On Some Features of Conversation in Maritime VHF Communication

Pritchard, Boris; Kalogjera, Damir; Coulthard, Malcolm; Cotterill, Janet; Rock, Frances

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“…Pritchard and Kalogjera (2000: 185) define Maritime English for VHF communication purposes (or English for maritime communications) as "a specific, narrow-scope realisation of Maritime English", a highly restricted sub-variety of maritime English characterised by "a limited vocabulary and simple grammatical structure to suit the specific requirements of interpersonal communication and interaction".…”

Section: Maritime English and Speech Communicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The main features of marine communications have been thoroughly explained and illustrated in both scholarly papers (De la Campa, 2007;Díaz Pérez, 2002Johnson, 1995Johnson, & 1999Olaru, 1996;Pritchard & Kalogjera, 2000), reports (Pritchard, 2003b), and textbooks (Blakey, 1987;Pritchard, 1999;Van Kluijven, 2003;Weeks, 1986;Weeks et al, 1988) 2 .…”

Section: Maritime English and Speech Communicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From the time the SMNV was in force until very recently, different authors have complained about the little use of these phrases in real-life situations and claim further investigation into this particular issue (De la Campa, 2007;De la Campa et al, 2007;Díaz Pérez, 2002Johnson, 1995Johnson, & 1999Olaru, 1996;Pritchard, 2000Pritchard, , 2003aPritchard, & 2003bPritchard & Kalogjera, 2000;Squire, 2006;Trenkner, 2005) at the same time they urge shipping companies and ship owners, rather than training institutions, to bind their crew to such standardized language and procedures. Works like those by De la Campa et al (2007) or Pritchard and Kalogjera (2000), based on corpora of authentic VHF communications recordings, evidence a wide gap between the formal requirements of standardized VHF verbal communications and everyday English as used in real maritime situations.…”

Section: The Standardized Language Of Marine Communicationsmentioning

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“…Works like those by De la Campa et al (2007) or Pritchard and Kalogjera (2000), based on corpora of authentic VHF communications recordings, evidence a wide gap between the formal requirements of standardized VHF verbal communications and everyday English as used in real maritime situations. These two works provide some examples of non-compliance and deviations from IMO's standard phrases and procedures.…”

Section: The Standardized Language Of Marine Communicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Language of Seafaring: Standardized Conventions and Discursive Features in Speech Communications

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2011

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This paper portrays how English language is constructed and displayed by shipboard crews and shore-based personnel when communicating through radiotelephony. Based on internationally-recognized recommendations for implementation when ships communicate with each other or with shore-based stations as well as on examples of current practice contained in marine communication manuals, this paper explores the message patterns, the standardized conventions, and the general and discursive practices governing speech communications at sea. Firstly, marine communications are defined and the role of Maritime English in the shipping industry for ensuring a safe and efficient passage discussed. Then, the standardized language of the sea is explained. Next, a move-step model to the analysis of the stages making up communicative exchanges at sea is applied and the main general and discursive features that prevail in such exchanges described. Finally, two examples help to illustrate the model and features presented and discussed. KEYWORDS:Marine communications, maritime English, oral discourse, specialized discourse, move-step model, discursive features, standard marine communication phrases. RESUMENEl presente trabajo aborda el uso de la lengua inglesa por parte de los buques y el personal marítimo de tierra al comunicarse a través de radiotelefonía. Partiendo de recomendaciones internacionales de obligado cumplimiento así como de ejemplos prácticos recogidos en los manuales de comunicaciones marítimas, examinamos los modelos de mensaje, las convenciones normalizadas y las fórmulas discursivas generales y específicas por las que se rigen las comunicaciones orales en el ámbito marítimo. En primer lugar se definen las comunicaciones marítimas y se estudia el papel que juega la lengua inglesa en la navegación. Seguidamente se describe el lenguaje normalizado del mar. A continuación, y mediante un modelo de movimientos y pasos se analizan las fases que conforman un evento comunicativo marítimo y se describen las características generales y discursivas principales que predominan en dichos eventos. Por último, se incluyen dos ejemplos con el fin de ilustrar el lenguaje normalizado, las características discursivas y el modelo estudiados. PALABRAS CLAVE:Comunicaciones marítimas, inglés marítimo, discurso oral, discurso especializado, modelo de movimientos y pasos, características discursivas, frases normalizadas para las comunicaciones marítimas.

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Section: Maritime English and Speech Communicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Maritime English and Speech Communicationsmentioning

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Section: The Standardized Language Of Marine Communicationsmentioning

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2011

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“…1: 131) as a means of optimizing ship and land-based communication, and to improve non-verbal transmission of ship data. Following this study, Pritchard and Kalogjera (2000) argued that pre-scripts are less successfully applied than expected and intended in technologically maritime interaction, and urged that more light be cast onto the nature of real and standardized maritime communication in order to reduce the gap between the two. Various studies have followed in the wake of this (Diaz Pérez, 2003;Froholdt, 2008Froholdt, , 2010Bocanegra-Valle, 2011), and in concurrence with Pritchard and Kalogjera, this article argues that it is necessary to understand how safety critical tasks are made sense of, and that more knowledge about the situated practices of pre-scripted interaction be compiled in order to understand how users apply SMCP.…”

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‘I See You on My Radar’: Displays of the Confirmatory Form in Maritime Technologically Mediated Interaction

Froholdt

2016

The Sociological Review

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This article investigates how speakers in maritime technologically mediated interaction utilize pre-scripted interaction. The analysis uses micro-analytical methods that have not been used in the analysis of maritime interactions since the study by Bailey et al. (2006). In contrast to Bailey et al. (2006) who have analysed interactions between co-located speakers on board ships, this article analyses interactions between speakers who are not co-located. Micro-analytical methods can shed light on sense-making practices that speakers display in pre-scripted user-device interaction as pointed out by Arminen (2005). The article advances the observations of Bailey et al. (2006) regarding the 'confirmatory form' that they found predominant in co-located bridge team interaction. A 'confirmatory form' is a speaker display of the pre-script1 called a 'readback' (IMO SMCP, 2001), that speakers show when verifying information. The analysis shows that the structure of the 'readback' is used by speakers, is dependent on reflexive user-device interaction and involves a situated rule-following (Wittgenstein, 1958). The article then argues against the findings in The MARCOM Project (1999) that advocates that spoken interaction should be done away with completely as a way of promoting safe navigation, and concurs with studies in aviation research, that show how verbal interaction is an essential part of the situated understanding that takes place when performing institutional tasks

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On Some Features of Conversation in Maritime VHF Communication

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The Language of Seafaring: Standardized Conventions and Discursive Features in Speech Communications

The Language of Seafaring: Standardized Conventions and Discursive Features in Speech Communications

‘I See You on My Radar’: Displays of the Confirmatory Form in Maritime Technologically Mediated Interaction

Assessment of Relations Between Communications and Visual Focus in Dynamic Positioning Operations

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