Knowledge, understanding and proficiency Classroom hours Self-study hours
1 Ask for and give personal data
1.1 Grammar: revise Present Simple; pronouns 1.2 Vocabulary: adjectives of nationality
1.3 Phonology: introduction to rising and falling intonation
1.4 Listening and speaking: greeting and providing personal data relevant to seafarers
1.5 Reading and writing: greetings on board
12 4
2 Describe crew roles and routines
2.1 Grammar: Present Simple (question and negative forms; third person singular); prepositions of time 2.2 Vocabulary: basic verbs; numerical information;
alphabet; job titles and responsibilities 2.3 Phonology:
pronunciation of large numbers 2.4 Listening and speaking: identifying crew roles on
board
2.5 Reading and writing: describing job requirements in written form
15 4
3 Name types of vessel, cabins and accommodation;
make and confirm accommodation reservations
3.1 Grammar: there is/are; articles; prepositions of place;
possessives
3.2 Vocabulary: types of vessel, cabins and accommodation; facilities on board
3.3 Phonology: word stress (i)
3.4 Listening and speaking: naming locations on board and explaining major functional parts of a vessel 3.5 Reading and writing: locating parts of a ship and
describing their functions
14 4
4.1 Grammar: prepositions of place 4.2 Vocabulary: safety equipment 4.3 Phonology: word stress (ii)
4.4 Listening and speaking: describing the purpose of a safety device
4.5 Reading and writing: describing the functions of safety equipment
10 4
5 Discuss navigational routes and geographic locations; understand standard helm orders; use numerical information for engineering
5.1 Grammar: prepositional phrases of geographic location and distance; it
5.2 Vocabulary: compass points; longitude and latitude;
distances on land and at sea; standard helm orders; numerical information for engineering 5.3 Phonology: introduction to sentence stress
5.4 Listening and speaking: describing the location and throughput of large ports
5.5 Reading and writing: naming navigational routes and geographic locations, understanding helm orders
14 4
6 Name positions on board; give directions on board and ashore
6.1 Grammar: introduction to the imperative form;
question forms; prepositional phrases
6.2 Vocabulary: positions on board; vessel directions;
common nouns
6.3 Phonology: linking sounds (consonant / vowel) 6.4 Listening and speaking: giving directions on board
and ashore
6.5 Reading and writing: comprehending positions and writing directions
16 4
Review 1
Understand and use the grammar, vocabulary and phonology taught in Units 1-6
Successfully carry out tasks using combinations of the communication skills practised in Units 1-6
8 4
7 Express personal likes and dislikes; discuss leisure time on board
7.4 Listening and speaking: talking about entertainment and pastimes
7.5 Reading and writing: describing personal likes, dislikes and leisure time on board
8 Describe routine operations on board; describe watchkeeping duties; understand standard engine orders 8.1 Grammar: Present Continuous; contrast between
Present Simple and Present Continuous
8.2 Vocabulary: verbs describing routine operations on board; phrases connected with watchkeeping duties; standard engine orders
8.3 Phonology: contracted sounds (is / has)
8.4 Listening and speaking: understanding orders from the bridge
8.5 Reading and writing: describing routine operations, describing watchkeeping duties, understanding standard engine orders
11 4
9 Discuss cultural and religious beliefs; discuss food on board; order meals; report damage to food cargoes
9.1 Grammar: some and any; would like
9.2 Vocabulary: food and drink; adjectives indicating preferences; basic galley equipment; cooking utensils
9.3 Phonology: revision of intonation and pitch, word and sentence stress, linking sounds, contracted sounds 9.4 Listening and speaking: talking about cooking and
food on board; comparing cultural and religious beliefs
9.5 Reading and writing: describing personal preferences in food; outlining religious and cultural beliefs of different seafaring nationalities.
