RADAR SCREEN

Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain.

RADAR SCREEN - VOCABULARY

• HEAD MARKER: Línea de Proa
• STERN MARKER: Línea de Popa
• SWEEP: Barrido de pantalla
• CROSS: Cruz
• AUTOACQUIRE: Automático por defecto
• PLOT: Ploteo
• TRUE VECTOR: Vector Verdadero
• RINGS OFF: Quitar anillos
• COLLISION WARNING: Aviso de colisión
• NEW TARGET: Blanco nuevo (nuevo barco)
• LOST TARGET: Blanco perdido
• COURSE UP: Curso arriba
• VRM - VARIABLE RANGE MARKER:  Línea variable 
• OWN HISTORY: Ruta propia (historia propia)
• HEADING: Rumbo/ Proa
• NORTH UP: Norte arriba
• TRUE SCALE: Escala verdadera
• RANGE: Distancia

RADAR

NEWS: Secrets & Mysteries about Ships

 Secrets & Mysteries  about Ships 

Click on the links:


1)Bermuda Triangle's secrets revealed

2) Ghost ships of the Arctic


3) Was it a U-boat?

4) Mystery remains around New Caledonia grounding

Ship´s types: Merchant Vessels

Merchant Ships 

Video

ALSO VISIT:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfMaQiUTg9c

Ship´s types: (Video) Top 5 Cruise Ships

Parts of a ship: Tug Boats

Container ship parts

CONTAINER SHIP PARTS:

PICTURE 1

PICTURE 2

A Tugboat Captain Life (Video)

 Chris Baker,  A Tugboat Captain

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_PjWslIC6A

Chris Baker pilots tugboats for Staten Island-based McAllister Towing, one of New York City's two towing outfits.




Activity 

"Life on a Tug Boat"  :


1) Are you working on a Tug Boat?

2) What is the name of the Tug Boat? 

3) Where does it work?

4) How many crew members are there?

5) What things do you do onboard?

6) Describe your typical day onboard (routines)

How does a Tug Boat work? (Video)

How Tugboat Works

 Sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5fGFxCL-yI

A tugboat (tug) is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them.               Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, log rafts, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for their size and strongly built, and some are ocean-going. Some tugboats serve as icebreakers or salvage boats. Early tugboats had steam engines, but today most have diesel engines. Many tugboats have firefighting monitors, allowing them to assist in firefighting, especially in harbors.

Activity: How does a Tug Boat work?

1) Make a list of technical words from the video

2) Write sentences explaining the main ideas from the video

How do Tugboats Work? (Video)

How do Tugboats Work?

A tugboat (tug) is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them.               Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, log rafts, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for their size and strongly built, and some are ocean-going. Some tugboats serve as icebreakers or salvage boats. Early tugboats had steam engines, but today most have diesel engines. Many tugboats have firefighting monitors, allowing them to assist in firefighting, especially in harbors.

 bibliographical sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5fGFxCL-yI