Strong wind effect

With persistent strong winds, the wind-driven induced currents may approach, or even exceed, the rate of tidal streams. Persistent W or SW gales can produce an observed overall movement as high as 35 miles over a period of 24 hours through the Dover Strait. The resultant flow is the vector sum of the wind-driven current.

Examination Service. In certain circumstances it may be necessary to take special measures to examine or establish the identity of individual vessels desiring to enter ports and to control their entry. This is the function of the Examination Service, whose officers will be afloat in Examination Vessels or Traffic Control Vessels. These vessels will wear tire distinguishing flag of the Examination Service, which is a flag with a blue border and a red and white centre, together with a Blue Ensign, or exceptionally a White Ensign.

Examination service special flag

If ordered to anchor in an Examination anchorage masters are warned that it is forbidden, except for the purposes of avoiding an accident, to do any of the following without the prior permission of the Examination Officer:

§ Lower any boat.

§ Communicate with the shore or any other ship.

§ Work сables.

§ Allow any person or thing to leave the ship.

The permission of the Immigration Officer must be obtained before any passenger or member of the crew, who has embarked outside the United Kingdom, is allowed to land.

Nothing in the above paragraphs is to be taken as over-ruling any regulations issued by local authorities at particular ports or by routeing authorities.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. What actions should be taken in case there is any tide or current?

2. What is high/lower water?

3. What is range?

4. What are special buoys and marks used for?

5. In what case do we say that the ship is moored?

III. Translate the following sentences into English:

1.На этот огонь нельзя полагаться.

2.Здесь есть осыхающие и надводные камни. Они простираются на

полмили к северу от А.

3.На какой предмет нужно править? – Правьте на береговой маяк.

4.Прилив начинается за 3 ½ часа до полной воды.