10 4
10 Understand commands in emergency situations on board
10.1 Grammar: demonstrative adjectives; imperatives;
must
10.2 Vocabulary: types of emergency; emergency and life-saving equipment; introduction to SMCP message markers: instructions, questions and answers; SMCP for distress messages
10.3 Phonology: contractions in connected speech
18 4
10.5 Reading and writing: dealing with emergency situations on board by receiving or sending commands
11 Check supplies, cargo number and safety, passenger information; provide quantities, weights and prices;
discuss cargo handling procedures; report damage to cargoes
11.1 Grammar: countable and uncountable nouns;
quantifiers
11.2 Vocabulary: prices; types of cargo, container and cargo handling gear; SMCP for cargo handling;
phrases describing cargo damage; words and phrases for passenger information
11.3 Phonology: past tense and past participle endings (-ed)
11.4 Listening and speaking: exchanging cargo and passenger information
11.5 Reading and writing: processing cargo, safety, and passenger information
16 4
12 Compare vessel details; deal with health and safety on board
12.1 Grammar: comparative and superlative adjectives;
infinitive of purpose; for + -ing
12.2 Vocabulary: nouns and adjectives relating to vessel specifications; diseases and injuries; parts of human body
12.3 Phonology: sentence rhythm and stress
12.4 Listening and speaking: understanding and discussing how to keep healthy on board and how to prevent epidemics
12.5 Reading and writing: comparing vessel details;
health and safety on board
16 4
Review 2
Understand and use the grammar, phonology, and vocabulary taught in Units 7-12
Successfully carry out tasks using combinations of the communication skills practised in Units 7-12
8 4
13.1 Grammar: two uses of like
13.2 Vocabulary: adjectives describing physical appearance and personality; articles of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and types of clothing; words and phrases for seafarer training and education
13.3 Phonology: unstressed syllables; the weak vowel sound (the schwa)
13.4 Listening and speaking: talking about the history of seafarer training and education in brief
13.5 Reading and writing: describing seafarer training and education and history in brief
10 4
14 Describe weather conditions; understand weather forecasts
14.1 Grammar: it; going to
14.2 Vocabulary: months and seasons; adjectives describing weather conditions; compass references; lights, buoys, shapes and fog signals;
SMCP for briefing on weather information; SMCP message markers (information and warnings) 14.3 Phonology: groups of consonant sounds; rising
and falling intonation
14.4 Listening and speaking: understanding tide, climate and weather at sea
14.5 Reading and writing: reporting weather conditions
17 4
15 Report events from past voyages; describe main engine and propulsion
15.1 Grammar: Past Simple (positive form); review of regular and irregular verb forms
15.2 Vocabulary: verbs relating to ship voyages;
vocabulary of safety, navigation and pilotage;
repairs; words and phrases for main engine and propulsion
15.3 Phonology: reduction and merging of sounds in connected speech
15.4 Listening and speaking: recalling past voyages and lessons from marine accidents; understanding general information about the function of engines and propulsion systems
15.5 Reading and writing: narrating a past voyage or marine accident; describing the functions of engines and propulsion systems
23 4
16 Report incidents that occurred at sea
16.1 Grammar: Past Simple (questions and negatives);
question words
27 4
warnings and requests); SMCP distress communications for collision and grounding;
SMCP urgency communications for engine and cargo
16.3 Phonology: use of pitch and intonation for expressing degrees of certainty
16.4 Listening and speaking: sending efficient distress communications
16.5 Reading and writing: reporting incidents at sea and on board; dealing with distress and urgency messages
17 Request for medical assistance 17.1 Grammar: conjunctions
17.2 Vocabulary: articles of protective clothing; parts of the body; verbs describing injury; items used in basic First Aid; SMCP for urgency communication:
medical assistance request; International Code of Signals
17.3 Phonology: rhythm and contrastive stress
17.4 Listening and speaking: requesting medical assistance
17.5 Reading and writing: reporting injury and medical assistance at sea
22 4
18 Check task completion in routine operations; VHF communication regarding bunkering, distress and urgency messages using SMCP
18.1 Grammar: Present Perfect; regular and irregular verb forms
18.2 Vocabulary: verbs relating to bunkering, maintenance and safety procedures; terms connected with engine types; fuel oil system; tools 18.3 Phonology: revision of elision, the weak vowel
sound, contracted and merging sounds in connected speech
18.4 Listening and speaking: simulating VHF communication
18.5 Reading and writing; Listening: identifying VHF communications regarding distress, urgency, safety and bunkering operations
24 4
Review 3
Understand and use the grammar, vocabulary and phonology taught in Units 13-18