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Maritime English Research Paper

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In what ways do the knowledge and proficiency in Maritime English can help my studies at UMT

Assalamualaikum and good evening to my lecturer Sir Shamsul Rizal, lecturer at University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) who teach me in Maritime English (MMM3001) subject also known as ME. I am Muhammad bin Ismail. Now, I want to discuss my assignment titled “in what ways do the knowledge and proficiency in Maritime English can help my studies at UMT”, but before that let me explain what is actually Maritime English. “Maritime English is the entirety of all those means of the English language which, being used as a device for communication within the international maritime community, contribute to the safety of navigation and the facilitation of the seaborne …show more content…

As we know, the course that we take is course that involves the maritime field. Therefore, ME lesson can help us recognize the maritime field further. First sub-point, I can recognize the types of ships. There are many different types of ships, and the differences are mostly based upon the type of cargo the ship transports. Most all ships have some basic things in common. The types of the commercial ships such as general cargo ships (sometimes called Breakbulk Carriers), bulk carriers, container ships, auto carriers, tankers, fishing vessel (fishing boats, processors and non-fishing processors), oil industry vessels, passenger ships, ferryboats and others. The second point is that I can recognize international maritime bodies such as International Maritime Organizations (IMO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG), Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), Port State Control (PSC) and others. Besides, in Malaysia, there are several maritime agencies such as Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM), Kastam, Imigresen, Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM) and others. My last point is that I can recognize the types of safety equipment on ship such as life jacket, life boat, life buoy, fire break out, fire extinguisher and others. When I know the safety equipment on board can indirectly improve my understanding of the safety not only on board but also everywhere I was. In conclusion on this paragraph, before this I did not have knowledge of information in the maritime field , after I learned ME I learned a little bit of information in the field of

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