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mation.

  1. Tide rising. It is 4 hours after high water.
  2. Tide falling. It is 2 hours after high water.
  3. Tide slack.
  4. Current 3 knots in position H.
  5. Charted depth decreased by 2 metres due to sea state.
  6. Abnormally low tides expected in position H. at about 0945 UTC.
  7. No sufficient depth of water in position H.

UNIT 12. DIRECTIONS

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&> Direction указание, наставление, направление

l^- To approach подходить, приближаться

fc" To guide руководствоваться

ffc* Heading - заголовок, название

P>- To avoid- избегать, обходитьTo choose (chose, chosen) - выбирать To proceed- следовать, идти

fa Conspicuous - приметный, хорошо видимый

fa Landmark - береговой ориентир

"R^ Summit - вершина

^ 5p/>e - шпиль

^ Chimney - труба

* Fro/и seaward - со стороны моря

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^ Clear of dangers - на достаточном расстоянии от опасностей

fa Leading line - створная линия

fa Feasible - вероятный, возможный, осуществимый

Directionsapproaching some port, anchorage, entering or passing through narrow channels or canals the navigator should be guided by special instructions. These instructions are given in the form of recommendations. As a rule several courses are recommended for ships proceeding from different directions. They will help the ship to avoid dangers and choose the correct course.conspicuous landmarks are used to show the direction of approach to some place. These may be lighthouses, water towers, summits of mountains, lights on some constructions, spires of churches, chimneys and other conspicuous objects seen from seaward.conspicuous objects brought in line from seaward may lead the ship clear of dangers into the port, roadstead, bay, anchorage, etc. This line is called a leading line.recommendations are often given in directions. They may refer to the effect of wind, tidal streams, currents, character of bottom, etc.. Answer the following questions about the text

  1. What is meant by directions?
  2. In what form are they given?
  3. Why are several courses recommended for ships?
  4. What landmarks are used to show the direction of approach?
  5. What line may lead the ship clear of dangers?
  6. What is understood by a leading line?
  7. What useful information may be found in Pilot Books under the heading 'Directions'?

Exercise 2. Explain what is understood by

  1. a vessel from eastward; Fill in
  2. a vessel bound for S.; Fill in
  3. a vessel with local knowledge; Fill in
  4. a vessel from westward; Fill in
  5. an object seen from seaward; Fill in
  6. a vessel without local knowledge; Fill in
  7. a vessel from northward. Fill in

Exercise 3. Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose them from the following list

clear ofleadspassattemptif

boundbe roundedwith local knowledgebe attempted

1.C. is let bearing 023from seaward, between the dangers on either side.

2.Owing to the strength of the tidal streams navigation should onlyat

or near the time of slack water.

  1. Iffor C. passage, S. islets shouldat not less than 2 cables.
  2. Vessels withcan enter between the islets.
  3. No vessel shouldto enter without local knowledge.
  4. Course may be altered to the NEthe banks.
  5. A vessel should notbetween Seven Stones and the light-vessel.

Exercise 4. Complete the following sentences with suitable information from the text 'Directions'. Mind modal verbs 'should', 'may1, 'must'where necessary

  1. Two conspicuous objects brought in line from seaward__.
  2. A ship passing through narrow channelsby special instructions.

3.A vessel approaching some porttwo conspicuous objects in line

from seaward.

  1. For ships proceeding from different directions several courses.
  2. Conspicuous landmarks are used to show.

Exercise 5. Read the extracts from the Pilot Books

. Passage (a) describes the route which was used by HMS Warrior in September 1954.the passage and decide whether the following recommendations correspond to the Directions given in the passage. Correct the false recommendations

  1. From a position 5 miles S. of Madge Bank steer to a position 19 miles N of Mui Ba Kiem.
  2. From a position 19 miles S. of M.B.K. steer 080 between Banc Rivier and Torcy Bank.
  3. From a position 5 miles N. of M.B. steer 080 "between B.R. and T.B,
  4. Steer 080 until about the meridian of 108 50'.
  5. From a position about the meridian of 108 50* steer to the NE.
  6. This course will lead clear of the banks and dangerous wrecks.
  7. The banks and wrecks extend SSW from Pointe Lagan.

