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Standard Marine Communication Phrases
Multiple-Choice Test.
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Standard Phrase; the correct Phrase is indicated by
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1
Drop sb anchor - put 6 shackles in the water!
Engage the windlass. Put anchor lights on and
hoist the ball!
A: “Drop starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water!
Turn on windlass and anchor lights hoist anchor ball!”
B: “Let go starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water!
Engage windlass! Switch on anchor lights heave anchor ball!”
C: “Drop starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water!
Put windlass in gear! Switch on anchor lights heave anchor ball!”
D: “Let go starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water!
Put windlass in gear! Switch on anchor lights hoist anchor ball!”
2
. Anchor is loose from the ground;
there are 3 shackles left to come in.
A: “Anchor is aweigh; 3 shackles left”.
B: “Anchor is clear of water; 3 shackles left”.
C: “Anchor is aweigh; 3 more shackles to come in”.
D: “Anchor is clear; 3 shackles left”.
3
. Fasten the lines forward and aft;
keep tension on the springs.
A: “Fasten fore and aft; keep tension on springs”.
B: “Make fast fore and aft; keep the springs tight”.
C: “Make fast fore and aft; keep tension on springs”.
D: “Fasten fore and aft; keep the springs tight”.
4
. Prepare to start engines;
everybody is ready for departure.
A: “Start engines! Ready to get underway”.
B: “Start engines! Ready for departure”.
C: “Stand by engines! Ready for departure”.
D: “Stand by engines! Ready to get underway”.
5
. Prepare to cast off.
A: “Stand by for casting off!”.
B: “Prepare to cast off!”.
C: “Stand by for letting go!”.
D: “Let go!”.
6
. Let go all but the essential lines.
A: “Let go fore and aft!”
B: “Stand by fore and aft!”
C: “Single up springs!”
D: “Single up fore and aft!”
7
. Cast off the head line:
give some slack in the head line and
heave it on board.
A: “Let go head line: slack away head line heave away head line”.
B: “Let go head line: heave away head line slack away head line”.
C: “Let go head line: slacken head line heave on head line”.
D: “Let go head line: slack on head line heave on head line”.
8
. Finished casting off.
A: “Finished casting off”.
B: ”Finished with manoeuvring station!”.
C: “Ready with manoeuvring station!”.
D: “Ready casting off”.
9
. Rudder must be held in the fore and aft
position.
A: “Midships!”
B: “Fore to aft!”
C: “Steady as she goes!”
D: ”Steady!”
E: “Meet her!”
F: “Ease her!”
10
. Stop the swing of the vessel’s head in a turn.
A: “Midships!”
B: “Fore to aft!”
C: “Steady as she goes!”
D: ”Steady!”
E: “Meet her!”
F: “Ease her!”
11
. Reduce the vessel’s swing rapidly.
A: “Midships!”
B: “Fore to aft!”
C: “Steady as she goes!”
D: ”Steady!”
E: “Meet her!”
F: “Ease her!”
12
. Reduce the amount of rudder and hold.
A: “Midships!”
B: “Fore to aft!”
C: “Steady as she goes!”
D: ”Steady!”
E: “Meet her!”
F: “Ease her!”
13
. Steer steady course on the compassheading.
A: “Midships!”
B: “Fore to aft!”
C: “Steady as she goes!”
D: ”Steady!”
E: “Meet her!”
F: “Ease her!”
14
. Engine on half power aheadsteer 182 degr. port side.
A: “Half speed ahead port - steer one hundred eighty-two degrees”.
B: “Half ahead port - steer one eight two”.
C: “Half ahead port -steer one hundred eighty-two degrees”.
D: “Half power ahead port - steer one eight two”.
15
Operation of engines no longer
required.
A: “Finished with engines - no more manoeuvring!”.
B: “Finished with engines and manoeuvring!”.
C: “Ready with engines - stop manoeuvring!”.
D: “Ready with engines - no more manoeuvring!”.
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