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Weather

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Pilotage (On-board)

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Propulsion System

Going To Anchor

Leaving The Anchorage

Berthing / Unberthing

Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary
 
Weather
Weather What is the weather forecast (for area . . . )?

Weather What is the wind direction and force (in area . . . )?
What is the wind direction and speed (in area . . . )?

Weather Wind direction and force at . . . is . . .
Wind direction and speed at . . . is . . .

Weather Is the wind expected to change?

Weather The wind is backing and increasing.
The wind is veering and increasing.
The wind is backing and decreasing.
The wind is veering and decreasing.

Weather Is the wind force expected to increase at . . . ?
Is the wind speed expected to increase at . . . ?
Is the wind force expected to decrease at . . . ?
Is the wind speed expected to decrease at . . . ?

Weather The wind at . . . will increase to force . . . within the next . . . hours.
The wind at . . . will decrease to force . . . within the next . . . hours.
The wind at . . . will increase to speed . . . within the next . . . hours.
The wind at . . . will decrease to speed . . . within the next . . . hours.

Weather What is the visibility at . . . ?

Weather Visibility at . . . is . . . metres/miles.

Weather Visibility is reduced by fog.
Visibility is reduced by rain.
Visibility is reduced by snow.
Visibility is reduced by dust.
Visibility is reduced by . . .

Weather Is visibility expected to change?

Weather Visibility is expected to increase to . . . metres/miles in . . . hours.
Visibility is expected to decrease to . . . metres/miles in . . . hours.
Visibility is expected to increase to . . . metres/miles by . . . hours.
Visibility is expected to decrease to . . . metres/miles by . . . hours.

Weather What is the state of the sea at . . . ?

Weather There is a sea of height . . . metres/feet from . . .
There is a swell of height . . . metres/feet from . . .

Weather Are sea condition expected to change within the next . . . hours?

Weather Sea is expected to increase within the next . . . hours.
Swell is expected to increase within the next . . . hours.
Sea is expected to decrease within the next . . . hours.
Swell is expected to decrease within the next . . . hours.

Weather Can icing be expected at . . . ?

Weather Icing may be expected to form slightly at . . .
Icing may be expected to form moderately at . . .
Icing may be expected to form severely at . . .
Icing may be expected to form very severely at . . .

Weather Icing should not be expected at . . .

Weather Are there any . . . warnings in operation for . . .?

Weather A warning of gales was issued at . . . hours starting . . .
A warning of storms was issued at . . . hours starting . . .

Weather What is the latest information about storm . . . ?
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