5. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false statements.

1. Watch officer isn’t allowed to leave the bridge under any circumstances.

2. OOW isn’t responsible for the ship’s safety if Master is on the bridge.

3. Operation tests of shipboard navigation equipment needn’t be recorded.

4. OOW is obliged to take over his watch at the fixed time notwithstanding the ship performing some manoeuvres.

5. Watch officer should invite Master to the bridge in all doubtful cases.

6. Proper lookout is an essential factor providing safe navigation.

6. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences:

1. Speed, should, position, the (3), find, and, relieving, out, officer, ship’s.

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2. Watch, by, officer, be, navigational, over, sick, taken, a, shouldn’t.

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3. Out, operational, frequently, be equipment, tests, must, navigational, of, carried, the. - _____________________________________________________________

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4. Encountered, be, restricted, is, master, if, notified, visibility, shall.

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5. Conventions, at, with, comply, officers, requirements, times, on, International, the (2), watch, all, of. - _________________________________________________

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6. Environment, to prevent, necessary, pollution, the, taken, are, be, precautions, to, of. - _____________________________________________________________

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7. Too, watch, but, ratings, only, includes, each, not, officer.

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7. Match words and expressions in the left column with their synonyms from the text in the right column:

   to be responsible for smth cause to consider properly to inform to acknowledge to meet operational area to estimate to get suddenly to notice to take place abovementioned confined to make sure concerning mistakes

   to believe to notify errors to sight congested reason encounter appreciate foregoing to be in charge of to occur to obtain standing effectively unexpectedly to be aware vicinity confirm regarding

8. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with some of the words and expressions from the exercise above.

1. There are a number of people which being _______________ the vessel, are either unfamiliar with the “Rules” or do not know how to apply them.

2. The problem facing many watchkeepers in a potential collision situation is to _______________ what “the other” ship is going to do.

3. Some watchkeepers fail to anticipate the limitations or likely intentions of other vessels underway in heavy traffic or in _______________ waters.

4. Pressures, commercial or perceived, are a common feature in the _______________ of accidents.

5. To provide the information necessary to ensure a safe passage, radar must be _______________ set up to the most appropriate scale and settings.

6. Until the give-way vessel shows, by positive action, that she has _______________ you and the situation is under control, it is safer _______________ she has not.

7. If you are asked to take control of any unfamiliar operation _______________ that you are fully aware of what is required.

8. _______________ induced by fatigue, can only be prevented by having adequate rest and sleep.