance, and so forth to you by phone Please tell the duty officers to report the ship’s figures to us, too I will Can I use the transceiver or a temporary phone to communicate with you if there’s an emergency? Of course, you can I’ll be either in the COC or on deck Just be careful not to spill any oil Yes, we will be very careful The last tank to be emptied is in No center I will be preparing 3,000 cubic meters of fresh oil there Will that be enough? Yes, it will Try not to have too much air sucked in at the final stage OK Let’s start discharging 89 Chief Officer, I finished lining up and I will start discharging (Through the transceiver) Pumpman, this is the COC Do you read me? Loud and clear, sir I will be starting the No cargo oil-pump Roger Chief Officer, I’m starting the pump (Pushes the start button The pump starts up at minimum speed) Chief Officer, I’ll check the governor now The governor’s OK (To the bosun through the transceiver) Bosun, I’m sending the oil to the deck Let me know when the oil passes through the manifold I will Chief Officer, I’m sending the oil to shore (The Second Officer opens the delivery valve a little to watch the pressure gauges) COC, this is manifold The oil is passing, sir Thank you Pumpman, this is the COC This is the pumpman, go ahead, COC I will start No pump then No pump Roger ( The Second Officer starts the cargo oil pumps No and No He checks the governor, then opens the delivery valve a little) Bosun, report the manifold pressure, please The manifold pressure is two kilograms now Roger Two kilos I’m going to increase the manifold pressure to five kilos now Please report to me at every half-kilo increment up to four kilos, and after that, at every 0.2-kilo increment 90 Hiep, let’s set the No center COW machine’s angle to 125 degrees Yes, sir I’ll set the No and machines 36 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words I’ll No and I’m finished (To COC by transceiver) COC, this is bosun, how you read me? This is COC, loud and clear, bosun Go ahead, please I’ve set the No center, No through COW machines to 125 degrees, sir Roger Set No center, No through COW machines to 125 degrees I’ll start COW at No center Bosun, please open 2C1,2,3, and COW-machine valves Roger Open C1, 2,3, and COW-machine valves Hiep, open No and I’ll open No and Bosun, I’ve opened them, sir (To COC) COC, opened C1, 2,3, and 4, COW-machine valves, sir Roger I’ll send the oil Let me know when the oil passes the machine valves Roger Gas is passing through the valves Just now, oil is passing, sir Roger I’m increasing power, and I’m going to set the COW line-pressure to 10 kilos Roger The COW machines have started running, sir Roger I’ve set the line pressure to 10 kilos Check the COW line and COW machines Roger I’m going to check both the line and the machines 91 Good morning At last, we’re leaving You’re probably a little tense, since this is your first stand-by when leaving port Yes, a little Last night I thoroughly read the stand-by manual for leaving port, and I reread the manuals for the machines in the engine room I’m excited about starting up the engine, but I feel a little uneasy about it When we start the stand-by navigation watch for leaving port? We usually start one hour before leaving The idea is to inform everyone in the engine room department 15 minutes before we start the watch Today we’ll start at 09:00 It’s about 15 minutes before the watch, should I start the diesel generator soon? We’ll start the No diesel generator locally, because it hasn’t been used for a long time If it starts normally, I’ll let you know Then, you should turn on the generator’s air circuit breaker First Engineer, I’d like to learn the procedure for locally starting the generator May I go with the Second Engineer? Yeah, I think that would be a good idea OK For communication, did you bring a transceiver with you? We use Channel in the engine room Check that yours is set right We’ll come back here after starting the generator Let’s go Be careful 92 OK folks, we’re sailing in one hour Let’s start warming up the engine, and prepare for sailing Third Engineer, go down to the engine room and stand-by Ask the Second Engineer about anything that you don’t know how to Should we use the No group pumps instead of the No group, which are already in use? Yes, let’s that Second Engineer, keep your eyes on water service pump No 1’s delivery pressure when you switch pumps, because the No pump’s delivery valve often sticks and can’t be shut Yes, sir I’ll call you with the transceiver when I’m in place As usual, we’ll