本教材以中华人民共和国交通部最新颁发的海船船员考试及评估大纲中“通信英语”子纲、《STCW 95公约》为指导,吸收了国内外有关书籍、文献资料的精华,汇集了作者自1993年以来多年从事GMDSS通信英语的教学和考试经验编写而成。
本教材涵盖了大纲中有关GMDSS通用和限用操作员所要求的通信英语科目的所有考试内容,并汇集了丰富的练习题和阅读材料以及简单的英语语法注解,融专业知识与语言语法知识于一体,适合作为航海院校驾驶类专业通信英语课程以及GMDSS通用和限用操作员证书培训教材,也可作为英语学习的泛读教材。
全书按专业英语教材编写方法共分20课、7篇附录,主要内容包括:GMDSS系统概述及各个分系统,如INMARSAT卫星通信系统组成和工作方式;相关的国际公约;相应设备的操作说明;GMDSS的误报警;通信写作;缩写词及术语定义等。每课都附有单词表、专业或语言难点注释、练习。内容丰富,融专业知识与语言语法于一体,适合作为航海院校驾驶类专业通信英语课程以及GIVIDSS通用和限用操作员证书培训教材,也可作为英语学习的泛读教材。
Lesson One Maritime Distress and Safety Communications Enter New Era
Lesson Two Basic Concept of GMDSS
Lesson Three Communications in the GMDSS
Lesson Four INMARSAT Systems
Lesson Five INMARSAT--A Systems
Lesson Six INMARSAT--C Systems
Lesson Seven INMARSAT--C Maritime Service
Lesson Eight Other INMARSAT System
Lesson Nine COSPAS--SARSAT System
Lesson Ten Maritime Safety Information
Lesson Eleven International SafetyNET Service
Lesson Twelve International NAVTEX Service
Lesson Thirteen Radio Telex
Lesson Fourteen Digital Selective Calling
Lesson Fifteen Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
Lesson Sixteen False Alert in the GMDSS
Lesson Seventeen Selections of Radio Regulations
Lesson Eighteen Selections of Amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention
Lesson Nineteen Excerpt From STCW 1995 Amendments
Lesson Twenty Communication Writing
Appendix One Maritime Mobile Traffic Charges
Appendix Two Medical Advice by Radio
Appendix Three Regulations for the Use of Radio Telegraphy and Radio Telephony in Territorial Waters and Harbours
Appendix Four Ship Reporting Systems
Appendix Five Selections of Radio Regulations
Appendix Six Tech-terms, Definitions and Abbreviations
Appendix Seven ITU Publications --Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Appendix Eight Introduction to AIS,VDR and ECDIS