We’ve designed our courses to get someone with little or no marine experience to the required level with no pre-study required. Â
If English is not your first language, you may want to familiarize yourself with some marine terminology. The course manual below will help you to do that and is our full SVOP/ SDVBS course manual.
 Do NOT read the whole book!Â
These pages are all you need to read to familiarize yourself with some basic marine terminology:
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pages 32-38 (Basic Boat Terminology and Vessel Hull Types)
pages 58-60 (Lateral Buoys)
pages 102-108 (Collision Regulations Definitions)Â
You can also bring a dictionary to class. You can even use a printed dictionary during the exam. However, electronic dictionaries (such as on smart phones) are NOT permitted during the exam.
For the ROCM course it is also useful to learn the Phonetic Alphabet.
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Download The Phonetic Alphabet Guide
(read only PDF)
The Phonetic Alphabet
A – alpha
B – bravo
C – charlie
D – delta
E – echo
F – foxtrot
G – golf
H – hotel
I – india
J – juliet
K – kilo
L – lima
M – mike
N – november
O – oscar
P – papa
Q – quebec
R – romeo
S – sierra
T – tango
U – uniform
V – victor
W – whisky
X – x-ray
Y – yankee
Z – zulu
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