start and stop the pumps form the engine room OK (Everyone leaves and begins communicating by transceiver) Lubricant oil pumps, fuel oil pumps, fresh water cooling pumps, etc, all normal, sir I’ll start warming up the main engine now 37 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Roger Watch the No cylinder exhaust valve that we replaced Roger Start feeding the cylinder lubricant oil, and start running the main engine, sir Everything here is normal There isn’t any kind of trouble like when water from the fresh water-cooling jacket began spraying from the main engine indicator valve No exhaust valve on No cylinder is normal and working well Roger, everything is normal The engine will be started after turning for 30 minutes The engine will be tested after turning for 30 minutes, roger 93 Second Engineer, this is First engineer, how you read me? First Engineer, this is Second Engineer, loud and clear, sir Over We’ll be testing the engine now Remove the turning gear and prepare to test the engine Start engine test, roger (Preparations have been completed) First Engineer, we’re ready to test the engine Please start the air run, over Roger Starting air run (After the air run is finished) Air run, finished Air run, finished, roger All main engine indicator valves are shut, sir Please test engine, over Roger The engine is first tested ahead, then astern Main cylinder cover, exhaust valves, fuel pump, starting air pipe, etc., are all normal, sir Turbocharger is normal, sir Roger, then I’ll test ahead engine Something's wrong with the fuel regulating rack for No cylinder's fuel pump All others are normal, sir Something’s wrong with the fuel regulating rack for No cylinder’s fuel pump Watch it later, while increasing the main engine’s RPMs Well, we’re finished testing the engine 94 Second Engineer, I’ll increase the main engine’s RPMs Does the fuel regulating rack for No cylinder’s fuel pump work OK? It’s working normally First Engineer, although we have enough boiler water, we have only 70 tons of fresh water Should I turn on the fresh water generator? I’ll start it after we get the main engine’s RPMs increased and set Yes, sir Then I’ll start only the ejector pump First Engineer, this No Oiler In preparation for rough weather, I’ve finished lashing the movable equipment in the engine room, in the steering room, and on the deck Thank you No Oiler We’ve already sped up the engine and set the RPMs Will you take care of the soot-blow, and turn off the auxiliary boiler Then, with the Second Engineer and Oiler B, would you secure the boiler Yes, sir I’ll it right away Second Engineer, since we’ve changed the fuel oil the No diesel generator from heavy oil to diesel, we can switch off the air circuit breaker for the generator and operate only the turbo generator Start running the turbo generator on its own Roger I’ve started the exhaust gas economizer’s solid-brushing soot-cleaning system I’ve started the fresh water generator Roger The captain says we can start MO operation from 17:00 All hands, let’s the MO check 95 38 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Third Engineer, we’re going to be receiving fuel oil from a barge starting at 10:00 today This is the bunkering plan: the total quantity is 1,250 tons, and it will be loaded in all tanks except for the NO port and starboard fuel oil tanks Our tanks should be 75 percent full after receiving the fuel It will be easy, because we have plenty of extra space in the tank If it’s being filled to only 755 percent capacity Which manifold are we going to use? You’re right But you have to keep in mind that one can’t be too careful when doing these kinds of operations Believe me, I’ll keep it in mind Doing this makes me a little tense We’ll use the starboard side Remember to sign off as the person responsible for the operation And on the list, write the names of the No Oiler and the Wiper as sharing the responsibility Yes, sir May I the remote-control valves and the level-alarm devices’operational test when we get to the final stage? Yes Confirm that it’s shut then lash the No suction valves for the port and starboard tanks, where we won’t be loading OK, I will Well, I’ll start preparing to receive our supply Shall we first put in the plugs on the deck? And then prepare the starboard manifold? For sure, let’s put in the plugs for the oil-spill tanks 96 No Oiler, we’ve finished putting in the plugs for the scuppers and spill tanks Let’s start preparing the starboard manifold The fuel oil transfer procedure, and a drawing of the fuel oil loading pipeline, etc, are