Chapter 1 Methods of Communication on Board
Section 1 General
Section 2 Methods of Ship Communications
Chapter 2 Signal Appliances on Board
Section 1 Signal Appliances on Board and Their Equipment
Section 2 Maintenance of Signal Appliances on Ship
Chapter 3 The International Code of Signals (ICS)
Section 1 General
Section 2 Signal Code
Section 3 Transmission Methods of Communication Elements in Signal Code Messages
Section 4 Ship Identification
Chapter 4 Flag Signalling
Section 1 Terms and International Signal Flags
Section 2 Methods of Flag Signalling
Section 3 Flag Etiquette
Chapter 5 Flashing Light Signalling
Section 1 Morse Code
Section 2 Procedure Signals
Section 3 Methods of Light Signalling
Chapter 6 Other Signalling and Special Signals
Section 1 Sound Signalling and Voice over a Loud Hailer
Section 2 Morse Signalling by Hand-Flags or Arms
Section 3 Distress Signals
Section 4 Lifesaving Signals
Section 5 Conflict and Permanent Identification of Rescue Craft
Section 6 Single-letter Signals between Icebreaker and Assisted Vessels
Section 7 Domestic Harbour Signals
Chapter 7 VHF Radiotelephony Communication
Section 1 Type of Marine Radiotelephony
Section 2 VHF Radiotelephony Communication Methods
Section 3 Distress, Urgency and Safety Communications
Section 4 VHF Communication in VTS Areas
Section 5 Radiotelephony Communication in Search and Rescue Operations at Sea
Section 6 Communication for Preventing Collision
Section 7 Comprehensive Examples of Plain Language Messages for Marine Radiotelephony Communication
Exercises
Exercise 1 Coding and decoding
Exercise 2 Answer the following questions as required
Exercise 3 Compilation
Exercise 4 Make the best choice to fill the blanks
Appendixes
Appendix 1 Tables of Complements for Three-letter Signals
Appendix 2 Dialogue from Wavelength
References