E.g 5

Setting: Approaching the Gibraltar Strait

Speakers: MV SEA DOG (non-native), Lloyd’s Signal Station (LSS, native)

Topic(s): Checking on the passage through the strait

SEA DOG: Lloyd’s Signal Station. Lloyd’s Signal Station. Motor vessel SEA DOG.

SEA DOG on one - six. Come in, please.

--- interruptions by other traffic ---

SEA DOG: Lloyd’s Signal Station. Lloyd’s Signal Station. SEA DOG, Lloyd. SEA

DOG.

LSS: One – four, Sir. One – four.

SEA DOG: OK. One – four.

LSS: Vessel calling Llloyd. Channel one four.

SEA DOG: Lloyd Signal Station. This is motor vessel SEA DOG, SEA DOG.

LSS: Roger, Sir. Good afternoon. Could you spell me your vessel’s name, please?

SEA DOG: My vessel’s name is SEA DOG, S-E-A- D-O-G.

LSS: And your last port of call, please, Sir.

SEA DOG: Last port of call was Cartagena. Cartagena. Spain.

LSS: And your date and time of departure from Cartagena, pease,Sir.

SEA DOG: Departure from Cartagena was eight morning. Over.

LSS: Thank you, Sir. And your international call sign, please.

SEA DOG: Call sign is N – 3 – L –Y. N – 3 – L –Y.

LSS: And your flag, please, Sir.

SEA DOG: Flag, Cyprus, Flag, Cyprus.

LSS: And your next port of call, please, Sir.

Sea dog: Next port of call will be Hull. Hull. April 14 daybreak. Over.

LSS: Thank you, Sir. And your travelling state. Are you stopping in Gibraltar at all, Sir?

SEA DOG: Er.. we are going straight through. Over.

LSS: Aren’t you a container vessel? Is that correct?

SEA DOG: Yes, container vessel.

LSS: Roger, Sir. Thank you very much indeed for your co-operation. Pleasant journey to Hull. Lloyd’s Service standing by on channel 1-6. Good watch. Good bye, Sir.

SEA DOG: OK, Thank you very much.

E.g. 6

Setting: Open sea

Speakers: two unidentified ships (ship B: native, and ship A: non-native speaker)

Topic(s): Collision avoidance

A: Ship on may port side, three point three miles away, steering 2-3-6. Come in,

please.

B: Yes, this is Yellow Stone. Come in.

A: Yes, you are steering 232.

B: Yes.

A: You are steering 232 and you are three point three miles fine on my port bow.

Is that correct? Please pass on my starboard side. That means green-to-green.

B: I will alter on my port side and I will pass on your stern. I will alter on my port

side and I will pass on your stern.

A: And, please, maintain your course.

B: Yes, I will do, thank you. You don’t have to alter your course if you keep and I

keep the same course, we’ll be green-to-green.

A: Yes, but anyway, I’m not allowed any more on my port. I don’t want getting close

to you, I am closing the separation lane.

B: OK. I’m maintaining my course. Thank you very much. Over and out.

E.g. 7

Setting: Approach to port of Savannah, US

Speakers: A - master (non-native vessel), Savannah Pilot Station (native - US)

Topic(s): Arrival notice - US

A: Savannah Pilot, Savannah pilot. KEYBOARD. Savannah Pilot, Savannah pilot. KEYBOARD.

B: Operator Savannah. KEYBOARD. Fourteen.

A: Yes. Good evening. This is KEYBOARD I conform ETA Pilot Station 00.15, zero zero one five.

Over.

B: Roger, Captain. 00.15. Pilot Station. All right, Captain. We'll be standing by on the Pilot Station

for you.

A: Yes, roger. Pilot on arrival. Pilot ladder will be on starboard side. And maximum draught is …,

will be 33.10 thirty-three ten feets* thirty-three feet ten inches fresh water, fresh water,

please. Two metres above! the water..

B: Very good, Sir. Very good, Sir. Starboard side, two metres from! the water. Thank you.

A: Thank you, Sir. We'll be standing on channel sixteen.

B: All right. Standing by, one-six!, thank you.

E.g. 8

Setting: Approach to port of Savannah, US

Speakers: master (non-native vessel), Savannah Pilot Station (native - US)

Topic(s): Second Arrival notice

Channel: working, 14

A: KEYBOARD. Savannah Pilot.

B: Yes, Captain. Are you coming in from the north about five miles from the Sea Buoy?

A: Yes, we are about five miles from the Sea Buoy now. Over.

B: Roger. Captain. OK. We'll be standing by on channel 14. Ready to take the pilot on board?.

A: Oh. Very good. Pilot ladder is ready on the starboard side, and we are proceeding, for the

moment, full ahead, and are going to slow down.

B: Very good, Captain. That sounds very good work. The pilot people are now on board, around a

mile from Sea Buoy. You can keep coming in until you get close to the buoy. I'll call you

back.

A: Do you know maybe the ship that is going out. What is her destination, going south or east?

A: I believe that ship's going south. Stand by one moment, Captain.

B: OK. We are standing by. One four, one four. Thank you.

B: Thanks very much.

E.g. 9

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