particulars подробности, детали, данные block capitals печатные заглавные буквы

victuals продовольствие, съестные припасы, провизия, провиант

Expressions

as a matter of fact фактически, на самом деле

to clear in(wards) производить таможенную очистку судна по приходу в порт to clear out(wards) производить таможенную очистку судна по

отходу из порта

goods liable to duty = dutiable goods товары, облагаемые пошлиной

to impose import (export) duty on накладывать ввозную (вывозную)

пошлину на

the ship's store bond подписка о том, что облагаемые пошлиной судовые запасы будут использованы только для нужд команды

to place the stores under seal опечатать, опломбировать запасы to enter the vessel inwards регистрировать приход судна

to enter the vessel outwards регистрировать отход судна to make up a list составить список (перечень)

it doesn't matter это неважно, это не имеет значения

TEXT

It is required that the captain of a ship shall report his vessel to the Customs House within 24 hours of arrival in a foreign port. That means that the captain is to fill up the blank form of the captain's declaration or report list and to hand it over to the Customs together with certain ship's papers. Usually the following papers are required for entering inwards: ship register, certificate of pratique, bill of health, manifest of cargo, list of stores, search note, crew list and others.

As a matter of fact, all the formalities connected with clearing in and

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clearing out are fulfilled by the ship's agent.

The customs officers come aboard the ship to search or "rummage" the vessel for unentered goods and to see if there are any prohibited goods or goods liable to duty.

It is well known that each country imposes import duties on certain goods brought into the country.

To prevent smuggling such goods as spirits, wines, cigarettes, tobacco, perfumes, photocameras and others, the customs officers request the captain to give the ship's store bond on dutiable goods kept aboard for the use of the ship's crew and passengers.

The customs officers sometimes leave for the crew only a certain quota and place under seal the surplus stores. In some countries the Customs place the radio room under seal too.

Before any cargo is allowed to be shipped the vessel must be entered outwards. This is done by the master signing the "Entry outward" form and delivering it to the customs.

Leaving the port the ship must have: the clearance label with seal (which is sometimes called the "Cocket Card"), the victualling-bill, the port clearance and the bill of health.

DIALOGUES

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CUSTOMS OFFICER. According to your cargo manifest, Hold No. 1 contains only transit goods, doesn't it?

SECOND MATE. Yes, that's right.

CUSTOMS OFFICER. We'll have to seal that hold up.

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CUSTOMS OFFICER. We are under duty to search your vessel, sir. Have

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you got any prohibited goods aboard?

CAPTAIN. What do you mean by prohibited goods?

CUSTOMS OFFICER. Oh, I am sorry. Here's a list of prohibited goods. Will you be kind enough to look it through?

CAPTAIN. So far as I can see, all the items have been accounted for in my report list, except, perhaps, the photo-cameras.

CUSTOMS OFFICER. I have your list of stores, sir. These you may keep for your crew's needs. I'll only ask you to sign the ship's store bond. We'll have also to place some of your storerooms under seal.

CAPTAIN. All right. What about the photocameras? They are private property of the ship's crew; they do not belong to the ship.

CUSTOMS OFFICER. It doesn't matter. You know, it is prohibited to sell photocameras here without paying the import duty. So, please, make up a list of all the photocameras which you have on board. Here is the blank form.

CAPTAIN. What particulars must I fill in?

CUSTOMS OFFICER. Fill in, please, the name of your ship, the date of her arrival, and then in these columns the names of your men who have photocameras. Use block capitals, please.

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CUSTOMS OFFICER. I'll ask you kindly, sir, to let us seal up the radio

room.

CAPTAIN. Well, sit down, please. I'll send somebody for the radio-operator to show you up to the radio room. Is there anything else I can do for you?

CUSTOMS OFFICER. You see, tobacco, cigarettes, and spirits above the quota must be stored under seal in a separate place. So we must see and put some of your storerooms under seal.

CAPTAIN. I'll call our chief steward presently. He will attend to this business. Shall I sign any documents for you?

CUSTOMS OFFICER. Yes, sir.. As soon as we finish rummaging, we'll

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make out a search note, which you are to sign. After that the Customs will issue the inward clearing bill or jerque-note.

CAPTAIN. Must we pay export duty on the victuals which we want to buy here for the ship's crew?

CUSTOMS OFFICER. No, of course, not. But you must get from the Customs a special document, which is called "Victualling Bill". You will need this bill when clearing out.

