Marine transportation is an integral, if sometimes less publicly visible, part of the global economy.

The marine transportation system is a network of specialized vessels, the ports they visit, and transportation infrastructure from factories to terminals to distribution centers to markets. Maritime transportation is a necessary complement to and occasional substitute for other modes of freight transportation. For many commodities and trade routes, there is no direct substitute for waterborne commerce. (Air transportation has replaced most ocean liner passenger transportation and transports significant cargo value, but carries only a small volume fraction of the highest value and lightest cargoes; while a significant mode in trade value, aircraft move much less global freight by volume, and at significant energy per unit shipped.) On other routes, such as some coastwise or shortsea shipping or within inland river systems, marine transportation may provide a substitute for roads and rail, depending upon cost, time, and infrastructure constraints. Other important marine transportation activities include passenger transportation (ferries and cruise ships), national defense (Naval vessels), fishing and resource extraction, and navigational service (vessel-assist tugs, harbor maintenance vessels, etc.).

El transporte martimo es una parte esencial de la economa mundial, aunque a veces no tan visible pblicamente. Este sistema de transporte es una red de embarcaciones especializadas, los puertos que estas visitan y la infraestructura de transporte de fbricas a terminales, de estos a centros de distribucin y finalmente a mercados. Este transporte es un complemento necesario y a veces sustituto para otros tipos de traslado de carga. Para muchos productos bsicos y rutas comerciales, no existe ningn sustituto directo del comercio martimo. (El transporte areo ha reemplazado a la mayora de los buques de pasajeros y traslada un valor de carga importante, pero solo lleva una pequea cantidad de volumen de ms alto valor y de carga ms liviana; sin embargo, el avin mueve mucho menos carga mundial de manera significativa en valor comercial y en energa por unidad enviada por el volumen). En otras rutas tales como traslado costero o a corta distancia o en sistemas de aguas interiores, el transporte martimo proporciona un sustituto para las carreteras y el ferrocarril, dependiendo del costo, tiempo y lmites de infraestructura. Otra actividad importante de este tipo de transporte, es el traslado de pasajeros (ferries y cruceros), defensa nacional (embarcaciones navales), pesca y extraccin de recursos y servicio de navegacin ( barcos de remolque, buques de mantenimiento portuario, entre otros).

Produce 3 dialogs, between two or more people, stating the following situations: You may use the structures practiced in class and/or any other you create-take from other sources.

1. A vessel is in peril and in need of urgent assistance

a. PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN b. What assistance is required? a. I need help, I require a tug. b. I am coming to your assistance. a. Thanks.
2. Two vessels are following the same routes, travelling in opposite directions, and there is a possibility for a collisioin.

a. SECURITY, SECURITY, SECURITY b. Yes, What assistance is required? a. Im running into danger. b. I know, theres another vessel following the same route. a. My navigation lights are not visible b. There could be a collision. a. I will stop engines. b. Sure, Ill warn the other vessel.
3. A vessel has some sick men on board and some problems with its engine.

a. MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY b. What assistance is required? a. I require medical assstance b. what exactly do you need? a. I have some sick men on board b. well send a helicopter. a. I also need a tug. b. what else is going on? a. I have some problems with the engine. b. We are coming to your assistance