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Shipboard English for Japanese Pilots

English (英語)

Review of the Faculty of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University

05 <文科論篇>

1-25

神戸大学大学院海事科学研究科

2008-07

2009-06-18

The 'SHIPBOARD ENGLISH for Japanese Pilots' has been put together for Japanese Master Mariners in their study to become sea pilots. Kobe University Maritime Sciences is among the first ever colleges, etc. to offer such a course. There are 20 trainee pilots, all captains have vast experience. We have taken from the IMO Standard Maritime Communication Phrases (SMCP). One can readily compare with the SMCP original. Indeed, most of the section titles have been kept in their entirety and the number system has been maintained throughout. Where words and sections have gone means that the terminology appears somewhere else. Our target throughout was to abridge the SMCP, but at the same time not lose a word from the original SMCP. Generally speaking, I think we - in the dialogues - have broadly succeeded in that. The Glossary has endeavoured to isolate from the SMCP what words are uniquely maritime and not part of Standard Basic International English. It forms a Part II and as it is an integral part of the abridged SMCP I have coupled to two together for ease and convenience of students. Some phrases have been kept complete, and some words can apply to both categories. It can only be a careful approximation and words are debatable. The result however is clear; Maritime English sits in a sea of Basic International English. We sincerely hope that that this will also be a convenient help to all young mariners who dream, one day, to become ship's officer, Captains and perhaps even one day - Pilots.

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