[General] Can't understand a phrase in a video. Please help.

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Turning now to the Gulf region. After mild overnight temperatures of about 26 degrees most parts will be very hot tomorrow. Some parts of the country may reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius. 4:46 ????? inland on high ground, especially in mountainous areas, the temperatures could drop to as low as 28 degrees.
 

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Turning now to the Gulf region. After mild overnight temperatures of about 26 degrees most parts will be very hot tomorrow. Some parts of the country may reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius. 4:46 ????? inland on high ground, especially in mountainous areas, the temperatures could drop to as low as 28 degrees.

... as high as 40 degrees Celsius. There's a chance of some thunder inland on higher ground, especially in mountainous areas, where temperatures could drop ...
 

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Can I ask for the same sort of help in the same thread?

- Have you spoken to the new 3rd Engineer yet?
- Yes. He seems like a good guy.
- Really? I was starting to think he might be depressed or have marriage problems or something.
- Why do you think that?
- ????? When I tried to speak to him yesterday, he just reacted like he was deaf or something, and completely ignored me.
- Well, if you were speaking to him too loudly, or even shouting at him, he would feel humiliated in public. Men from that culture don't like being spoken to like that.
 

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Uh, well, whe-, when I tried to speak to him yesterday ...
 

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Same problem, please :oops:

- Sir, I’ve just received a security call. There’s a ship 10 miles north of our present position. She’s reporting a man overboard.
- Right. What help do they need?
- Uh… another ship has answered to their call and is making its way to the scene of the incident now. All other vessels in the area are asked to be on Stand-By to join in the ????? rescue, if necessary.
- OK, have you checked their current position?
- Yes, sir, here it is. I figure we are about 40 minutes away.
 

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"search and rescue".
 

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One more please! :oops: I'm really up to mastering those notorious English listening skills :-D

- Good morning. Training department.
- Good morning. Captain Belov here.
- Nice to hear from you, Captain. Are we gonna see you at our next seminar?
- Yes, that’s why I’m calling. I just wanted to check a couple of things. Can you tell me what topics will be covered in the morning?
- Well, for session one it’s the ????? collision avoidance. And for session two it’s “Regulations for Inflatable Liferafts”.
- Right. Good. The sessions are aimed at all ranks, aren’t they?
- Oh, yes. The program has something for everyone.
- OK, I’ll see you on the sixth.
 

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It sounds like 'fact' to me.
 

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It sounds like "facts" to me, but I have no idea what "Facts Collision Avoidance" might be. Could it be "F.A.C.T.S."? An acronym for something?
 

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Could it be The facts: collision avoidance?
 

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It sounds like "facts" to me, but I have no idea what "Facts Collision Avoidance" might be. Could it be "F.A.C.T.S."? An acronym for something?
My first thought also was that it could be some acronym, but it seems Google is unfamiliar with any "F.A.C.T.S." :cry:

Could it be The facts: collision avoidance?
Why not :) "The facts" could well stand for Fact sheet, I think.
 

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One more, please :oops:. Or two, to be precise. They are in the same dialog.

- You look dreadful, Jim. What’s the matter?
- I don’t know, but I feel very sick. I’ve got stomach ache. ?????’s really aching.
- Was it something you ate?
- Maybe ?????
- You should go and see the ship’s doctor, mate.
 

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One more, please :oops:. Or two, to be precise. They are in the same dialog.

- You look dreadful, Jim. What’s the matter?
- I don’t know, but I feel very sick. I’ve got stomach ache. And me head’s really aching. (me = my)
- Was it something you ate?
- Maybe, or perhaps it's a touch of flu.
- You should go and see the ship’s doctor, mate.

See above. Wow, they've picked some very challenging accents!
 

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Many thanks to everyone who've helped so far!
Could anyone please explain the first sentence?

Bearing 045 degrees distance to point or nautical miles from Reins lighthouse. I located you on my radar screen. Stand by on VHF Channel 10. If you do not hear from me in 1 minute time, navigational assistance is ended. In that case go back to Channel 71 and call Glasgow VTS. Navigational assistance started 0920 local time.
 

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It doesn't make sense as you've transcribed it because it doesn't mention how many miles. I think he must be saying the distance as 2.0 nautical miles:

Bearing: oh four five degrees. Distance: two point oh nautical miles from Reins lighthouse.
 
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