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HARBOUR DEPARTMENT [8 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Marine Terminals
  • Naval Forces
OBS

Queen’s Harbour Master Halifax; King’s Harbour Master Halifax: The official title of the harbour master is assigned during the reign of a female or male monarch.

OBS

Queen's Harbour Master Halifax; QHM Halifax : designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • Queen’s Harbor Master Halifax
  • Queen’s Harbormaster Halifax
  • Queen’s Harbourmaster Halifax
  • King’s Harbourmaster Halifax
  • King’s Harbor Master Halifax
  • King’s Harbormaster Halifax

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Gares maritimes
  • Forces navales
OBS

Capitaine de port de Sa Majesté Halifax; CPSM Halifax : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Naval Forces
  • Marine Terminals
OBS

In Canada, the responsibilities of a King’s harbour master’s includes assisting warships in and out of harbours, providing refit services through specialty barges, oversee environmental protection of the harbour and maintain navy buoys for the Royal Canadian Navy.

OBS

The name of the harbour master is assigned during the reign of a female or male monarch.

OBS

The abbreviations "Q.H.M." and "K.H.M." (with periods) are used on flags, but are not required in standard texts.

OBS

Queen's harbour master; QHM : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • Queen’s harbor master
  • Queen’s harbourmaster
  • Queen’s harbormaster
  • King’s harbor master
  • King’s harbourmaster
  • King’s harbormaster

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces navales
  • Gares maritimes
OBS

L'abréviation «C.P.S.M.» (avec des points) est utilisée sur le drapeau. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'utiliser les points dans les textes courants.

OBS

capitaine de port de Sa Majesté; CPSM : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Marine Terminals
  • Naval Forces
OBS

Queen’s Harbour Master Esquimalt; King’s Harbour Master Esquimalt: The official title of the harbour master is assigned during the reign of a female or male monarch.

OBS

Queen's Harbour Master Esquimalt; QHM Esquimalt : designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • Queen’s Harbor Master Esquimalt
  • Queen’s Harbormaster Esquimalt
  • Queen’s Harbourmaster Esquimalt
  • King’s Harbourmaster Esquimalt
  • King’s Harbor Master Esquimalt
  • King’s Harbormaster Esquimalt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Gares maritimes
  • Forces navales
OBS

Capitaine de port de Sa Majesté Esquimalt; CPSM Esquimalt : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Armour
DEF

An area safe from direct ground fire that may be occupied by armoured personnel carriers during the assault phase of an attack.

OBS

ZULU harbour; Z har : designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • ZULU harbor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Arme blindée
DEF

Zone protégée contre le tir terrestre direct, qui pourrait être occupée par des transports de troupes blindés pendant la phase d'assaut d'une attaque.

OBS

refuge ZULU; ref Z : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Logistics
  • Land Forces
DEF

In land operations, an area which permits a temporary dispersal and concealment for rest, maintenance, replenishment or other administrative activities.

OBS

harbour; har : term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • harbor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logistique militaire
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

En opérations terrestres, endroit où il est possible de se disperser et de se dissimuler temporairement pour le repos, la maintenance, le ravitaillement ou d'autres activités administratives.

OBS

refuge; ref : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

OBS

refuge; ref : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2021-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
  • Naval Forces
OBS

Harbour Defence Detachment; HD Det : designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • Harbour Defense Detachment
  • Harbor Defence Detachment
  • Harbor Defense Detachment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
  • Forces navales
OBS

Détachement de défense portuaire; Dét DP : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
OBS

Les lois de la Nouvelle-Écosse ne sont pas traduites.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
Key term(s)
  • harbor department

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports

Spanish

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