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
	Berthing/Unberthing
	General
	Is the propeller clear? Keep the propeller clear. The propeller is/is not clear. Stop the (controllable pitch) propeller. Have fenders ready forward/aft. There are fenders on the berth.
	Berthing
	We will be berthing port/starboard side. We will mooring to a buoy/buoys ahead and astern. We will be mooring alongside/to dolphins. Put out . . . head/stern/breast lines. Put out . . . spring(s) fore/aft. We will use . . . shore head/stern/breast lines/wires. Do you have tension winches forward/aft on all/some lines? Have heaving lines ready forward and aft. Send a heaving line/the head line/ the stern line / the breast line ashore to the boatmen / linesmen. The boatmen/linesmen will use shackles / lashings to secure the mooring. Give the boatmen / linesmen some shackles / lashings for the lines. Have a messenger line ready. Use the centre/panama lead forward/aft. Use the bow/port/starboard quarter lead. Have on the . . . line(s)/spring. Pick up the slack on the . . . line(s)/spring. Heave away. Stop heaving. Slack away the . . . line(s)/spring. Stop slacking the . . . line(s)/spring. Hold on the . . . line(s)/spring. Heave in easy/heave alongside. Keep the lines tight. Do not break the lines. Report the forward/stern distance to . . . We have to move . . . metres ahead/astern. We are in position. Make fast forward and aft.
	Unberthing
	Are the engines ready? How long does it take to have the engines ready? We are/we are not ready to get underway. Prepare to let go. Single up to . . . line(s) and . . . springs(s) forward and aft. Slack away and head line/stern line/breast line. Hold on the head line/stern line/breast line. Slack away the forward/aft spring. Hold on to the forward/aft spring. Heave on the head line/stern line/forward/aft spring. Heave in the head line/stern line/forward/aft spring. Let go everything forward/aft. Keep someone forward to stand by the anchor. Let go head line/stern line/towing line/spring.
	Radar
	Is your radar working? I do not have radar. Does your radar have any blind sectors? My radar has blind sectors from . . . to . . . degrees and from . . . to . . . degrees. Switch the radar to . . . mile range. Switch your radar to: - relative head-up - relative north-up - relative course-up - true north-up - true course-up
	Tugs
	We will use . . . tug(s). Stand by to make fast tug(s). Make . . . tug(s) fast forward/on the port/starboard bow. Make . . . tug(s) fast aft/on the port/starboard quarter. The forward tug will make fast alongside on the port/starboard side. The aft tug(s) will make fast alongside on the port/starboard side. Make . . . tug(s) fast on each bow/quarter. The tugs will pull/push. Use the ship's lines. Use the tug's lines. Use the centre/panama lead. Use the fairlead/panama lead on the: - port side/starboard side/amidships - port bow/starboard bow - port quarter/starboard quarter. Send two lines to the tug. Send a heaving line to the tug. Lower the towing line to the tug/water. Slack away the towing line. Make fast the towing line. Put/do not put the eye of the towing line on the bitts. Stand well clear of the towing line. Stand by to let go the tug(s). Let go the tug(s). The towing line has parted.
	Draught and Air Draught
	Is she trimmed by the head/stern? Is she on even keel? What is her maximum draught now? What is her draught forward/aft? What is her air draught? Note 1: When necessary it must be specified whether salt or fresh water draught is given. Note 2: 'Air draught' is the height of the highest point of the vessel above the waterline.