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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
 
Navigational Warnings
Navigational Warnings There is a dangerous wreck in position . . .
(marked by . . . showing . . .).

Navigational Warnings There is a dangerous rock in position . . .
(marked by . . . showing . . .).

Navigational Warnings There is a dangerous shoal in position . . .
(marked by . . . showing . . .).

Navigational Warnings There is a drifting mine reported in position . . .

Navigational Warnings There is a gas leakage (from fractured pipeline) in position . . .

Navigational Warnings There is a slick of oil in position . . . (extending . . .).

Navigational Warnings There are pipe-laying operations in position . . .
There are cable-laying operations in position . . .

Navigational Warnings There are salvage operations in position . . .
There are oil clearance operations in position . . .

Navigational Warnings There are tankers transferring . . . in position . . .

Navigational Warnings There are current meters moored in position . . .
There are oceanographic instruments moored in position . . .

Navigational Warnings There is a derelict adrift in position . . . (at . . . hours).

Navigational Warnings There is a vessel with a difficult tow on passage from . . . to . . .

Navigational Warnings There is a drilling rig . . . (name) established in position . . .
There is an offshore installation . . . (name) established in position . . .

Navigational Warnings There is a . . . buoy in position . . . unlit.
There is another mark in position . . . unlit.
There is a . . . buoy in position . . . off station.
There is another mark in position . . . off station.

Navigational Warnings There is a . . . buoy (showing . . . ) established in position.
There is another mark (showing . . . ) established in position.

Navigational Warnings There is a . . . light in position . . . now showing . . .
There is a buoy in position . . . now showing . . .
There is another mark in position . . . now showing . . .

Navigational Warnings There is a vessel carrying out hydrographic survey in position . . .
There is a vessel carrying out seismic survey in position . . .
There is a vessel carrying out hydrographic survey in area . . .
There is a vessel carrying out seismic survey in area . . .

Navigational Warnings Abnormally low tides expected in . . . at . . . hours.
Abnormally low tides expected in . . . around . . . hours.

Navigational Warnings Decca Chain . . . red transmissions interrupted at . . ., check all lane numbers.
Decca Chain . . . green transmissions interrupted at . . ., check all lane numbers.
Decca Chain . . . purple transmissions interrupted at . . ., check all lane numbers.

Navigational Warnings Vessels must keep clear of this area.
Vessels must keep clear of area indicated.
Vessels must avoid this area.
Vessels must avoid area indicated.

Navigational Warnings Vessels are advised to keep clear of this area.
Vessels are advised to avoid this area.

Navigational Warnings Vessels must navigate with caution.

Navigational Warnings There is a vessel not under command in position . . .
There is a vessel not under command in area . . .

Navigational Warnings There is a hampered vessel in position . . .
There is a hampered vessel in area . . .

Navigational Warnings Radio beacon service . . . has been discontinued.

Navigational Warnings Advise you keep clear of sea area . . . search and rescue in operation.

Navigational Warnings Route . . . has been suspended.
Traffic lane . . . has been suspended.
Route . . . has been discontinued.
Traffic lane . . . has been discontinued.
Route . . . has been diverted.
Traffic lane . . . has been diverted.
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