displayed on the starboard side manifold Should we prepare the tools and emergency equipment? They’re always stowed in the center store on deck Let’s go get the stuff we need I’ll get rags from the consumable store, so go ahead Can you it by yourself? Yes, I’ll use a cart to carry them OK, here’s the sounding scale, the oil receiver can, sawdust, sand, oil dispersant, fire extinguishers, and so on it looks like we have all the tools and emergency equipment I forget to set the pressure gauge and thermometer on the pipe We can’t read the inside pressure and temperature It’ll be fine, but thanks for letting me know We’ve finished preparation for the starboard manifold, so let’s tell the Chief Engineer (By transceiver) Chief Engineer, this is the Third Engineer, I’ve finished the preparation for the starboard side manifold 97 Chief Engineer, this is Third Engineer, I’ve confirmed the receiving quantity, and the sealed wires of each tank of the barge Also, I’ve checked the temperature, the specifications of the oil, and the amount of water in the fuel oil, and everything looks all right The specific gravity is 0.9756; the temperature, 48 degrees centigrade; viscosity, 280 centi-stokes at 50 degrees centigrade I also confirmed with the barge that they’ll be stopping the supply flow Roger I asked a duty officer to hoist the ‘B’ flag, and to announce that we’re starting the bunkering OK, please open the starboard manifold stop valve I’ve confirmed the completion of all preparations I’ll open the starboard manifold stop valve now Keep things flowing at a slow rate Started bunkering at 10:05, sir The fuel has just passed through the manifold, sir Everything looks good, sir Third Engineer, I haven’t confirmed oil flow into the tanks yet, so will you ask them to 39 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words gradually increase the flow rate a little Roger I’ll ask them to gradually increase the flow rate Right now, the pressure at the manifold is 1.5 kilos, and the temperature is 42 degrees centigrade The loading rate is now 30 cubic meters per hour, sir Thank you I’ve confirmed flow into the tanks Please keep your eyes on the pipeline and the sea surface at all times 98 Once a day, please check the temperature of each chamber with these thermometers Yes, I will So there’s the meat chamber, the fish chamber, and the , right? They seem to be cool Are the refrigerators in good condition? The refrigerators work well, but the valve for the meat chamber sometimes sticks because of ice formation You should keep an on it How you fix it? First, the is to prevent formation of ice by stopping air from into the system Other than that, you need to remove any ., which causes the expansion valve to up, from the system by regularly changing the silica-gel cartridge Would you show me how to change the cartridge some time? Are there any problems? The knob on the fish chamber door is , so please replace it Do you have a new one? It’s to be there when we get to Yokkaichi, the next port of call We’re going to the No provision-refrigerator seawater-cooling pump during the next voyage I’d like to read about that pump Do you know the instruction book is? Some of the instruction books are in the engine control room, and the of them are in the general office I’ll .a little about the pump as time goes on, though 99 Folks, put on a lifejacket, and hurry to the starboard lifeboat (in front of the lifeboat, using a transceiver) Bridge, this is the starboard lifeboat I’ll take roll call now Roger Stand in two rows while I call the roll Second Mate Radio Officer (he reads all the names and finishes) Bridge, roll call finished There are 19 persons, out of the total of 24; the not here are on duty They are the Captain, the Third Mate, the Quartermaster LE in the bridge, the Second Engineer, and the No Oiler in the engine room Roger Prepare to lower the boat Prepare to lower the boat, roger Bosun, undo the lashing Roger Undo lashing Hiep, untie that rope Doan, take along painter as forward as you can Khanh, stand by, cradle stopper Bosun, stand by, break lever Standing by, break lever, sir Remove cradle stopper Bridge, this is the Chief Mate, stand by lowering boat, sir Roger Lower the boat to the deck level Lower the boat tot e deck level, roger Bosun, lower the boat to the deck level 100 Hey, there from the starboard side, which is the weather side Bosun, connect the hose there Hiep, stand by the turret nozzle (To the bridge with a transceiver) The exact location of the fire is the No line Prepare to put out the fire The Wiper working here seems to have been burnt, so immediately get him on a stretcher and to the dispensary Roger How bad are his injuries? 