ABSTRACT Name : Hayatun Nufus Student No : 1309200080005 Department/Program : English Education Title : An Analysis on the Application of Authentic Video in Maritime English Speaking Learning. (A Descriptive Study at Merchant Marine College, BP2IP Malahayati Aceh) Keywords: Speaking, Authentic Video, Maritime English This study is aimed at discovering how maritime English teachers apply authentic video in maritime English speaking learning in the classroom. This study is also aimed at looking for information about challenges that are often found by the teachers in maritime English in using authentic video and ended by finding out the students' responses toward authentic videos’ applicationin learning maritime English. The material given in this research was an authentic video under the topics of “Types of Vessel” and “Safety Equipments in Machinery Spaces”.The participants of this research were 100 cadets consisting of 50 cadets majoring in Deck and 50 from the Engine Department and four Maritime English teachers. This research data were collected by using observation sheet, questionnaire, and also interview guide. The result shows that: (1) the four observed teachers did almost the same technique in presenting video; (2) the teachers did the three steps in video, including Pre-Viewing, Viewing and Post-Viewing Activity; (3) there are still lack of activities toward the video material; and(4) Some challenges faced by the teacher in applying authentic video are as follows: selecting the video that fits the topic, the limitation of video archive, the limitation of audio-visual tools and avoiding the ‘nothing new” video syndrome among the students. (5) The students’responses toward authentic video application was very positive. The findings show that 55 students (55%) who chose strongly agree option by means authentic video can give them information about their work scope later. 56 students (56%) stated that learning English by using video can make their knowledge stay longer than without it. 51 students (51%) like learning English by using video. Besides, 38 students (38%) stated that their teacher often uses authentic video while teaching English. Therefore, in line with the results above, the teacher should be more creative in preparing the learning material in maritime English classes. It is also suggested that the teacher participate in seminars or workshops related to learning material.