Maritime English Ⅱ（Navigation)

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2023
Course Title	Maritime English Ⅱ（Navigation)
Course Code	0147	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Department of Maritime Technology	Student Grade	5th
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	(English and Japanese)IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases, Supervised by Maritime Bureau - MLIT , SEIZANDO
Instructor	Nunome Akihiro

Course Objectives

1. To acquire the basic standard maritime English required for ship operation.
2. To communicate navigational information using Standard Marine Communication Phrases.
3. To acquire communication skills in maritime English

Rubric

	Ideal Level of Achievement	Standard Level of Achievement	Unacceptable Level of Achievement)
Evaluation 1	Can understand and exlpain technical English well.	Can understand and explain technical english.	Cannot understand technical English
Evaluation 2	Can communicate navigational information using IMO SMCP	Can understand IMO SMCP and communicate navigational information in English.	Cannot communicate navigational infromation in English.
Evaluation 3	Can converse well in maritime English.	Can converse in maritime English.	Cannot converse in maritime English.

Assigned Department Objectives

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Teaching Method

Outline:

Cultivate professional english knowledge and communication skills required as ship's officer.

Style:

Lecture and exercise by the teacher.

Preparatory study: Review and prepare for the previous lecture before class.
To come to the meeting
(Learning outside of class, in advance) Prepare for the class content.
(Outside of class, after class) Solve assignments related to the class content.

Notice:

This is the "Advanced Navigation English" course of the national qualification acquisition requirement.
If you don't get the credits for this lecture, you cannot graduate.
It is evaluated comprehensively by the periodic exam (about 70%), the report task and small exam (about 30%).

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Guidance and lecture on general and basic of SMCP (1)	Explaine lecture policies, schedules, methods and so on. Understand the general of SMCP (1)
		2nd	Lecture on general and basic of SMCP (2)	Understand the general of SMCP (2)
		3rd	On-board communication phrases	Understand the SMCP about briefing on position, movement and draught
		4th	On-board communication phrases	Understand the SMCP about oparative ship handring, standard wheel orders, standard engine orders and handing over the watch
		5th	External communication and on-board communication about anchoring	Understand the SMCP about Anchoring and leaving anchorage
		6th	Arrival, berthing and departure	Understand the SMCP about Arrival, berthing and departure
		7th	Pilotage / Pilot on the bridge	Understand the SMCP about Pilotage / Pilot on the bridge
		8th	Midterm exam	Test understanding of contents from 1st week to 7th week.
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Communication with Vessel Traffic service (VTS)	Understand the SMCP about VTS standard phrases
		10th	Standard GMDSS messages Distress communication	Understand and use the SMCP about distress message
		11th	Search and rescue communication	Understand and use the SMCP about search and rescue communication
		12th	Urgency traffic and safty communications / standard urgency message and standard safty message / phrases for communication with emergency services and allied services	Understand and use the SMCP about safty of a vessel (other than distress)
		13th	Navigational warnings involving meteorological and hydrological conditions	Understand and use the SMCP about navigational warnings involving , meteorological and hydrological conditions
		14th	Exercise (listening, writing and speaking)	Listen the SMCP, and write it correctly. Tell others (other ship or VTS) about the situation by using SMCP
		15th	Final exam
		16th	Return exam papers to students. Commentary Confirm evaluation Questionnaire about lecture	Return exam papers to students. Commentary Confirm evaluation Questionnaire about lecture

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Presentation	Mutual Evaluations between students	Behavior	Portfolio	Other	Total
Subtotal	70	0	0	0	0	30	100
Basic Ability	30	0	0	0	0	10	40
Technical Ability	40	0	0	0	0	20	60
Interdisciplinary Ability	0	0	0	0	0	0	0