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MAT CHARGE [3 records]

Record 1 2025-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Derricks (Construction Sites)
DEF

A stationary crane working on the principle of the guy derrick but in which a permanent steel structure holds the mast in a vertical position, tied back to two horizontal legs which meet at the foot of the mast.

OBS

stiffleg derrick crane: term standardized by the Standards Association of Australia; Scotch derrick crane: term standardized by the British Standards Institution.

OBS

derrick crane; mast crane: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Derricks et mâts (Chantiers)
CONT

Derricks lourds à jambes. Ces derricks sont composés d'un châssis en profilés recevant un mât, deux jambes ou arbalétriers, et une flèche. Ces organes sont généralement construits en treillis soudés. Le châssis reçoit en outre les treuils de levage et d'orientation.

OBS

mât de charge; grue-derrick : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The rigging included a boom which had a travelling block and was located atop the cabin. In the aft section there was an aluminum seine drum driven by two hydraulic motors, vertical rollers on spooling gear which guided the net as it came up over the stern and a hydraulically operated ramp. The slanting ramp could be raised hydraulically after the fish had been landed on it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Le gréement comportait notamment un mât de charge muni d'une poulie de va-et-vient se trouvant au-dessus de la cabine. À la partie arrière du bateau se trouvait un tambour à senne en aluminium entraîné par deux moteurs hydrauliques, des galets verticaux servant à guider le filet pendant sa remontée au-dessus de l'arrière, ainsi qu'une rampe hydraulique. La rampe pouvait être relevée par commande hydraulique une fois le poisson à bord.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stationary Hoisting Apparatus
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de levage fixes
  • Armement et gréement
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Espar qui sert à la manutention des charges.

OBS

mât de charge; corne de charge : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparatos de levantamiento fijos
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
  • Partes de los barcos
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