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HAULED ABOARD [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- string of traps
1, record 1, English, string%20of%20traps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- string 2, record 1, English, string
correct
- fleet 3, record 1, English, fleet
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traps are deployed on the seabed for around 24 hours before being hauled aboard a boat for harvesting and re-baiting. Although they can be laid out individually, they are more commonly laid out in strings(fleets) with a number of traps attached to a long rope. 3, record 1, English, - string%20of%20traps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filière de casiers
1, record 1, French, fili%C3%A8re%20de%20casiers
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filière 2, record 1, French, fili%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les casiers sont des cages en grillages avec une ou deux entrées suivant l'espèce ciblée. L'attraction se fait au moyen d'un appât placé dans le casier. Les casiers sont regroupés sous forme de filière (enchainement de casiers reliés entre eux). 3, record 1, French, - fili%C3%A8re%20de%20casiers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pursing drum
1, record 2, English, pursing%20drum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- purse drum 2, record 2, English, purse%20drum
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hauling line connected to the end of the net is taken from a crew member in the skiff and hauled aboard. A messenger line from the second purse drum is connected to the purse line at the bag end by sister clips and both that drum and the main purse drum that has contained the purse line during setting are engaged and the pursing begins. 2, record 2, English, - pursing%20drum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The terms "pursing drum" and "purse drum" apply to a] purse seiner. 3, record 2, English, - pursing%20drum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tambour de boursage
1, record 2, French, tambour%20de%20boursage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tambour de boursage : [se dit] d'un senneur [à senne coulissante]. 1, record 2, French, - tambour%20de%20boursage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tambor de cerco
1, record 2, Spanish, tambor%20de%20cerco
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ventaja más importante es que el sistema de tambor se puede operar con menos marineros. Sin embargo, es ilegal utilizar un tambor de cerco en el estado de Alaska. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tambor%20de%20cerco
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- birdcage
1, record 3, English, birdcage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bird cage 2, record 3, English, bird%20cage
correct
- personnel net 3, record 3, English, personnel%20net
correct
- personnel work basket 4, record 3, English, personnel%20work%20basket
correct
- personnel basket 5, record 3, English, personnel%20basket
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small round platform for hauling workers on and off the rig. It is enclosed with wire so no one can fall out, and it is raised or lowered by the crane on the rig. 1, record 3, English, - birdcage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A contrivance consisting of interwoven rope lines and a floatable ring on which men ride when being transferred from boat to rig or rig to boat on offshore locations. 2, record 3, English, - birdcage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As the boat came alongside, the crane operator on the rig lowered the birdcage, a small round platform enclosed by wire cables to keep people from falling off. Two or three men at a time climbed aboard the birdcage and were hauled into the air, then lowered to the rig platform, or deck. 1, record 3, English, - birdcage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A personnel net is usually rigged up to a crane. 2, record 3, English, - birdcage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- panier
1, record 3, French, panier
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Du navire ravitailleur à la plate-forme, l'équipage transite dans le «panier». 2, record 3, French, - panier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-08-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- deck
1, record 4, English, deck
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a working area on an offshore platform ... 2, record 4, English, - deck
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
More specifically it applies to the horizontal barge of a jack-up rig, the platform above the hull of a semi-submersible, and the prefabricated section of a permanent platform which is installed on the jacket, and on which the deck modules, drilling equipment and production plant are installed. 2, record 4, English, - deck
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two or three men at a time climbed aboard the birdcage and were hauled into the air, then lowered to the rig platform or deck. 3, record 4, English, - deck
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pont
1, record 4, French, pont
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pont [de la plate-forme «G.B.S.»] est calculé pour supporter des modules et/ou équipements d'un poids total estimé à 25.500 t, y compris la structure et 18.000 t durant la phase de remorquage. 2, record 4, French, - pont
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La stabilité de la structure durant l'immersion est l'un des problèmes critiques que pose une plateforme à caisson immergée. Plus le pont est léger pendant cette phase, plus le centre de gravité est bas et plus la stabilité est grande. Pour cette raison un grand nombre de plates-formes sont conçues avec des ponts métalliques. 3, record 4, French, - pont
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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