🟢 Beginner
Veracruz Port Control, Veracruz Port Control, this is Motor Vessel Interstellar, over
🔤 ver-uh-KROOZ PORT kun-TROLE / ver-uh-KROOZ PORT kun-TROLE / this iz MOH-tur VES-ul IN-tur-STEL-ur / OH-vur
A port authority in Veracruz is being called by a ship to make contact; "over" means waiting for a reply
🟢 Beginner
Veracruz Port Control replying, what's your call sign, over?
🔤 ver-uh-KROOZ PORT kun-TROLE ruh-PLY-ing / whuts yor CALL sign / OH-vur
The port authority responds and asks the ship to share its identification name; "over" means waiting for a reply
🟡 Intermediate
Veracruz Port Control, it's Interstellar, my call sign BEST one, over
🔤 ver-uh-KROOZ PORT kun-TROLE / its IN-tur-STEL-ur / my CALL sign BEST wun / OH-vur
The ship answers that its name is Interstellar and says this is the best call sign; ending with "over" signals waiting for response
🟡 Intermediate
Interstellar, Veracruz Port Control, good afternoon, what is your ETA to Pilot Station in local time, over?
🔤 IN-tur-STEL-ur / ver-uh-KROOZ PORT kun-TROLE / good AF-tur-noon / whut iz yor EE-tee-AY too PY-lut STAY-shun in LOH-kul time / OH-vur
The port authority greets the ship and asks when it expects to arrive at the pilot boarding location using the local time zone; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟢 Beginner
Good afternoon, my ETA to PST one-nine-zero-zero, one-nine-zero-zero, over
🔤 good AF-tur-noon / my EE-tee-AY too pee-es-tee / wun-NINE-zair-OH-zair-OH / wun-NINE-zair-OH-zair-OH / OH-vur
The ship greets back and gives its expected arrival time as nineteen-hundred hours in local time, repeating it for clarity; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟡 Intermediate
Roger, your ETA to PST one-nine-zero-zero local time, how many crew members on board and your current security level, over?
🔤 RAH-jur / yor EE-tee-AY too pee-es-tee wun-NINE-zair-OH-zair-OH LOH-kul time / how MEN-ee KROO MEM-burz on bord / and yor KUR-unt suh-KYOO-ruh-tee LEV-ul / OH-vur
The port authority confirms receipt of the arrival time and asks two more questions: the number of people working on the ship and the ship's current safety status level; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟢 Beginner
two-three persons on board, security level one, over
🔤 too-THREE PUR-sunz on bord / suh-KYOO-ruh-tee LEV-ul wun / OH-vur
The ship reports that there are twenty-three people on it and its safety status is at the lowest risk level; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟡 Intermediate
Roger, two-three persons on board, security level one, what's your last port of call, next port of call and present maximum draft, over?
🔤 RAH-jur / too-THREE PUR-sunz on bord / suh-KYOO-ruh-tee LEV-ul wun / whuts yor LAST port uv CALL / NEXT port uv CALL / and PREZ-ent MAX-uh-mum DRAFT / OH-vur
The port authority confirms the crew count and safety level, then asks three things: which port the ship came from, which port it will go to next, and how deep the ship sits in the water; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟡 Intermediate
My maximum draft one-one-point-four, last port of call Altamira, Mexico and the next port of call Houston, US, over
🔤 my MAX-uh-mum DRAFT wun-wun-POINT-for / LAST port uv CALL AL-tuh-MEER-uh MEX-uh-ko / and thuh NEXT port uv CALL HYOO-stun yoo-es / OH-vur
The ship answers: its water depth is eleven point four units, it came from Altamira in Mexico, and it is sailing toward Houston in the United States; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟡 Intermediate
Roger, your maximum draft one-one-point-four, last port of call Altamira and next port of call Houston, do you carry any dangerous goods on board, over?