CAPTAIN. How must 1 get this bill?

CUSTOMS OFFICER. Oh, you needn't worry about that. Your agent will arrange this business.

LABORATORY EXERCISES

I. Listen to the text of the lesson again and answer the following questions:

1. To whom shall the master report his ship's arrival in port? 2. Within how many hours should he do so? 3. What blank form is he to .fill in? 4. To whom is this declaration handed over? 5. What papers are required to enter a vessel inwards? 6. Who fulfils all these formalities? 7. What do the customs officers come aboard for? 8. What should they search for? 9. What do we call the money which we pay for the imported goods? 10. What goods are often smuggled into a country? 11. What document do the Customs request from the ship to prevent such smuggling? 12. What is usually done with the surplus stores? 13. When should a vessel be entered outwards? 14. How is a vessel entered outwards?

II. Ask your partner questions and make him give brief answers using the model.

Model: The captain is (was) to fill in these blank forms.

Who is (was) to fill in these blank forms? The captain is (was).

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1. The customs officer was to seal up the hold. 2. They are to pay import duties on these goods. 3. The customs officers were under duty to search the ship. 4. The chief steward is to attend to this business. 5. Our agent is to arrange this matter.

III. Listen to the short dialogues, repeat each sentence during the pauses and learn the dialogues by heart:

"We've used up all the cigarettes you left us under the quota. We need some more now."

"Oh, I see. Do you want me to unseal the storeroom?" "Yes, please. We want to take our daily quota."

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"Will you fill in this blank form, please?" "It's for entering your ship outwards."

"I see. What particulars shall I fill in?" "It's all written here, but I can help you." "Oh, thank you!"

IV. Listen to each of the long dialogues again and retell briefly their contents from the point of view of: (a) one speaker, (b) the other speaker, (c) an onlooker.

Make your partner ask you about some details which you missed.

V.Write the dictation:

Every country imposes import duties on some goods brought into the country. The Customs House is the Department of Government which collects these duties. The customs officers are to attend to this business. They see to all formalities that must be fulfilled. Smuggling of goods is a secret bringing of goods without paying import taxes. The customs officers are to prevent smuggling. For

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this purpose they come aboard ships, check and place the surplus stores under seal, search for unentered goods and assist to fill in all official documents.

According to the Port Regulations every ship must be reported to the Customs on arrival. The ship must be entered inwards before she starts discharging her cargo. In other words, she must be cleared in. Before she can start loading the goods in this port she must be entered outwards. These formalities are usually done by the ship's agent. The captain is required to do a lot of other things in this connection. He is required to fill in and sign some documents, to present the necessary ship's papers and to see to it that everything is in good order.

VI. Practise in pairs enacting the following situations. You act as the captain, your partner — as the customs officer. Then you change your parts.

(a)The customs officer has come aboard your vessel. He has brought some blank forms of the captain's declaration and you discuss with him what data should be filled in. Then he asks you to sign the ship's store bond. You wonder what kind of document it is and he explains you the meaning and purpose of this paper. On signing these documents you ask him what ship's papers you must bring to the Customs House, to get a clearing bill or jerque-note.

(b)The customs officer asks you to make up a list of stores and their quantities which you will use for the crew's needs, during the next few days. He says that the surplus of these stores should be placed in a separate store room and sealed up. Then he asks whether you have aboard any prohibited goods. You don't know what he calls prohibited goods and he produces you a list of them.

VII. Translate into English:

По прибытии судна в порт капитан обязан официально известить об этом таможню. Он должен сделать это в течение 24 часов по приходу. Таможня следит за оплатой ввозной пошлины на некоторые грузы. В связи с этим капитан должен выполнить ряд формальностей. Он подает специальную декларацию, в которой указываются все облагаемые пошлиной грузы. Как

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правило, все эти формальности выполняются агентом от имени капитана. Капитан подписывает обязательство о том, что облагаемые пошлиной судовые запасы будут использованы только для нужд команды. Излишки судовых запасов обычно таможней опечатываются. Иногда таможней также опечатываются (по приходу судна) трюмы с транзитными грузами. Таможенные чиновники прибывают на судно для досмотра. Они могут произвести осмотр всех помещений судна для выявления незаявленных грузов. В некоторых портах капитан должен также подписать список фотоаппаратов, часов и других ценных вещей, которые принадлежат членам экипажа. Этот список таможенники проверяют. Отход судна также регистрируется в таможне.

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