本教材编写的指导思想是教材能够覆盖海船船员适任考试大纲的全部内容,帮助学员顺利地通过适任证书的考试,并尽可能考虑了船员的英语基础、英语在目标情景中的使用等问题,以必需和够用为原则,选材力求*新,以加强对船员实际英语应用能力的培养。全书共分16单元。每一单元基本由USEFUL WORDS & EXPRESSIONS,BASIC KNOWLEDGE,AUTHENTIC MATERIAL,RELATED SMCP组成。此外,本书列出了部分练习题,供学员练习使用。

Unit 1 Familiarization on Board
Unit 2 Ship Structure
Unit 3 Safety on Board
Unit 4 Cargo Work
Unit 5 Seamanship
Unit 6 Navigating Instrument
Unit 7 Marine Meteorology
Unit 8 Communication at Sea
Unit 9 Emergency at Sea
Unit 10 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Unit 11 Standing Orders
Unit 12 Navigational Watch at Sea
Unit 13 Logbook
Unit 14 Notices to Mariners and Navigational Warnings
Unit 15 Nautical Chart
Unit 16 Ship' s Certificates
Glossary
Exercises
Bibliography