🔤 RAH-jur / yor MAX-uh-mum DRAFT wun-wun-POINT-four / LAST port uv CALL AL-tuh-MEER-uh / and NEXT port uv CALL HYOO-stun / doo yoo KAR-ee EN-ee DAYN-jur-us goodz on bord / OH-vur
The port authority confirms the ship's depth and ports, then asks if there are any hazardous or toxic materials loaded on the ship; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟢 Beginner
Negative, I don't carry dangerous goods on board, over
🔤 NEG-uh-tiv / ai DOHNT KAR-ee DAYN-jur-us goodz on bord / OH-vur
The ship answers no, stating it has no hazardous materials on it; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟡 Intermediate
Roger, your pilot boarding time two-zero-zero-zero, please reduce the speed to be at Pilot Station at two-zero-zero-zero local time, over
🔤 RAH-jur / yor PY-lut BOR-ding time too-ZAIR-oh-ZAIR-oh / pleez ruh-DOOS thuh SPEED / tuh bee at PY-lut STAY-shun at too-ZAIR-oh-ZAIR-oh LOH-kul time / OH-vur
The port authority confirms the pilot will board at twenty hundred hours and requests the ship slow down so it arrives at the pilot boarding place at exactly twenty hundred hours local time; "over" signals waiting for reply
🟡 Intermediate
copy, I will adjust my speed to be at Pilot Station two-zero-zero-zero, please advise about pilot boarding arrangements and pilot boarding speed, over
🔤 KAH-pee, / ai will uh-JUST my SPEED / tuh bee at PIE-lut STAY-shun too-ZEE-roh-ZEE-roh-ZEE-roh, / pleez ad-VY-z uh-BOWT PIE-lut BOR-ding uh-RAYNJ-munts / and PIE-lut BOR-ding SPEED, / OH-vur
I understand; I will change how fast I am going so I arrive at Pilot Station at 2000 hours; please tell me the details about how the pilot will get on my ship and how fast I should go for that
🟡 Intermediate
prepare pilot ladder on lee side one meter above the water, keep the speed nine knots for pilot embarkation, over
🔤 prih-PAIR PIE-lut LAD-ur on LEE SYD / wun MEE-tur uh-BUV thuh WAW-tur, / keep thuh SPEED nyn NAHTS / for PIE-lut em-bar-KAY-shun, / OH-vur
Get ready the climbing stairs on the side away from the wind; put it one meter higher than the sea surface; go at the speed of nine knots while the pilot gets on the ship
🟢 Beginner
copy, lee side one meter above the water, pilot boarding speed nine knots, over
🔤 KAH-pee, / LEE SYD wun MEE-tur uh-BUV thuh WAW-tur, / PIE-lut BOR-ding SPEED nyn NAHTS, / OH-vur
I understand; the ladder is on the side away from the wind, one meter above sea level, and the ship's speed will be nine knots while the pilot gets on
🟡 Intermediate
yes, that's correct, next report to port control one hour before arrival, contact pilot boat on channel zero-six, over
🔤 yes, / thats uh-RUK-tuh, / NEXT rih-PORT too PORT kun-TROLE wun OW-ur bih-FOR uh-RY-vul, / KUN-takt PIE-lut BOAT ahn CHAN-ul ZEE-roh-SIKS, / OH-vur
Yes, that is right; later, tell the port authority one hour before you reach there; call the small boat that brings the pilot using radio channel six
🟡 Intermediate
copy, I'll report you one hour before arrival, pilot boat on channel zero-six, over
🔤 KAH-pee, / ayl rih-PORT yoo wun OW-ur bih-FOR uh-RY-vul, / PIE-lut BOAT ahn CHAN-ul ZEE-roh-SIKS, / OH-vur
I understand; I will tell you one hour before I arrive; I will use radio channel six to talk to the pilot boat
🟢 Beginner
please stand by on channel one-one, one-six, over
🔤 pleez STAND by ahn CHAN-ul wun-WUN, / wun-SIKS, / OH-vur
Stay ready and listening on radio channel eleven and channel sixteen so you can hear messages
🟢 Beginner
copy, stand by channel one-one, one-six all the time, out
🔤 KAH-pee, / STAND by CHAN-ul wun-WUN, / wun-SIKS awl thuh TYM, / OWT
I understand; I will keep listening on both channel eleven and channel sixteen continuously until the conversation ends