📚 Dialogue 13 - Request DSC test with other vessel

🟡 Intermediate

Motor tanker MP MR Tanker Two, MP MR Tanker Two, this is Interstellar, calling you on channel one-two, over.

🔤 MOH-tur TANK-ur / em-PEE em-ARE TANK-ur TOO / this iz IN-tur-stel-ur / CAW-ling yoo ahn CHAN-ul WUN-TOO / OH-vur

A ship that carries fuel or oil wants to talk to another ship called MP MR Tanker Two on radio channel twelve

🟡 Intermediate

Which station is calling MP MR Tanker Two, over.

🔤 WHICH STAY-shun iz CAW-ling / em-PEE em-ARE TANK-ur TOO / OH-vur

Someone wants to know which ship or radio station is trying to speak to MP MR Tanker Two right now

🟡 Intermediate

Sir, can you change (switch, proceed, go) to channel zero-six, over.

🔤 SUR / can yuh CHAYJ / tuh CHAN-ul ZAIR-oh-SIX / OH-vur

A polite request asking someone to move their radio talk to a different channel number, which is zero-six

🟡 Intermediate

Zero-six, go ahead, over.

🔤 ZAIR-oh-SIX / go uh-HED / OH-vur

A reply that means the radio is now on channel zero-six and the person is ready to listen and talk

🟡 Intermediate

MP MR Tanker Two, this is Interstellar, over.

🔤 em-PEE em-ARE TANK-ur TOO / this iz IN-tur-stel-ur / OH-vur

A ship called Interstellar is introducing itself to MP MR Tanker Two on the radio

🟡 Intermediate

Yes, Interstellar, good afternoon, go ahead (proceed, continue), over.

🔤 YES / IN-tur-stel-ur / good AF-tur-noon / go uh-HED / OH-vur

A friendly response saying hello to Interstellar and asking them to say what they want to talk about

🟡 Intermediate

Yes, good afternoon, sir. This is Interstellar. Sir, I just want to carry out (conduct, perform, execute) a DSC test with your vessel, so if you do not mind, could you please acknowledge my message, over.

🔤 YES / good AF-tur-noon / SUR / this iz IN-tur-stel-ur / SUR / ai just WANT tuh CARRY out / uh dee-ES-SEE TEST / with yor VES-ul / so if yuh do NOT mind / could yuh PLEEZ ak-NAHL-ij / my MES-ij / OH-vur

Interstellar wants to do a test called DSC with the other ship to check if radio signals work, and asks the other ship to say they got this message

🟡 Intermediate

Okay, go ahead (proceed, continue), over.

🔤 oh-KAY / go uh-HED / OH-vur

A short answer meaning yes, you can do what you asked, and I am listening

🟡 Intermediate

Okay sir, thank you very much for the information, over.

🔤 oh-KAY SUR / THANK yuh VER-ee MUCH / for thuh in-FOR-may-shun / OH-vur

Polite words that say thank you for what someone just told you

🟡 Intermediate

Firstly, I will test (perform, conduct, check) my MF and HF on short frequency, over.

🔤 FURST-lee / ai will TEST / my em-EF and aytch-EF / ahn SHORT FREE-kwen-see / OH-vur

A message saying that first, the ship will check if two types of radio systems work on shorter radio waves

🟡 Intermediate

Then, I will test (perform, conduct, check) my VHF, and finally, over.

🔤 THEN / ai will TEST / my vee-aytch-EF / and FY-nul-ee / OH-vur

Next, the ship will check another radio system called VHF, and after that something else will happen

🟡 Intermediate

I will send you my AIS testing message, over.

🔤 ai will SEND yoo / my ay-eye-ES TES-ting MES-ij / OH-vur

The speaker will give the other ship a test message from their AIS system to see if it works

🟡 Intermediate

Okay, no problem, go ahead (proceed, continue), over.

🔤 OH-kay, / NO PROB-lum, / go uh-HED / OH-vur

I agree; there is no difficulty; you may now speak or act; end of my message, waiting for your reply

🟡 Intermediate

Okay sir, standing by (monitoring, waiting on) channel one-two, one-six, out.

🔤 OH-kay SUR, / STAN-ding BY / CHAN-ul ONE-TWO, ONE-SIX, / OWT

I understand; I am listening and ready to receive on radio frequency 1-2-1-6; this is the end of my transmission

🟡 Intermediate

Okay, back to one-two, one-six. Have a good day, out.

🔤 OH-kay, / BAK too ONE-TWO, ONE-SIX. / HAV uh GOOD DAY, / OWT

I understand; I will switch back to radio frequency 1-2-1-6; I wish you well; this ends my message