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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
DEF

[For purposes of the Rules of the Road,] means that a vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground.

Key term(s)
  • be underway

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)
DEF

[Pour les fins des règles de route] s'applique à tout navire qui n'est ni à l'ancre, ni amarré à terre, ni échoué.

OBS

Expression également employée par l'OMI (Organisation maritime internationale) dans son Vocabulaire normalisé de la navigation maritime, 1978. À part toute réglementation, en termes généraux, on peut dire qu'un navire est «en route», ce qui traduirait le sens plus général du mot anglais «underway».

Key term(s)
  • faire route
  • être en route

Spanish

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