本教材在结构上采用了高等院校统编外语教材的体例，每课的内容包括课文、生词与词组、课文注释、练习、阅读材料，课后附有与课文内容相关的阅读材料，旨在扩大读者的阅读量和知识面，课后配有大量多种不同层次的练习和问答，并配有参考译文和练习答案。

本教材有3个附录，包括鉴定业务情景对话6篇并在书后附有外教人员的配音光盘，专业术语英中、中英对照表和工作中经常碰到的度量衡、主要港口名称、国际货币单位及其缩写，方便读者在学习工作时使用。

本书以具有中级英语基础的鉴定工作人员为主要对象，除作为检验检疫系统鉴定人员的学习培训教材外，还可作为对外经济贸易、货物管理、运输、保险、商检等专业院校、部门及相关人员的学习参考书或外语教材。

Unit 1 Import & Export Commodity Inspection & Surveying Services in China

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Pre-shipment Inspection

 Text B ISO／IEC 17020：1998(Extracts)

 Text C Main Inspection and Quarantine Operations

Unit 2 Principal Dimensions

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A A Tonne Is Not a Ton if It Is GRT,NRT or DWT

 Text B Maritime Transport of Grains

 Text C Chemical Tankers——The Liquid Liners

Unit 3 Draft survey

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Determining the Known——weight in Draft Survey

 Text B Trim Correction for Displacement

 Text C Harbour Density and Constant

Unit 4 Unloading Black Petroleum Products

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Petroleum Refining

 Text B Standard Guide for Petroleum Measurement Tables

 Text C The Usage of ASTM Table 6A／6B／6C

Unit 5 Measurement Surveys on Shore Tank

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Shoreline and Tanks

 Text B A Brief Introduction to Tank Gauging

 Text C Sampling

Unit 6 Sampling Bituminuous Substances

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Continuous Sampling

 Text B Borings Sampling

 Text C Grab Sampling

Unit 7 Liquefied Gas Cargo Measurement and Calculation

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Gas Carrier Types

 Text B Apparent Rdative Density(Apparent Specific Gravity)

 Text C Liquefied Natural Gas

Unit 8 Weighing Applications

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Vehicle Weighing

 Text B Belt Weighing

 Text C Load Cell Design

Unit 9 The Factors and Accuracy Concerning Measurement of Bulk Cargoes

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A The Measurement of Ullaging

 Text B The Shore Installation

 Text C The General Requirements of Survey Report

Unit 10 Causes of Damage

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Price Terms in Foreign Trade

 Text B Bill of Lading

 Text C 0ther Shipping Documents

Unit 11 Maritime Code of the People's Repulic of China

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Beijing Rules for Adjustment

 Text B York-Antwerp Rules 2004

Unit 12 Refrigerated Cargoes

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Periodical Surveys of Refrigerated Vessels

 Text B Carriage of Fruit

 Text C C02 Indicator

Unit 13 Preparation of Cargo Holds

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Stowage of Barrels

 Text B Loading and Discharging of Petroleum Products

 Text C Damage to Cargo

Unit 14 Hatch Cleanliness Surveys

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A Cleanliness Survey on Freezer Compartment

 Text B Hose Tests

 Text C Survey Procedures

Unit 15 COntainerizatiOn

 Supplementary Readings

 Text A International Convention for Safe Containers

 Text B Containerization Changed Shipping Industry Forever

 Text C The“Box King”

参考译文和练习答案

 第一单元 中国进出口商品检验鉴定业务

 第二单元 船舶的主尺度

 第三单元 水尺计重

 第四单元 深色石油产品的卸载

 第五单元 岸罐计重

 第六单元 沥青物质的抽样方法

 第七单元 液化气体货物重量的测量和计算

 第八单元 衡重应用

 第九单元 影响货载衡量准确性的因素分析

 第十单元 致损原因

 第十一单元 《中华人民共和国海商法》第十章共同海损

 第十二单元 冷藏货物

 第十三单元 货舱的准备

 第十四单元 船舱清洁鉴定

 第十五单元 集装箱运输

Appendix Ⅰ Situational Dialogue情景会话

 情景会话参考译文

Appendix Ⅱ-Ⅰ Special Terms and Expressions(English-Chinese)

 常用专业术语(英中)

Appendix Ⅱ-Ⅱ Special Terms and Expressions(Chinese-English)

 常用专业术语(中英)

Appendix Ⅲ-Ⅰ Weights and Measures Tables

 度量衡单位表

Appendix Ⅲ-ⅡList of Major Ports of the World

 世界主要港口名称

Appendix Ⅲ-Ⅲ International Currency Unit & Abbreviation

 国际货币单位及缩写