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WRECKED [13 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Military Law
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Signed at Geneva on the 12th day of Aug. 1949. Schedule I : Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field of August 12, 1949. Schedule II : Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded Sick and Ship wrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea of August 12, 1949. Schedule III : Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949. Schedule IV : Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949.

Key term(s)
  • Geneva Convention for the Protection of War Victims
  • International Convention for the Protection of War Victims
  • Geneva Conventions of 1949 of the Protection of War Victims

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Droit militaire
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Signées à Genève le 12 août 1949.

Key term(s)
  • Convention de Genève de 1949 sur la protection des victimes de guerre

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
  • Maritime Law
DEF

A court which may be summoned by the captain of H. M. ships on a foreign station, or by a consular officer... Its jurisdiction is to hear a complaint by the master, mate, or any seaman, or to investigate if the interest of an owner or cargo-owner required it, or if a British ship is wrecked, abandoned or lost... It is entirely different from a naval court-martial.

OBS

Any officer who commands a ship belonging to Her Majesty on any foreign station or any consular officer may hold such a court when a complaint which requires immediate investigation arises, when the owner's interest in any Canadian ship or cargo seems to require it or when a Canadian ship is abandoned, wrecked or lost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Safety (Water Transport)
  • Archaeology
DEF

The fragments or remains of a shattered or wrecked vessel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción naval
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
  • Arqueología
DEF

Pedazo o fragmento de la nave que ha naufragado.

OBS

pecio: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "pecio" es una expresión adecuada para referirse a los fragmentos hundidos de embarcaciones.

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Record 4 2022-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Water Transport
OBS

Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act : short title.

OBS

An Act respecting wrecks, abandoned, dilapidated or hazardous vessels and salvage operations: long title.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Loi sur les épaves et les bâtiments abandonnés ou dangereux : titre abrégé.

OBS

Loi concernant les épaves, les bâtiments délabrés, abandonnés ou dangereux et les opérations d’assistance : titre intégral.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de leyes y reglamentos federales canadienses
  • Transporte por agua
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Record 5 2022-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Water Transport
OBS

The Abandoned Boats Program(ABP) provides grant and contribution funding to assist in the removal of abandoned [or] wrecked small boats posing a hazard in Canadian waters. The program also helps to educate small boat owners about how to responsibly manage their boats [and to] support research on boat recycling and environmentally responsible boat design.

Key term(s)
  • Abandoned Boat Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Le Programme de bateaux abandonnés (PBA) fournit du financement sous forme de subventions et de contributions pour appuyer l'enlèvement de petits bateaux abandonnés ou échoués qui représentent un danger dans les eaux canadiennes. Le programme aide également à éduquer les propriétaires de petits bateaux au sujet de leurs responsabilités en ce qui a trait à la gestion de leurs bateaux [et à] appuyer la recherche sur le recyclage des bateaux et la conception de bateaux écoresponsables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Transporte por agua
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Record 6 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Ports
  • Safety (Water Transport)
OBS

The Government of Canada has launched 2 programs to address legacy vessels of concern : Transport Canada's Abandoned Boats Program, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Small Craft Harbours(SCH) Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Program.

Key term(s)
  • Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Program
  • SCH Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Program
  • Small Craft Harbours Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Programme
  • Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Programme
  • SCH Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Ports
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
OBS

Le gouvernement du Canada a lancé deux programmes en réponse aux navires existants préoccupants : le Programme de bateaux abandonnés de Transports Canada et le Programme d'élimination des épaves et des navires abandonnés de ports pour petits bateaux (PPB) de Pêches et Océans Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Programme d'élimination des épaves et des navires abandonnés

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Puertos
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
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Record 7 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
OBS

The Navigation Protection Program(NPP) administers and enforces the Navigation Protection Act.... The NPP is responsible for determining whether a boat meets the definition of an abandoned and/or wrecked boat.

Key term(s)
  • Navigation Protection Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
OBS

Le Programme de protection de la navigation (PPN) applique la Loi sur la protection de la navigation. [...] Le PPN a la responsabilité de déterminer si un bateau correspond à la définition d'un bateau abandonné ou d'une épave.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
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Record 8 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Coast Guard
CONT

To ensure the effective implementation of this legislation [Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act], the Coast Guard is developing a national inventory of vessels of concern and a risk assessment methodology to inform monitoring, contingency planning, and remediation activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Garde côtière
CONT

Pour veiller à la mise en œuvre efficace de cette loi [Loi sur les épaves et les bâtiments abandonnés ou dangereux], la Garde côtière prépare un inventaire national des navires préoccupants et une méthode d'évaluation du risque pour soutenir la surveillance, la planification d'urgence et les activités d'assainissement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos comerciales y administrativos
  • Guardacostas
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Record 9 2019-11-28

English

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

The rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea.

French

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

Mise en sûreté d'une épave ou de sa cargaison par la personne qui les a trouvées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
  • Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
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Record 10 2017-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

An automotive vehicle with hoisting apparatus and mechanical equipment for towing wrecked or disabled automobiles, freeing automobiles stalled in snow or mud, or making minor repairs or adjustments at the roadside.

OBS

tow truck; wrecker: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Véhicule équipé d'un matériel permettant de remorquer ou de réparer sur place les véhicules en panne.

OBS

remorqueuse : l'expression «remorqueuse», souvent employée en ce sens [au Canada], est impropre.

OBS

dépanneuse : terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

OBS

dépanneuse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
DEF

Vehículo automóvil provisto de grúa para remolcar otro.

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Record 11 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
DEF

A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
DEF

Personne qui s'adonne illégalement au sauvetage d'épaves ou de navires.

Spanish

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Record 12 1998-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

Hatred of innovation or change.

CONT

Misoneism, the rock upon which so many serious reforms have at all times been wrecked, is at present rather increasing than diminishing.

Key term(s)
  • misocainea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

Résistance à l'innovation.

Spanish

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Record 13 1984-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
OBS

aircraft wrecked at sea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
OBS

appareils perdus en mer (CRNA)

Spanish

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