本书为浙江省“十一五”重点建设教材，由丁晓梅、蒋更红编写。全书包括三个学习模块，分别是：模块1船体、模块2船舶机械及模块3船舶建造。每个模块由不同的学习任务组成，全书共计21个学习任务；模块结尾附有“能力提升”，其目的在于培养学生对船舶行业生产实际的认知能力和实际应用能力。书中涉及的词汇较多，除了文中出现的专业词汇外，为扩大学生现有的词汇量，还专门增设了与课文内容相关的额外的技术术语和表达方法。
　　本书强调实用性，不仅有船机专业知识，同时也涉及船厂的生产、经营方面的内容。《船机专业英语》可作为高等职业教育船舶工程技术、船机制造与维修、船舶动力装置等专业的教学用书，还可供相关专业技术人员学习参考。

Module 1 Ship Hull
Task 1 Knowledge of Ship
Reading Material： Cargo ship
Task 2 Knowledge of Ship Structure
Reading Material ： Freeboard
Task 3 Principal Dimensions
Reading Material： Deadweight Tonnage
Ability Up
Task 4 Basic Structure， Fitting and Testing of Marine DieselEngine
Reading Material： Introduction to Key Features of Wartsila RT FlexEngines
Task 5 Basic Structure， Testing of Steering Gear
Reading Material： Steering gear
Task 6 Knowledge of the Power System of Diesel Engines
Reading Material ： Cooling System
Task 7 Knowledge of Ship System

Module 1 Ship Hull
Task 1 Knowledge of Ship
Reading Material： Cargo ship
Task 2 Knowledge of Ship Structure
Reading Material ： Freeboard
Task 3 Principal Dimensions
Reading Material： Deadweight Tonnage
Ability Up

Module 2 Ship Machinery
Task 4 Basic Structure， Fitting and Testing of Marine DieselEngine
Reading Material： Introduction to Key Features of Wartsila RT FlexEngines
Task 5 Basic Structure， Testing of Steering Gear
Reading Material： Steering gear
Task 6 Knowledge of the Power System of Diesel Engines
Reading Material ： Cooling System
Task 7 Knowledge of Ship System
Reading Material： Bilge and Ballast System
Task 8 Knowledge of Marine Pumps
Reading Material： Installation and Maintenance of CentrifugalPumps
Task 9 Knowledge of Marine Centrifuge
Reading Material： Operation of a Marine Centrifuge
Task 10 Knowledge of Propulsion Plant
Reading Material： Stabilizer and Side Thruster
Task 11 Knowledge of Deck Machinery
Reading Material： Statutory Demands on Cargo Handling Gear
Ability Up

Module 3 Ship Building
Task 12 The Shipbuilding Process
Reading Material ： Owner s Requirements
Task 13 Ship Construction Contract
Reading Material： Shipbuilding Contract （Extract）
Task 14 Shipyard Facilities
Reading Material： The Production
Task 15 Shipyard production processes technology
Reading Material： Blasting and Coating
Task 16 Preoutfitting
Reading Material ： Outfitting
Task 17 Machinery Installations
Reading Material ： The Logistics
Task 18 Ship Launching
Reading Material： The Traditional Launching of a Ship
Task 19 Ship Survey
Reading Material： Classification and Classification Surveyor
Task 20 Sea Trial
Reading Material： Trial Schedule
Task 21 Repair List
Ability Up
Appendix Some Isometric Views of Ships
References