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PORT CAPTAIN [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2022-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Water Transport
DEF

A shore-based person who has the oversight and charge of all vessels belonging to a shipping company and is directly responsible to the managing director for the care, maintenance and upkeep of ships and the manning of the deck department. He is also responsible for the docking and unlocking of vessels and supervises the loading and discharging of cargo. In practice, one of the senior captains of the company is usually selected for this post.

OBS

Not to be confused with the "ship’s husband" appointed by the joint owners of a ship or ships, and usually one of their number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Transport par eau
DEF

Dans les compagnies de navigation, personne responsable à terre du recrutement des équipages, de la gestion et de l'approvisionnement des matières nécessaires à l'entretien.

OBS

Il s'agit souvent d'un ancien capitaine de navire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho del mar
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Transporte por agua
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Record 3 2007-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship's Organization (Military)
CONT

The Impress Service covered every port in Great Britain. Each major port had a captain in charge, while smaller ports had a lieutenant.... The senior officer was known as the regulating officer, and the headquarters chosen was called the Rendezvous. Having set up the Rendezvous, the regulating officer would then hire some of the local hard men as ’gangers’, to form the press gang(on land the press gang was rarely formed by sailors). Being one of the gangers was perhaps the only sure fire way of not being pressed. The Gang was then sent out and roamed the surrounding countryside in search of suitable recruits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du navire (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coast Guard
CONT

The Captain of the Port can declare inland waters in his jurisdiction to be "special security zones", wherein commercial vessels must report their movements to the nearest Coast Guard station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Garde côtière
OBS

Pluriel : des garde-côtes.

OBS

garde-côtes (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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