(a) Directions.ТЫ following route, coastwise from Sai Gon NE was used by HMS Warrior in September 1954 on several occasions.a position 19 miles S of Mui Ba Kiem (6.10), steer 055 to a position 5 miles N of Madge Bank, thence steer 080 between Banc Rivier and Torcy Bank until about the meridian of 108 50' E, when course may be altered to the NE clear of the banks and dangerous wrecks extending SSE from Pointe Lagan.6, Answer these questions

  1. From what position should a vessel steer 080 ?
  2. How long should a vessel steer 055 ?
  3. When may course be altered to the NE?
  4. In what direction do the banks and dangerous wrecks extend from Points Lagan?
  5. By what ship was this route used in September 1954?
  6. What country did the ship belong to?

Exercise 7. Passage (b) describes recommendations how to enter Kyuquot channel. (K. ch.) Read the passage and answer these questions

. May vessels enter K. channel without local knowledge in clear weather?

  1. At what distance from Barrier islands should vessels proceed when approaching from south-eastward?
  2. At what distance should the dangers be avoided when approaching from westward?
  3. What recommendations are given to a vessel entering the channel?

(b)Directions. No vessel should attempt to enter Kyuquot channel, without local knowledge, except in clear weather.

In approaching from south-eastward, Barrier islands should be given a berth of at least 1 lA miles, and in approaching from westward, the dangers southward of Thornton islands should be given a berth of at least one mile.vessel entering the channel should bring the summit of Whiteley island to bear 040 , midway between Rugged and Chatchannel points, to pass midway between the dangers on either side of the approach and about 4 cables north-westward of the light-and-whistle buoy. When nearing Chatchannel point, course should be altered, eastward, to pass about half a mile eastward of the point (Lot 5000'N., Long. 121 WW.).8. Decide whether these statements are true or false or the passage doesn V say. Correct the false ones

  1. A vessel may enter K. channel without local knowledge in any weather.
  2. B. islands should be given a berth of at least one mile when approaching from south-eastward.
  3. A vessel should pass midway between R. and Ch. Points when nearing Ch. point.
  4. The dangers are on either side of the approach.
  5. A vessel should pass midway between the dangers.
  6. Vessels may enter K. channel without local knowledge in clear weather.
  7. A vessel entering the channel should pass about 4 cables south-eastward of the light-and-whistle buoy.
  8. The light-and-whistle buoy marks the dangers on the port side of the approach.

Exercise 9. Passage (c) describes recommendations how to approach The Quay. Read the passage and copy out all the recommendations how to approach The Quay

(c)Directions. Wells Fairway Light-buoy (safe water) (53 00'N, 05ГЕ) isnoored 7 cables NNE of the entrance to the approach channel called The Run. Ities between Bob Hall's Sand to the E and West Sands to the W. The outer part of he channel is marked by buoys, some lighted, which are moved as necessary and ihould not be relied upon. The inner part of the channel lies between the sands off -ligh Cape and those off The Bink, 1 V% miles E. High Cape and The Bink are sandidges. The channel is marked by beacons, some lighted, with diamond topmarks on the W side and square topmarks on the E side. The lifeboat house stands on the coast at the N end of a straight embankment constructed for the reclamation of Holkham Marshes, and which runs S from the sandhills to the town. At the S end of the embankment the channel turns E for The Quay.

Exercise 10. Passage (d) describes recommendations how to minimise the effects of the tidal streams at the harbour entrance

  1. What are these recommendations? Copy out them.
  2. When is entry feasible? What synonym to the word feasible do you know?

(d)Directions. To minimise the effects of the tidal streams at the harbour en trance it is recommended that vessels enter harbour on the in-going stream and de part on the out-going stream. The optimum time to enter Lowestoft is 1 hour before local HW or 1 hour after local LW when the tidal strea