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SHORT RUN FERRY [1 record]

Record 1 1996-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Water Transport
DEF

A ship that regularly operates over the most direct water route between two points not more than three kilometers apart and that is limited to the transport of berthed passengers and of mobile units carried on an open vehicle deck.

Key term(s)
  • short-run ferry
  • short-crossing ferry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Source(s) : Règlement sur les examens de capitaine et de lieutenant paragraphe 12.(1) CCR 1446 page 12 696.

Spanish

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