40 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words He’s rather burnt but he’s still conscious Roger Hey, everyone who can hold the hose, hold it firmly to your waist Chief Officer, stand by, fire hose, sir Bridge, stand by, fire hose and turret nozzle Get ready to put out the fire; start pump Roger Starting pump OK, pressure’s good enough, we’ll start extinguishing the fire, sir Roger Keep updating us on the situation down there We should stay where we are for the time being, because the fire’s so intense (later) Air-foam works well for putting out fires The fire is completely out, sir 101 At first, we’ll use air hammers to remove large bits of paint and rust This area is isn’t so large We’ll use disk sanders after that, ? Yes When we get to that step, we’ll into two groups: group one will continue grinding the , and group two will remove light rust with a jetter Remember, never take your goggles, and everyone should be working about two meters one another There’s quite a bit of rust And the air hammer removes it, but I’m still getting tired What you need to is hold the head of the air hammer more It takes more time when you’re holding only the Like this? OK, but hold the hammer at a downward to keep rust from spraying up OK, you stop chipping now You two, please use the sander to grind off any paint after chipping Remember that the paint will only to properly-prepared metal The pumpman and I will go with the jetters Doan! You can’t just the sandpaper to the sander by hand You have to use a wrench, or else the paper may flight and hit someone OK Is this the wrench? When you finish chipping, we should sweep up and one coat of paint 102 Good morning, sir The sun’s and there’s no chance of rain, so today looks like the day of painting The paint we needs hardener, doesn’t it? This paint is denatured epoxy The base and hardener set up like this: according to the , we mix the amount of hardener that we need Then we the hardener to the base at a ratio of one to ten If we don’t mix at the proper ratio, will happen? Well, since the paint works by a reaction between the hardener and the base, the paint wouldn’t be But the manufacturers allow a plus or minus 10 percent margin of If we use the denatured epoxy, we .need to use anti-corrosive paint, we? Right, the two paints are anti-corrosive by means Marine paint, which was popular before, corrosion through a complex chemical reaction Denatured epoxy, on the other hand, prevents corrosion due to its thickness after it It’s really quite effective Does that mean that we need to apply it thick? That’s right The thickness of a normal paper is 100 microns and it becomes 200 microns when spray paint is so it’s better that way 41 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words How long does it takes for the paint to dry? It depends on the ., but one hour is usually enough It puts a whole new twist on painting 103 Hey, you forgot to grease the back of the winch here Check there and add a little grease, you? Sorry Where is it? Oh, I see I’ll get to it This area is to the sea and salt more than any other area, so if it’s not greased, it’ll hurt the equipment OK, I’ll be careful next time This grease nipple isn’t the grease, so may be you should change it and applying the grease again Yes, sir Hey Hiep, you have any new grease nipples? No, I’m all out bosun, you have ? I don’t either But there are some back in in the deck tool store Hiep, would you go some Sure Hiep, change the one on of the deck roller, it’s completely .with paint, and doesn’t work OK, right away This nipple has had too much grease to it Remember, it’s wasteful to wipe up the grease, later Yes, sir Well, it looks like we’re finished, so clean up the grease pumps 104 First Engineer, I stopped the No fuel purifier because it was , and I heard a loud clanging noise the MO checks this morning It’s possible that the bearing might be broken Well, let’s check it out right now Have you already the No purifier? Yes, I have No Oiler, will you prepare the half-tone hoist We’re using all the half-ton hoists, so I’ll a one-ton We’ll need buckets or cans to catch the gear oil we drain Will you tell the Wiper to bring two 18-liter containers and a bag of .? Third Engineer, start overhauling after you’ve that the pump’s not running If it’s running, you could get injured, or damage the machine Yes, I’ll that it’s not running I’ve carefully read the manual so I know the proper Third Engineer, the purifier has completely , so I’ll start opening it Let’s carry the bowl to the workshop so we can overhaul it Please the drained gear-oil into the waste-oil tank Oh, I can that vertical thrust bearing is damaged OK, let’s change it, we have a new one Please replace all the O-rings at the same time We should be able to finish this than I thought Thanks for your help 105 Good morning Have you prepared a planned, for changing the No diesel generator’s cylinder cover? 