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HELICOPTER DECK [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

A heliport located on a floating or fixed off-shore structure.

CONT

After the jackets are securely in place, superstructures built on shore in modular form are added to the top. The topmost section houses the drilling equipment (including a large derrick, a helicopter pad, and living quarters for the men who operate the wells).

OBS

helideck: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Hélistation située sur une structure en mer, flottante ou fixe.

OBS

plate-forme d'hélicoptère : Ordre du Groupe aérien maritime.

OBS

pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

heliplate-forme : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • héliplateforme
  • plateforme d'hélicoptère
  • plate-forme d'appontage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
DEF

Helipuerto situado en una estructura mar adentro, ya sea flotante o fija.

OBS

heliplataforma: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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