Maritime English • Learning by Doing

The Vessel
Is Delayed

One situation. Three professions. Make a real professional decision in English.

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⚓ Situation

A container vessel was scheduled to depart at 14:00.

During a routine inspection, a fault was detected in the cooling system.

Engineers estimate that the vessel may be delayed by approximately six hours.

Your mission
Do not translate the situation word for word. Act as a maritime professional and communicate what needs to happen next.

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The same problem requires different communication from different professionals.

Your task

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