1. Answer the questions.

1. Where did the incident happen?

2. What vessel was on a voyage from U.S. Gulf to the Mediterranean?

3. What object was noticed on the vessel's port bow?

4. Did the tugboat display lights indicating her ability to manoeuvre?

5. What does the expression “to make it red to red” mean?

6. What did the general cargo vessel have to do to avoid collision during his first near miss?

7. Were the weather conditions favourable for the voyage of the general cargo vessel when the second near miss situation happened?

8. What vessel was approaching the general cargo vessel?

9. Why did the general cargo vessel have to alter her course sharply to port?

10. How did the man on the tanker explain why he had turned to port?

11. What does ARPA stand for?

12. What does CPA stand for?

2. Decide if these statements are true (t) or false (f). Correct the wrong ones.

1. At first the weather was fine but then it became worse and visibility reduced.________________

2. The Chief Officer of the general cargo vessel started calling on VHF Ch.16 because the tug didn’t take any action to avoid a collision.__________

3. The tug's OOW asked the Chief Officer of the cargo vessel what his intentions were.__________

4. At less than 2 miles of each other, the tug had to alter course sharply to starboard.__________

5. The tug and the general cargo vessel have collided.___________

6. The CPA was 3.5 nm when the general cargo vessel noticed a small loaded tanker. ___________

7. The Chief Officer of the general cargo vessel decided to act first when he found himself in a close quarter situation for the second time. _______

6. In the second case, prior to the incident, the tanker was trying to connect the general cargo vessel by VHF. ______

3. Read the text and find a word or phrase which means the following.

1. ___________________________________The distance between the surface of the water and the lowest point of the vessel

2. ____________________________________On the left side ahead of the vessel

3. ____________________________________A yellow light having the same characteristics as the sternlight

4. ____________________________________Nautical unit of measure 185,2 m in length

5. ____________________________________When at least 2 vessels pass within proximity of each other

6. ____________________________________Beside one another

4. Decide which statements are referred to incident № 1 and which - to incident № 2.

1._____ I had to turn sharply to port as we were approaching each other even faster than before.

2._____The tug's OOW suggested to make it red to red.

3._____At a distance of less than 2nm I started calling on VHF Ch. 16.

4._____Our ground speed was about 12 knots.

5._____During my evening watch, I noticed on my port bow a coastal tug boat with a tow.

6._____At a little more than 3.5nm, I altered my course clearly to starboard to increase the CPA of the other vessel.

7.______During my early morning watch I noticed a vessel approaching from my port bow.

8.______Our ground speed was 16.5 knots.

9.______As a consequence, at less than a mile of each other, the tug had to alter course sharply.

10. ______Prior this incident, no attempt had been made to try to contact me on VHF or draw my attention in any other way.