吴钟琪主编的《航海英语入门(驾驶专业用)》从IMO有关公约对船员英语的规定出发，同时根据目前我国航海新生英语水平，努力在以下两个方面作了尝试：一是提高了对口语的要求，不仅按传统的情景线索，还排功能线索；不仅限于句子层面的交流，还要求能开展专题讨论；内容既有日常用语，更是密切结合航海实际。二是始终围绕航海这一主题，并坚持以专业术语为中心，用多种方法、从多个角度保证打好这个基础。

Part 1 Oral English

Unit 1 Greetings

Unit 2 Introductions

Unit 3 Asking for & Offering Help

Unit 4 Expressing Thanks

Unit 5 Giving Praise

Unit 6 Apologies

Unit 7 Saying Goodbye

Unit 8 Making an Appointment

Unit 9 Talking about Weather

Unit 10 Asking the Way

Unit 11 Shopping

Unit 12 Seeing Doctor

Part 2 Basic Knowledge

Unit 13 Merchant Shipping

Unit 14 Ship Types

Unit 15 Manning

Unit 16 Seamanship

Unit 17 Cargo Types

Unit 18 Navigation

Unit 19 Paint and Painting on Board

Unit 20 Safety Aboard

Part 3 Practical Knowledge

Unit 21 Seamen & English

Unit 22 Standing Orders

Unit 23 Intemational Organization and Conventions

Unit 24 Pollution Prevention

Unit 25 Port State Control Inspection

Unit 26 On-board Training