There is no unanimity today in the approach to the Maritime English Course training, so providers of marine education look for their own ways to improve situation with the level of marine personnel’s communication abilities. Dividing programs into Maritime English Course for Engineers and Maritime English Course for Navigators  has become one of such solutions. As for technical English training, it puts an emphasis on the professional vocabulary and provides necessary basis for comfortable work in the mixed race Engine Room environment.

Objective:

The expected outcomes of the Maritime English Course for Engineers are:

• Students are able to use the obtained knowledge for the effective professional communication;
• Possess at least basic general and intermediate technical lexical minimum;
• Have no difficulty in consulting with English language professional literature;
• Handle necessary technical documentation;

Course content:

• General Maritime English;
• Specialized Maritime Technical English; terminology and collocations;
• Duties and responsibilities of technical personnel onboard of modern vessels;
• Job-related literature and paperwork (ER logkeeping, Oil book entries, etc.)
• Emergency situations handling and response (ME failure, fire in ER, etc.).

Assessment:  Training providers use a variety of assessment systems. The most popular presently are ISF Marlins English Language Test, CES (Crew Evaluation System) and MarTEL.

Target Audience: Management, operational and support level Engine department personnel as well as shore-based technical staff requiring profound knowledge of Maritime Technical English.

Pre-requisites: None.