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AIDS NAVIGATION [2 records]

Record 1 2020-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Safety (Water Transport)
DEF

[A device] external to a vessel that [is] maintained to assist a mariner in confirming his position and course or to warn him of dangers or obstructions that might exist nearby.

OBS

AtoN: abbreviation used by the Canadian Coast Guard.

OBS

navigation aid; NAVAID: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

navigation aid; aid to navigation; navigational aid: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • navigation aids
  • aids to navigation
  • navigational aids

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
DEF

Dispositif visuel, sonore ou radioélectrique concourant à assurer la sécurité des bateaux et à faciliter leurs mouvements.

OBS

AtoN : abréviation utilisée à la Garde côtière canadienne.

OBS

aide à la navigation; AIDNAV : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

aide à la navigation : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

aide à la navigation : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • aides à la navigation

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

The airway system ... provides for two basic things: aids to air navigation and air traffic control; aids to aerial navigation are provided.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

Aides à la navigation sur les aéroports : on distingue les aides visuelles et les aides radio-électriques.

Spanish

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