1. Merchant vessel vocabulary and crew organisation
  2. Watches and daily work routines on board
  3. Introducing yourself and describing your position on board
  4. Writing a maritime professional profile

  1. Introduction to the SMCP and IMO standardised language
  2. VHF and GMDSS radio communication procedures
  3. Radio communication drill (shadowing)
  4. Writing maritime traffic messages

  1. Cargo, stowage and port operations vocabulary
  2. Cargo documentation: bill of lading and manifests
  3. Loading and discharging instructions
  4. Handling a cargo incident (roleplay)

  1. Engine room vocabulary
  2. Describing how the main and auxiliary machinery works
  3. Oral report on the condition of the propulsion plant
  4. Recording parameters in the engine log book

  1. Preventive and corrective maintenance
  2. Describing faults and following technical instructions
  3. Explaining a fault and proposing a solution
  4. Written report of a technical incident

  1. SOLAS regulations and safety equipment
  2. Drills: fire, abandon ship, man overboard
  3. Giving and responding to emergency orders using the SMCP
  4. Safety checklist and incident report

  1. Stages of a manoeuvre: anchoring, berthing and pilotage
  2. Communicating with the pilot and the port authority
  3. Coordinating a berthing manoeuvre
  4. Writing a manoeuvre report

  1. Bridge vocabulary: ECDIS, radar, nautical charts and automation
  2. Weather reports and navigational warnings (NAVTEX)
  3. Reporting changes of course and speed during the bridge watch
  4. Writing a passage plan

  1. MARPOL, ballast water and port state control inspections
  2. Alternative fuels and decarbonisation
  3. Recorded oral argument on reducing maritime emissions
  4. Sustainability report and PSC deficiency checklist

  1. Intercultural communication on board
  2. Crew wellbeing and mental health
  3. Resolving intercultural conflicts (roleplay)
  4. Professional correspondence with the shipping company (email)