IT'S HIGH TIME SMCP GOT WELL UNDERWAY IN CHINA.

The IMO-SMCP - Standard Marine Communication Phrases, the use of which is required under STCW 78/95, was made known to Chinese Maritime institutions about the same time it came into being, and was duly introduced right after it was adopted by IMO around year 2001. Almost a decade has passed since, but knowledge and circulation of SMCP have been small and received success befitting the size. Its implementation in China has not been satisfactory according to industrial standards. This paper reviews how SMCP is going on currently, and how well it has fared in China. The authors probe the problems incurred in the course and analyze courses for the unsatisfactory implementation. In the paper, the knowledge of the international regulations referring to SMCP and the importance of using SMCP in China maritime institutions is emphasized and viable suggestions and proposals for proper remedies are offered. The authors finally conclude: It‟s high time SMCP got well underway in China, with the consideration to the international safety of lives and properties at sea and the clean ocean environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]