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WORKUP [1 record]

Record 1 1988-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Equipment Maintenance
DEF

A workup is a voyage or cruise in which various trials and exercises are held in order to bring both the crew and the ship's systems to the required operational readiness level. The term is generally used in the plural, although not exclusively. It is sometimes used in composite terms such as mid-cycle workups.

Key term(s)
  • workup
  • work up
  • work ups

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maintenance du matériel naval
DEF

Désigne une série de croisières entreprises à la suite d'un grand carénage ou après la construction d'un navire de guerre. Le but de ces croisières est de remettre au point tous les systèmes du navire ainsi que de recycler l'équipage dans l'exploitation du navire et de ses systèmes. Même si le terme serait normalement employé au pluriel, il est possible d'avoir une seule croisière d'endurance.

Spanish

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