In what case could no penalty have been imposed on us?
In case you had not violated the Port Regulations.
1. If they had coordinated their actions they could have avoided the accident.
2. If the Regulations had not been worked out we could have had more accidents.
3. If the convention had not been ratified it would not have become a compulsory law. 4. If he had paid more attention to our telegram he could have avoided the
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penalty. 5. If they had not noticed the oily slick we could have got more trouble,
III. Listen to the short dialogues, repeat each sentence during the pauses and learn the dialogues by heart:
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"Do you keep an oil record book?" "Certainly, we do. Shall I show it to you."
"Yes, please. You see, I have to check your latest entries."
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"Where do you keep your garbage?" "We have special receptacles for it." "When do you empty these receptacles?"
"We do it when the port garbage lighter comes alongside."
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"I say, we have observed a spot of oil pollution." "Where is it?"
"Some 50 miles off shore. Approximately in position 22°17'50" North, 4°32'15" East."
"Thank you for your very useful information."
IV. Listen to each of the long dialogues again and retell briefly their contents from the point of view of} (a) one speaker, (b) the other speaker, (c) an onlooker.
Make your partner ask you about some details which you missed.
V. Write the dictation:
After the Second World War the volume of transporting goods by sea has
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grown considerably. By the end of our century it is supposed to grow approximately 20 times; as compared with pre-war times. Naturally, the number of vessels engaged in this business has also grown up. The sailing of so many vessels in the world's oceans and seas made it imperative to coordinate their activities. This could be attained only by working out unified international regulations. The United Nations Organization was faced with this problem. It worked out a special convention for establishing the Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) which was charged with practical aspects of the work. Many countries supported this initiative and approved the Convention. Thus the IMCO was officially formed. It performs many functions in the world's shipping through its Committees. Many international regulations have been elaborated by the IMCO. All these regulations have been thoroughly discussed by the representatives of many countries and approved at the Assemblies. On ratification by the Governments, members of the IMCO, these regulations came into force and became a compulsory law.
Nowadays much attention is paid to preventing pollution at sea. Pollution is a serious threat to the life of people. That's why the International Convention for Preventing Pollution at Sea, elaborated by the IMCO, has become a very important document. All the countries undertake to see to the effective execution of its rules. Special organizations have been formed in almost all the countries to control the strict observance of the regulations. The staff of these organizations is entitled to inspect the equipment aboard vessels.