I. Rewrite and translate into Russian the following text. Get ready to comment on it.

1. Lights. N. Light is exhibited, at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m.), from a white quadrangular truncated iron tower, with a red top and concrete base, 12 feet

(3m7), in height, situated on P., the western extremity of M.

A powerful green traffic light is exhibited, day and night, on the roof of a building about 12 cables eastward of the bridge, in reply to a vessel's sound signal requesting the bridge to be opened.

2. The term “port hand” denotes the left hand of the mariner in the same circumstances. Buoys marking the same side of a channel, estuary, or tideway, may be distinguished from each other by names, or numbers commencing from seaward, odd to starboard, even to port, or letters. Starboard hand marks are conical and are painted black or black and white in chequers. Lights on starboard hand marks, if any, consist of white flashing or white occulting lights exhibiting one, three or five flashes or eclipses; or green lights with a character different to those allocated to wreck marks. Port hand marks are painted red or red and white in chequers.

3.Anchorage. Nearly the whole of For Bay affords good anchorage in depths of about 11m., mud and clay, sheltered from W winds, but ships should avoid anchoring in the vicinity of The Ridge (50° 25^/ N 3° 32^/ W), а 6.0m patch of rock, in the SW corner of the bay. Strong E or SE winds send a heavy sea into the bay.

II. Answer the questions:

1. What do cardinal marks indicate? Describe their shape and colour.

2. How are dangers marked?

3. What do safe water buoys indicate? Describe the shape and colour of these buoys.

4. What information does the captain require from the pilot before mooring?

5. How many types of mark does the IALA system provide? What are their names?

III. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. При таком сильном ветре мы должны поставить судно носом против

ветра и отдать оба якоря.

2. При плавании в опасных районах следует постоянно вести тщательное наблюдение.

3. Заполнили ли Вы таможенную декларацию? – Да.

4. Из-за течений буи в некоторых местах подвержены сносу.

5. Cтоянка имеет много места для маневрирования (разворачивания).