Location

Integrated Simulator Complex

Objectives

• The IMO was adopted the resolution A.918 (22) for the use of SMCPs and recommended a wide circulation to all prospective users and all maritime education authorities. The SMCPs include phrases which have been developed to cover the most important safety-related fields of verbal: Shore-to-ship (and vice-versa), ship-to-ship and on-board communications. The trainer who will pass this course successfully will be able to communicate by using standardised language used during navigation at sea in different situations.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the trainee will be able to communicate with others by using standardised language during: Navigation at sea in cases of distress, urgency and safety, in port-approaches, in waterways, harbours and on-board vessels with multilingual crews.

Course Contents

1. Introduction: The position of the SMCPs in maritime practice.2. General1. Procedures 2. Spelling 3. Message markers4. Responses 5. Distress, urgency and safety signals6. Standard organizational phrases 7. Corrections8. Readiness 9. Repetition 10. Numbers11. Position 12. Bearings 13. Courses14. Distance 15. Speed 16. Times17. Ambiguous words.3. GlossaryA limited number of technical terms which do not appear in the text of the IMO SMCPs.4. Overview on the GMDSS.5. Special communication phrases extracted from the SMCPs manual (Part A: External or on-Board & Part B: Operating ship handling, Safety onboard, Cargo and cargo handling or Passenger care) according to the trainee’s requirements, specialized and background. The contents of this course is based on:“IMO-SMCP Manual - STCW Sec A-II/1 - VTS IALA (103/1)/ 2009”