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What is SMCP or standard marine communication phrases??

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What is SMCP or standard marine communication phrases??

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“The IMO [International Maritime Organization] SMCP replace the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary (SMNV) adopted by IMO in 1977 (and amended in 1985).” “The SMNV was developed for use by seafarers, following agreement that a common language – namely English – should be established for navigational purposes where language difficulties arise and the IMO SMCP has been developed as a more comprehensive standardized safety language, taking into account changing conditions in modern seafaring and covering all major safety-related verbal communication.” “The IMO SMCP includes phrases which have been developed to cover the most important safety-related fields of verbal shore-to-ship (and vice-versa), ship-to-ship and on-board communications. The aim is to get round the problem of language barriers at sea and avoid misunderstandings which can cause accidents.” “The IMO SMCP builds on a basic knowledge of English and has been drafted in a simplified version of maritime English. It includes

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