Ship-handling

                                                               SHIP  HANDLING

                                                                   

A fundamental skill of professional seamanship is being able to maneuver a vessel with accuracy and precision. Unlike vehicles on land, a ship afloat is subject to the movements of the air around it and the water in which it floats. Another complicating factor is the mass of a ship that has to be accounted for when stopping and starting.

Ship-handling is about arriving and departing a berth or buoy, maneuvering in confined channels and harbours and in proximity to other ships, whilst at all times navigating safely. Two other types of operations, berthing alongside another ship and replenishment at sea, are occasionally included. A key ability for a ship-handler is an innate understanding of how the wind, tide and swell, the passage of other vessels, as well as the shape of the seabed, will affect a vessel's movement, which, together with an understanding of a specific vessels performance, should allow that vessel a safe pa

Source: Wikipedia 

List of Vocabulary

      Vessel                   : Kapal

       Buoy                    : Pelampung

       Propeller              : Baling-Baling

       Astern                  : Dibelakang

       Rug                      : Sentakan

    Precision               : Kecermatan

Question

A. Read the text above and answer the question below!

               What should the professional seamanship do?

               How does important the Ship-handling?

               What is the key of ship-handler on the ship or vessel?

    

      B. True or False. Correct the false sentences and make it true

     1. A fundamental skill of professional seamanship is being able to maneuver a vessel.

     2.  Ship-handling is about staying and jumping a berth

     3. Understanding of how the wind, tide and swell is not a priority