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AHOY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
- Sea Operations (Military)
- Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boat ahoy
1, record 1, English, boat%20ahoy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ship ahoy 2, record 1, English, ship%20ahoy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hail ... challenging unknown boat. 3, record 1, English, - boat%20ahoy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Between sunrise and sunset, any boat approaching the ship shall be challenged by the gangway staff to determine who is in the boat and the boat's intentions. When the boat is in hailing distance, the hail "boat ahoy" is given. 4, record 1, English, - boat%20ahoy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
At night, you cannot see who is in the boat ... to get around this difficulty, a code of replies to the hail, "BOAT AHOY," has been devised. 5, record 1, English, - boat%20ahoy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
- Opérations en mer (Militaire)
- Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ohé du navire
1, record 1, French, oh%C3%A9%20du%20navire
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- oh du navire 2, record 1, French, oh%20du%20navire
- ohé du canot 3, record 1, French, oh%C3%A9%20du%20canot
correct, officially approved
- ho du canot 4, record 1, French, ho%20du%20canot
correct, officially approved
- oh du canot 5, record 1, French, oh%20du%20canot
- ho de l'embarcation 6, record 1, French, ho%20de%20l%27embarcation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entre le lever et le coucher du soleil, une embarcation qui s'approche d'un navire doit être sommée par le personnel à la coupée pour déterminer qui se trouve à bord de l'embarcation et quelles sont ses intentions. Lorsque l'embarcation se trouve à une distance permettant de l'interpeller, l'appel «ohé du canot» est donné. 7, record 1, French, - oh%C3%A9%20du%20navire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ohé du canot; ho du canot : expressions uniformisées par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 8, record 1, French, - oh%C3%A9%20du%20navire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Ahoy
1, record 2, English, