本教材为“海船船员适任考试培训教材”《二三副》（二／三副）的教材，根据《1978年海员培训、发证和值班标准国际公约马尼拉修正案》对航海英语的培训要求，并以《海船船员培训大纲（2021版》的具体规定设置全书章节及内容，力求知识点全面，针对性强、实用性强，图文并茂，易于学员学习、理解，旨在帮助学员顺利通过海船船员适任考试。
本教材共分十一个单元，内容包括：航海出版资料、航海气象、船舶操纵、国际海上避碰规则、船舶结构与设备、船舶应急、海上货物作业、海上无线电系统和航行辅助系统、国际海事公约、船舶安全管理和航海英语写作。本教材主要读者对象为参加海船船员适任考试（二／三副和GMDSS通用操作员）的学员。

Unit 1 Navigational Publications
Lesson 1 Notices to Mariners
Lesson 2 Nautical Charts
Lesson 3 Admiralty Sailing Directions
Lesson 4 Other Admiralty Publications
Unit 2 Marine Weather
Lesson 1 Marine Meteorology Factors
Lesson 2 Weather Reports
Lesson 3 Radio Facsimile Chart
Unit 3 Ship Handling and SMCP
Lesson 1 Ship Maneuverability
Lesson 2 Mooring and Anchoring Operations
Lesson 3 Standard Marine Communication Phrases
Unit 4 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972
Lesson 1 General Rules
Lesson 2 Steering and Sailing Rules
Unit 5 Ship Structure and Equipment
Lesson 1 Ship Structure
Lesson 2 Ship Equipment
Unit 6 Shipboard Emergency Response
Lesson 1 Safety and Emergency Equipment on Ships
Lesson 2 Emergency Response on Ships
Unit 7 Marine Cargo Operations
Lesson 1 Basic Knowledge of Cargo Handling
Lesson 2 Stability and Strength of Ship
Lesson 3 General Cargo Operations
Lesson 4 Bulk Cargo Operations
Lesson 5 Container Transport and IMDG Code
Unit 8 GMDSS and Navigational Aids
Lesson 1 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Lesson 2. Radar, ARPA, Compass and ECDIS
Lesson 3 GNSS, IBS, AIS, VDR, SSAS, LRIT and BNWAS
Unit 9 International Maritime Conventions
Lesson 1 SOLAS Convention
Lesson 2 MARPOL Convention
Lesson 3 STCW Convention
Lesson 4 MLC Convention
Unit 10 Ship Safety Management
Lesson 1 Introduction of ISM
Lesson 2 PSC Inspections
Unit 11 Marine English Writing
Lesson 1 Cargo Work Record
Lesson 2 Deck Logbook
Lesson 3 Shipboard Drills and Records
Lesson 4 Maintenance Record
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