🟡 Intermediate
VTIS East, VTIS East, this is Interstellar, my call sign 3FXG7, calling you on channel one-zero, how do you read me, over. (how do you read me, do you copy, do you read me, how do you copy)
🔤 vee-tis EEST / vee-tis EEST / dis iz IN-tur-stel-ur / mai KAL sign three-foks-jee-seven / KAL-ing yoo on CHAY-mul WUN-ZER-oh / how doo yoo REED mee / OH-vur
A ship is talking to a radio station; it says its name (call sign) is 3FXG7, and it wants to know if the station can hear it clearly on radio channel ten.
🟡 Intermediate
Interstellar, VTIS East, over. (VTIS East, Dampier VTS, Adelaide VTS, Reef VTS, port control)
🔤 in-tur-STEL-ur / vee-tis EEST / OH-vur
The radio station answers back and says its name is VTIS East; it is listening to the ship called Interstellar.
🟡 Intermediate
Yes, good afternoon, sir. For your information, we are passing the reporting line and entering sector nine from eastbound, and my next port of call is Singapore, over. (next port of call, next destination, final destination, next stop)
🔤 yes / good AF-tur-noon / sur / for yur in-fur-MAY-shun / wee are PAH-sing the ri-POR-ting line and EN-tur-ing SEK-tur NINE from EEST-bound / and mai NEXT port ov KAUL iz SING-uh-por / OH-vur
The ship tells the radio station: we are now in a new area (sector nine), and the next city where we will stop is Singapore.
🟡 Intermediate
Roger, question, what time is your pilot at boarding ground Alpha, over. (boarding ground Alpha, boarding ground Bravo, pilot station Alpha, embarkation point Alpha)
🔤 RAH-jur / KWES-chun / what TIME iz yur PIE-lut at BOR-ding ground AL-fuh / OH-vur
The radio station asks: when will your pilot (a person who helps guide the ship) arrive at the place called boarding ground Alpha?
🟡 Intermediate
Sir, my ETA to eastern pilot boarding ground Alpha is two-one-zero-zero local time, two-one-zero-zero local time today, sir, over. (ETA, estimated time of arrival, arrival time, expected time)
🔤 sur / mai EE-tee-ay too EES-turn PIE-lut BOR-ding ground AL-fuh iz TOO-WUN-ZERO-ZERO LOH-kul TIME / TOO-WUN-ZERO-ZERO LOH-kul TIME tuh-DAY / sur / OH-vur
The ship says: the time when I will arrive at boarding ground Alpha is 21:00 (9 p.m.) today local time.
🟡 Intermediate
Okay, copied, thank you. Advise confirm pilot on channel two-zero, over. (Advise confirm, Please confirm, Kindly confirm, Request you confirm)
🔤 oh-KAY / KAH-peed / THANK yoo / ad-VYZ kun-FIRM PIE-lut on CHAY-mul TOO-ZERO / OH-vur
The radio station says: I hear you. Now please make sure the pilot knows to listen on radio channel twenty.
🟡 Intermediate
Yes, sir, copied that, sir. I will try to call Singapore pilot on channel two-zero, over. (copied that, roger that, received, understood)
🔤 yes / sur / KAH-peed that / sur / ai will TRY too KAUL SING-uh-por PIE-lut on CHAY-mul TOO-ZERO / OH-vur
The ship says: I understand. I will now try to contact the Singapore pilot using radio channel twenty.
🟡 Intermediate
Thank you sir, stand by channel one-zero, out. (stand by, remain on, monitor, keep listening)
🔤 THANK yoo sur / STAND by CHAY-mul WUN-ZERO / out
The radio station says: thank you; please keep listening to radio channel ten, and this conversation is finished.