1. Answer the questions.

1. Where was the Sandetti NE buoy seen at 0648 hours?

2. What did the helmsman do which had no effect on the vessel’s set?

3. What incident occurred?

4. What kind of damage did the gearbox sustain?

5. What was wrong with the propeller?

6. What kind of agreement did the tug request for her service?

7. How did the tug help the vessel?

8. Who made an examination of the damage to the M.E. gear box?

9. Was it possible to discharge the vessel’s cargo?

10. Why was the vessel towed to Antwerp?

11. Who attended the vessel after she had been dry-docked?

12. What salvage settlement did the parties agree to?

2. Translate the expressions from English into Russian.

1. The vessel’s helm was put ... hard over to port;

2. the gearbox casing … been completely fractured;

3. the propeller was turned by water movement;

4. secure the shafting;

5. avert the possibility of the propeller turning;

6. the port anchor was weighed;

7. security was lodged by the owners;

8. a specification for repair… was drawn up;

9. submit repair quotations;

10. the gear teeth… were chipped and hammered;

11. satisfactory engine trials;

12. agree to a salvage settlement.

3. Say the dates, times and prices from the text. What do they refer to?

The dates: 12 December 1981; 18 December; 11 January; 29 January; 27 March; 8 April.

The times: 0655 hours; 1100 hours; 1105 hours; 1235 hours; 1740 hours; 2400 hours.

The prices: £220,390; £29,610; £100,000; £2,918.57; £102,918.57.

4. Put in the words from the box to describe the incident with the vessel.

quarter leakage movement tube port buoy gear casing starboard propeller stern box

After the vessel had passed through the Dover Straits, at 0648 hours the Sandetti NE buoy was seen close on her ____________ bow. The helmsman put the helm hard over to ____________ but this had no effect on the set. Two minutes later a bump was felt on the vessel’s starboard ____________ followed by an ____________ and abnormal noises from the engine room. It appeared that the propeller had touched the chain of the ____________. The main engine ____________ box was vibrating and the smoke was issuing from the ____________ gland. The engine was stopped. During the inspection of the main engine gear ____________ it was observed that the gearbox ____________ had been completely fractured just above the holding down bolts. It was also noted that the ____________ was being turned by water ____________. In addition an inspection was made of the stern ____________ seals. These turned out to be intact as there was no evidence of ____________ into the engine room.

5. What is hull and machinery insurance about? Put the sentences in the correct order of events from the text. The first event is given. Translate the sentences orally.

_____ The master of the vessel attended the offices of the tug owners and signed Lloyd's Open Form of salvage agreement.

_____ The amount of £102,918.57 was shared between ship and freight and cargo on the basis of the value adopted during negotiations, and the relative amounts were settled by the parties.

_____ After the vessel was dry-docked, she was attended by the hull underwriters' surveyor and owners' superintendent who found a lot of damages to the ship’s machinery.

_____ Security was lodged by the owners with Lloyd's (£220,390 for the ship and freight and £29,610 for cargo).

_____ A surveyor on behalf of hull underwriters, another surveyor on behalf of the classification society, and owners' superintendent made an examination of the damage to the ME gear box.

_____ Under the terms of the Lloyd's Open Form of salvage agreement, negotiations were opened between various lawyers representing the ship and freight, cargo, and the tug owners.

___1__ The master of the tug requested agreement of the service being rendered under Lloyd's Open Form of salvage agreement and this form was accepted by the master of the vessel.

_____ The parties agreed to a salvage settlement of £100,000 plus the costs of the salvors' lawyers of £2,918.57.