![]() 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 |
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What is the wind direction and speed (in area . . . )? Wind direction and speed at . . . is . . . The wind is veering and increasing. The wind is backing and decreasing. The wind is veering and decreasing. Is the wind speed expected to increase at . . . ? Is the wind force expected to decrease at . . . ? Is the wind speed expected to decrease at . . . ? 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. Visibility is reduced by rain. Visibility is reduced by snow. Visibility is reduced by dust. Visibility is reduced by . . . 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. There is a swell of height . . . metres/feet from . . . 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. 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 . . . A warning of storms was issued at . . . hours starting . . . |
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