42 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words Yes, I have I’ve already posted a note in the engine control room that says ‘We’re overhauling the No diesel generator, so don’t try to use it.’ I noted it on the distribution board, as well I’ve also disabled the engine control room’s generator controls, and enabled only the local controls The tools and spare parts have been ready since yesterday We’re draining the jacket cooling water now, so we’ll be able to start in about ten minutes To be safe, lock the start/stop handle in the stop position The stop valve for the air should be shut, too OK, I’ve done all that No Oiler, please get three portable lights because the area around the generator is dark Yes, sir By the way, we have only three spare cylinder-covers Which cover should we change first? How about one, two, and three In that order Tell everyone not to pass under the crane that’s moving a cylinder I will But I think we’ll be all right, because we’ve practised KYT on working around heavy lifts Anyway, I’ll review the key points of the job Second Engineer, the jacket cooling water has been drained, sir OK, let’s get started 106 (pointing) Evaporator ejector pump starter panel, switch power off OK It’s indicating ‘No use’ OK, local control box, lock in stop position OK, we’re ready Let’s remove the motor Third Engineer, remove the electric cables, please Right away No Oiler, please take out all the coupling bolts I’ll mark the couplings before I move them Good idea I’ll remove the set pin and set bolts I remove the coupling bolts Three or the six rubber rings are damaged We’re going to replace them when we set the motor back up OK, let’s remove the motor Begin lifting with the chain hoist Third Engineer, be careful not to catch your fingers in there Shall we carry the motor to the workshop and overhaul it there? It’s more comfortable in there, compared to the hot and noisy engine room OK, slowly put the motor on the cart That’s good Setting it up is harder than removing it, isn’t it? I’m not confident about centering it Yes, it’s harder, but there’s no need to worry, once you get the hang of it Would you teach me when we set it back up? Of course 107 Good morning Chief Officer, let’s start the meeting Yes Second Mate, Bosun, let’s going As written in schedule A, it takes six hours to dry her after shifting her to dry dock Then we’ll give her a high-pressure wash and inspect her bottom It will be at about 13:00 on the third day Does that mean that we’ll be painting the hull from around day four? Yes, I think so We greed with your company’s superintendent that that would be the day to begin painting the hull They’re going to supply a new kind of paint this time Let me know when you finish sandblasting The crew wants to look at the results Yes, I’ll let you know By the way, after going into dry dock, please siphon off as much of the ballast as possible, from No.2 and No centers The bottom plugs that you see marked here will be removed, but the drying time depends on how much you can siphon off 43 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words I see I’ll shut all the valves after discharging the ballast Please so Do we have to anything when you take out the anchor chains? No, you don’t We’ll everything, since the hydraulic system is still usable 108 Excuse me, Chief When you today's scheduled inspection? We're waiting for the inspector's instructions when he comes I see By the way, i was told that they finished welding the crane steps But when I checked, I found that they didn't it properly Will you tell them to properly finish the job Let me see yes, you're right I'll tell them to get on it Aside from that, there's a lot of garbage that was left by the dockhands Would you have them get rid of it as soon as possible Sure Oh, they've just finished cleaning the No center tank Would you give it a quick once-over Yes, I will Hey, Bosun, the No center has just been cleaned I'm going to check the inside of it, so you will let the LE come here He's now in Fore Peak Tank with the Second Officer, so I'll