Bollard

Introduction

General

Glossary

Warnings

Assistance

Anchoring

Arrival, Berthing, and Departure

Course

Draught and Air Draught

Fairway Navigation

Canal and Lock Operations

Manoeuvring

Pilotage

Position

Radar

Navigational Warnings

Routeing

Speed

Tide and Depth

Tropical Storms

Tugs

Way Points

Weather

Fishing

Helicopters

Ice-breakers

Wheel Orders

Engine Orders

Pilotage (On-board)

Manoeuvring (On-board)

Propulsion System

Going To Anchor

Leaving The Anchorage

Berthing / Unberthing

Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary
 
Radar
Ship-to-Ship
Shore-to-Ship, Ship-to-Shore
Radar Is your radar working?

Radar My radar is working.
My radar is not working

Radar I do not have radar.

Radar I have located you on my radar,* (your position is . . . degrees . . . miles from . . .).

Radar I cannot locate you on my radar.

Radar You must alter course for identification.
You must alter speed for identification.

Radar I have altered course to . . . for identification.
I have altered speed to . . . for identification.

Radar I have lost radar contact.

Radar Have you altered course?

Radar Report your position for identification.

Radar Vessel ahead of you is on the same course.

Radar You are getting closer to the vessel(s) ahead.

Radar Your position is . . .

Radar My position is . . .

Radar What range scale are you using?

Radar I am using . . . mile range scale.

Radar Advise you change to larger range scale.
Advise you change to smaller range scale.

Radar I require shore-based radar assistance.

Radar Is shore-based radar assistance available?

Radar shore-based radar assistance is available.
Shore-based radar assistance is not available.

Radar I am at way point . . ., course . . ., speed . . .
I am at reporting point . . ., course . . ., speed . . .
I am at C.I.P. . . ., course . . ., speed . . .
I am approaching way point . . ., course . . ., speed . . .
I am approaching reporting point . . ., course . . ., speed . . .
I am approaching C.I.P. . . ., course . . ., speed . . .

Radar I will stop at position . . . at . . . hours . . .

Radar You are in the fairway.

Radar Vessel on opposite course passing your port side.
Vessel on opposite course passing your starboard side.

Radar Vessel is . . . miles/metres ahead on port bow.
Vessel is . . . miles/metres ahead on starboard bow.

Radar Vessel ahead of you is on opposite course.

Radar Vessel following will overtake you on port side.
vessel following will overtake you on starboard side.

Radar You are leaving my screen.

Radar Do you want navigational assistance to reach the inshore pilot station?

Radar I want navigational assistance to reach the inshore pilot station.

Radar You are approaching - starboard/port limit of fairway.
You are approaching - radar reference line of fairway.

Radar Your position is buoy number . . . distance . . . metres port/starboard from reference line.

Radar Your position is buoy number . . . distance . . . metres port/starboard from reference line . . . track . . . parallel with reference line.

Radar Your position is buoy number . . . distance . . . metres port/starboard from reference line . . . track . . . closing reference line.

Radar Your position is buoy number . . . distance . . . metres port/starboard from reference line . . . track . . . diverging from reference line.

Radar Your position is distance . . . metres from intersection of reference line . . . and reference line . . .

Radar Your position is distance . . . metres from intersection of reference line . . . and reference line . . . and distance . . . metres port/starboard from reference line . . .

Radar My radar has become inoperative.


* Note: This message may only be used when the vessel is possibly identified.
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