1. Ability to use professional terminology in English regarding lights, buoys and beacons; pilotage.
2. Ability to read nautical charts regarding lights, buoys, dangers; anchorages and types of ground.
3. Ability to use professional terminology in English regarding the description of dangers, anchorages and tidal currents.
4. Ability to use professional terminology in English regarding anchoring and mooring.
5. Ability to use professional terminology in English on the subject of  SOLAS convention, personal protective equipment, lifeboats, liferafts and rescue boats, fire preventing measures, appliances, ensuring safety on board the ship, lifeboat drills and fire
6. Ability to use professional terminology in English regarding arrival and departure procedures of a ship and duties of an officer of watch in foreign ports.
7. Development of reading skills and extracting all necessary information from the specializes publications. Reading and understanding of safety instructions, the ability to extract information from pilot books, describe the ship’s position according to the information on a nautical chart.
8. To distinguish, title and describe the purpose and functions of various types of ship’s correspondence on board the
9. To be able to use standard SMCP phrases for conducting external and internal communication.
10. Ability to use professional terminology regarding commercial documents, types of cargoes and their transportation.
11. Ability to write business letters related to the commercial operation of the vessel.

Topic 1. Ship’s measurements.

Topic 2. Navigational aids. Navigation bridge.

Topic 3. Lights.

Topic 4. Buoys and beacons.

Тopic 5.  Pilotage.

Тема 6. Небезпеки.

Topic 6. Dangers.

Topic 7. Charts. Directions

Тема 8. Якірні місця.

Topic 8. Anchorages

Topic 9. Anchoring.

Topic 10. Berthing. Mooring.Towing

Тopic 11. Communication at sea.

GMDSS

Тopic 12. Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Тopic 13. Personal life- saving appliances.

Medical assistance

Тopic 14. Survival crafts and rescue boat

Тopic 15.  Fire fighting

Тopic 16. Musters and drills.

Тopic 17.  Navigation in ports. VTS.COLREGS

Тopic 18. Arrival at a port. Vessel’s certificates

Ship’s agent duties.

Тopic 19. Business documents while receiving and delivering cargo

Тopic 20. Routine Ship’s Correspondence

Тopic21.Chartering. Types of charter parties.