grab a portable light and go with you (in the tank) It seems to be clean Should we check the sharing area? I'll check the starboard side Then I'll check the port side Keep an eye out for any discarded rags I've already found some We have to check carefully I found a thin wire right here 109 Well, finally, we're going to dock This time we're supposed to have some kind of special survey, so we're in for tough time Keep on your toes, everyone People tend to get injured when there's a mess on board, so be careful Besides, don't look out only for our crew, but also for the dock workers and service men We need to avoid accidents I'm nervous about docking because it's my first time But on the other hand, I'm looking forward to it When we change the power source from the ship's to the shore's? We change it before pumping the water out of the dry dock Why is it changed before pumping the water out of the dry dock? As you know, the diesel generator needs seawater as a coolant So after dry docking, there's no more coolant I see, we have to change the power source before the coolant runs out that's why we can't use the main air compressor, and why compressed air is supplied by the shipyard Not only that, but during dry dock the shipyard also supplies cooling water for the provision refrigerator and for the unit cooler for the workshop Chief Engineer, we'll soon be about 15 miles from the shipyard, so we should start reducing speed Shall we change the main engine's fuel from heavy fuel oil to diesel? Yes, let's that Remember, safety first Let's it 110 Hi, Third engineer, you look so busy No, not really I've just changed the ejector pump's delivery valve Thank you very much Well, have you seen the Second Engineer? He's at the auxiliary boiler Thanks Workers are removing the No cylinder piston right now It's a good chance to have a look at the procedure 44 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words I'm really surprised! I can't believe that such big pistons can move in one-second reciprocating strokes All the pistons and their covers will be hauled to the workshop to be overhauled and inspected I'd like to see that I'm going to watch this afternoon, so why don't you come with me? And don't be careful of only your feet, watch your head, too Yes, I will Just now I hadn't seen a big cylinder that had been removed from the main engine It was hanging from a hoist, and I almost walked under it I was lucky that the Second Engineer warned me There are dangers everywhere when you're in a shipyard May I enter the empty cylinder to see the liner? Yes, but make sure to get permission from the guys working on it OK, I will It's for safety and not getting in their way, right? That's right And make sure you don't have anything in your pockets, because if you drop something in there, you'll get into trouble All right 111 Third Engineer, you haven't seen the exhaust gas economizer being rinsed before, have you? Let's go watch Great, I want to see that What's the point of rinsing the economizer? It's to remove as much soot as possible And it's difficult to because we have to the job as quickly as possible, even though the soot collection tank's capacity is 30 tons What's a soot collection tank? It's the tank that stores the soot, and the dirty water that's used to clean the economizer Do you mean that they can clean it thoroughly because there's no limitation? Exactly Moisture laden soot causes corrosion, so it needs to be properly cleaned Soot can also cause fires so proper cleaning is essential, isn't it? Right And a soot fire can extensively damage the economizer, so we have to keep it relatively soot free So we always have to watch the exhaust gas temperature at the outlet to prevent and detect soot fires Yes Working for safe navigation and economical operation is part of our duty Let's go 112 (He comes up to the bridge and checks the ship's course on the charts, letting his eyes get accustomed to the darkness He also reds the captain's night order book Then he comes out to the wheel room.) Good evening, sir Good evening (proceeding to the center compass) May I take over the watch? Present course and speed is 218 degrees, 15,5 knots The speed has been about the same for the last four hours The distance to the next waypoint is about seven miles, and we'll reach it sometime after 20:30 The current effect is light, and visibility is good Yes, sir The course is 218 For our surrounding area, the ship over there showing the green light is on the opposite course from us Her distance is miles, and her course is about 35 