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Evaluation of Digimar Tools

ROUTINE MARITIME COMMUNICATION – BASIC LEVEL
A – INTRODUCTION

1. Introducing Digimar videos

B – ESTABLISHING THE CONTEXT

2. What is VTS?

3. Defining routine maritime communication

C – VTS PHRASEOLOGY

4. Structuring routine maritime communication 

5. Understanding and applying standard VTS phraseology

D – CLARITY OF SPEECH

6. Phonetic alphabet and figures

7. Understanding tenses

8. Using action verbs

9. Message markers – question, answer, request

 10. Message markers – information, advice, warning

11. Speed messages

 12. Closing the communication loop

 13. Negative confirmation

 14. Speaking formally and clearly

 15. Simple statements and questions

 16. Wordiness

E – AMBIGUITY

17. Avoiding ambiguity

18. Avoiding ambiguity caused by modal verbs

19. Using prowords

20. Prowords for avoiding ambiguity

 

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