🔴 Advanced
Motor tanker Yianis Latsis, Yianis Latsis, this is Interstellar, calling you on channel one-six, over.
🔤 MOH-tur TANK-ur / YAH-nis LAT-sis, / YAH-nis LAT-sis, / dis iz / IN-tur-stel-ur, / KAW-ling yoo / awn CHAN-ul / wun-siks, / OH-vur.
A ship that carries oil or fuel is calling another ship on radio channel sixteen and waiting for a reply (over means waiting for response).
🔴 Advanced
Interstellar, this is Yianis Latsis, go ahead (proceed, copy, roger, standing by), over.
🔤 IN-tur-stel-ur, / dis iz / YAH-nis LAT-sis, / goh uh-HED / (PROH-seed, KAH-pee, RAH-jur, STAN-ding by), / OH-vur.
The Yianis Latsis ship is saying it is ready to listen and waiting for the other ship to speak (go ahead means you can speak now).
🟡 Intermediate
Yianis, can you change (switch, proceed, alter course, move) to channel zero-six, over.
🔤 YAH-nis, / can yoo / CHAYNJ / (SWICH, PROH-seed, AWL-tur kors, MOOV) / tuh CHAN-ul / ZEER-oh-siks, / OH-vur.
The Interstellar ship is asking Yianis to move the radio to a different channel, channel six, and is waiting for an answer (over means waiting for response).
🟢 Beginner
Yianis Latsis, this is Interstellar, over.
🔤 YAH-nis LAT-sis, / dis iz / IN-tur-stel-ur, / OH-vur.
The Interstellar ship is saying hello on the new channel and waiting for the other ship to answer (over means waiting for response).
🔴 Advanced
Interstellar, this is Yianis Latsis, go ahead (proceed, copy, roger, standing by), over.
🔤 IN-tur-stel-ur, / dis iz / YAH-nis LAT-sis, / goh uh-HED / (PROH-seed, KAH-pee, RAH-jur, STAN-ding by), / OH-vur.
The Yianis Latsis is saying it received the call and is ready to listen to what Interstellar will say next (go ahead means you can speak now).
🟡 Intermediate
Good afternoon, sir. This is Interstellar, ahead of you, over.
🔤 GUD AHF-tur-noon, / sur. / dis iz / IN-tur-stel-ur, / uh-HED uv yoo, / OH-vur.
Interstellar is greeting the captain and telling him the ship is in front of his ship, and is waiting for a reply (over means waiting for response).
🔴 Advanced
Sir, I just want to know your intention. Are we going to pass (proceed, meet, encounter, proceed) port to port or starboard to starboard, over.
🔤 Sur, / ai just WANT / tuh NOH / yor in-TEN-shun. / ar wee / GOH-ing tuh / PAS / (PROH-seed, meet, EN-KOWN-tur, PROH-seed) / port tuh port / or STAR-burd / tuh STAR-burd, / OH-vur.
The captain is asking: when our ships come near each other, should we pass with our left sides toward each other (port to port) or with our right sides toward each other (starboard to starboard), and is waiting for an answer (over means waiting for response).
🟡 Intermediate
Let us pass (proceed, go, meet, encounter) port to port, port to port, over.
🔤 let us / PAS / (PROH-seed, goh, meet, EN-KOWN-tur) / port tuh port, / port tuh port, / OH-vur.
The Yianis Latsis captain is saying he wants both ships to pass with their left sides toward each other, and is waiting for an answer (over means waiting for response).
🟡 Intermediate
Yes, affirmative, I agree (copy that, understood, roger, wilco), out.
🔤 YES, / uh-FUR-muh-tiv, / ai uh-GREE / (KAH-pee that, un-DUR-stood, RAH-jur, WIL-koh), / owt.
The Interstellar captain is saying yes and agreeing to pass port to port, and the conversation is finished (out means no more response needed).
🟡 Intermediate
Okay, sir, understood, I agree with you (copy that, wilco, roger, affirmative), out.
🔤 OH-KAY, / sur, / un-DUR-stood, / ai uh-GREE / with yoo / (KAH-pee that, WIL-koh, RAH-jur, uh-FUR-muh-tiv), / owt.
The Yianis Latsis captain is saying he understands and agrees with Interstellar, and the conversation is finished (out means no more response needed).
🟢 Beginner
Okay (fine, good, affirmative, understood, wilco), I understand and agree, out.
🔤 OH-KAY / (fine, good, uh-FUR-muh-tiv, un-DUR-stood, WIL-koh), / ai un-DUR-STAND / and uh-GREE, / owt.
One captain is saying he understands and agrees with the other captain, and the conversation is finished (out means no more response needed).