degrees, which is just about our opposite The CPA is miles I see There's another ship, far way on our port side, at a distance of 15 miles I've observed it on radar, and its course is also opposite of ours We should be able to see her mast light soon Yes, sir (he looks for it with the binoculars) I can't see it yet 45 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words There's one more ship, this one following about miles behind us It's the small one that we overtook a while back I haven't seen any fishing boats, but the second mate saw a lot of them during his watch Keep a close watch for them Yes, sir I haven't received any navigation warnings You've read the Captain's night order, right? Yes, I have I'll take over, sir Thank you Good night 113 Third Engineer, we're now changing the main engine exhaust valve Remember, when you work in the engine room, wear a safety helmet, and don't pass under heavy machinery that's suspended from hoists Yes, sir Meet Hashimoto, the previous third engineer He'll show you around and teach you what to I'm the previous third engineer, Hashimoto Nice to meet you I'm Tan Ngo Nice to meet you, too Please show me everything since this is my first time on a Japanese ship The third engineer is in charge of several machines, such as the provision refrigerator, the air conditioner, the evaporator, their auxiliary pumps, and on board electricity, etc he's also in charge of controlling the fuel oil, including purifier maintenance, and keeping the logbook and the noon report You should read the Third Engineer's takeover notebook to get the details I'm confident working with the electricity and refrigerators, but I'm not sure about controlling the fuel oil Please teach me as much as you can Of course This is my third ship as a third engineer And what matters most is training, not studying Thanks By the way, I'm surprised how clean it is in the engine room Thank you It's really important to keep things clean and tidy, in order to quickly spot trouble and work more efficiently 114 Good morning, I'm the supplier The supply boat is waiting behind the poop deck Do you want me to pick them up by crane? OK Bosun, prepare the crane (starting to load the stores) (to the boatman) Hey, I'll send you a messenger rope Tie it to your rope (to Hiep) OK, they're connected Hiep, heave it up and put it on that bitt It's on the bitt (to the boatman) I'm lowering the hook Watch your head! (to bosun) OK, stop It's hooked on, so heave it in Doan, heave in Ok, hold on Swing it in and lower it onto the deck Wiper, look out It's dangerous around there Get back Slack down Take the stores out of the sling Later, will you check these with me? (to boatman) Hey, those bottles are too heavy This is only a one-ton crane, and that load's near the limit Put only ten bottles in the next sling All right But the sea's getting rough, so hurry up OK Pick up everything from the boat The wind has picked up so we'd better get this done quickly 115 46 vietnamese seafarers upgrading project - WOB I Listen to the tape two times and fill in the missing words (with a transceiver) Captain, this is the Chief mate The crane and accommodation ladder are ready, sir Thanks A supply boat is coming up on our starboard side When it gets here, pick up the supplies Yes, sir (the boat arrives) Two ship chandlers have boarded and they say they have eight slings We'll start picking them up, sir Roger I'll hold this course and speed for a while (to the pumpman on the crane) Start loading Slack down Hold on Heave in OK, swing it on deck Slack down OK, folks, take the stuff out of the sling Just take the frozen food to the chamber Chief Officer, I want to get the frozen stuff stowed right away Can you give me some people to help The deck crews are busy unloading out there Take some engine crewmembers to help And move those bottles more out of the way Someone might hit them Thanks Mess man, move those bottles over more, will you We'll take this cart right to the chamber Hiep, they're watermelons, so be careful with them OK, folks, the next sling is coming Pumpman, swing it to this side, and put it down here (to the captain by transceiver) Captain, we have one sling more to pick up, and we're just doing it now Roger Let me know when you're done, so I can increase our speed We're too slow against this current Captain, we're finished, and the ship chandlers have left The accommodation ladder's clear, sir Thank goodness Thanks for your help You did it quickly, and everyone did a good job 47 [...]... 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