Conversational theme № 34

I. Read, translate and learn the text:

Clearing of the ship in

The procedure of clearing the ship inwards in various ports is somewhat different.

In some ports, the ships agent, or his clerk, comes abo­ard the ship directly on her arrival and brings a pile of blank forms. These blanks must be filled up to clear the ship in.

If the captain knows this routine perfectly well, he does the job himself or charges one of his mates with this business.

Sometimes the captain asks his agent to help him and in this cаsе he just states the facts which must be put down in these document. Then one of the mates or the agent takes all these documents together with some ship's papers, goes ashore and arranges with the authorities all the formalities for clearing the ship in.

In other ports, the agents comes aboard together with the medical, Customs, Port and Immigration officers.

They all gather in the captain's cabin or in the saloon, sit down at the table and fill up the blanks themselves. The agent helps the captain to provide them with necessary informa­tion about the ship. Very often the agent acts аs an interpre­ter too. When the blanks are filled in the captain reads them through and signs his name.

The Medical Officer usually requires the captain to produ­ce the following documents: the Crew List of Passengers (if any), the Bill of Health, the Disinfection and Deratization Certificates and the Tonnage Certificate.

The Customs and Port Authorities require the Tonnage Certificate, the Ships Register or Certificate of Registry, the Certificate of Free Pratique, the Load Line Certificate or Certificate of Freeboard, the Radio Certificate, the Safe­ty Equipment Certificate and the Ships Official Log Book. They also require the Master's Declaration, the Crew List, the List of Provisions and stores, and the Cargo Manifest together with Bills of Lading.

II. NOTES:

1. deratization (derating) certificate - свидетельство о дератизации

2. disinfection certificate-свидетельство о дезинфекции

3. certificate of freeboard- свидетельство о грузовой марке load line certificate

4. radio (telegraph) certificate -сертификат на судовую радиостанцию

5. safety equipment certificate - свидетельство о спасательных средствах

III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Is the procedure of clearing in the same in all ports?

2. Whom does the captain charge with the filling in the blank forms?

3. Does the agent act as an interpreter?

4. What should the captain do with the documents before signing them?

5. What ship's papers may the medical officer request the master to produce?

Conversational theme № 35

I. Read, translate and learn the text:

Fishing vessels

Stern fishing vessels are being built all over the world ranging in size from small inshore fishing craft to large freezer-factory ships.

The design of the modern vessel incorporates a high soft nosed stem, well-flared bows, streamlined bridge and superst­ructure, a gantry and transom Stern.

The working deck of large stern trawler has an area which is clear of all deck fittigs, so that the trawl may be spread out.

It is essential to have a clear view of the working deck from the bridge.

When the rope fastening the cod-end is untied by the bos'n, the gleaming catch spills on to the deck.

The deckhands gut the fish which are washed in a special machine. It is the boson’s duty to see that all fish are clear of blood and slime before they are stacked in the fish room.

The fish room occupies all the space between the for castle and the bridge.

After the fi3h are gutted, the livers are collected and processed for oil.

A variety of vessels fish near and middle-waters.

Fishing through the night only a few miles from shore, the smaller boats return to catch the early market.

Living conditions on the smaller craft are inevitably, more cramped than on the deep-sea trawlers and there is little rest for the men once at sea. They are fully busy with pre­paring nets, fishing and stowing the catch.

II. NOTES:

1. well-flared bow - носовые обводы с большим развалом бортов

2. streamlined - обтекаемый

3. gantry - портал

4. deck fittings - палубные дельные вещи

III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What types of fishing vessels do you know?

2. What does the design of the modern fishing vessel incorporate?

3. What are the boatswain's duties?

4. What do the deckhands do?

5. What are living conditions on fishing vessels?