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PORT APPROACH [7 records]

Record 1 2012-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

A route which joins a port to a coastal or transit route.

OBS

approach route: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
DEF

Route qui relie un port à une route côtière ou à une route du large.

OBS

route d'approche : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

route d'approche; route d'accès : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
DEF

[Ruta] que une un puerto con una ruta costera o de tránsito.

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Record 2 2003-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

A port having a shallow approach which not only necessitates discharge into small craft but also creates a swell that makes discharge difficult.

OBS

Discharge is generally by slings which must be handled expertly to avoid sling loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

Ten minutes prior to the docking the slow motion approach to Zvezda was commanded and the Kurs system guided Soyuz TM-31 to a flawless docking with the rear port of the module at 0920 : 58...

OBS

slow motion approach: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
OBS

approche au ralenti : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
OBS

Depth controlling. The least depth in the approach or channel to an area, such as a port or anchorage, governing the maximum draft of vessels that can enter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Limite des profondeurs navigables. Profondeur minimale d'une zone d'atterrage ou d'un chenal conduisant à un port ou à un mouillage qui commande le tirant d'eau maximal des navires qui peuvent naviguer dans cette zone ou dans ce chenal.

Spanish

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Record 5 1983-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

The initial part of the missed approach area starts at the end of the final approach area(i. e. at a distance DD before threshold). It continues from there with a constant width of 600 metres(2000 feet), there being 300 metres(1000 feet) on either side of the runway centre line, to a distance of not less than 900 metres(3000 feet) nor normally, more than 1800 metres(6000 feet) beyond the threshold. At this point the final port of the missed approach area commences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

La partie initiale de l'aire d'approche interrompue commence à la fin de l'aire d'approche finale (c'est-à-dire à une distance D du seuil). Elle conserve ensuite une largeur constante de 600 m (2000 pieds), soit 300 m (1000 pieds) de chaque côté de l'axe de la piste, jusqu'à une distance d'au moins 900 m (3000 pieds) mais n'excédant pas normalement 1800 m (6000 pieds) au-delà du seuil. En ce point commence la dernière partie de l'aire d'approche interrompue.

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The HAPI system consists of three roll and pitch stabilized lantern projector units, two of which are placed on the port side of the flight deck and the third, the close approach indicator(CAI), on the forward port side of the island, 8. 5 m(27, 88 ft) above the deck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Le système se compose de trois groupes de projecteurs stabilisés en roulis et en tangage, deux étant installés à bâbord du pont d'envol (à l'avant et à l'arrière) et le troisième, l'indicateur d'approche finale CAI (Close Approach Indicator), à l'avant gauche de l'îlot, à 8,5 m au-dessus du pont.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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