SMCP

The IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases were adopted as Assembly resolution A.918(22) on 29 November 2001, replacing the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary of 1985. The SMCP fix a controlled English for bridge-to-bridge, ship-to-shore (VTS), and onboard safety communication, with message markers (Instruction, Advice, Warning, Information, Question, Answer, Request, Intention). Ability to use the SMCP is a STCW competence for officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 GT or more.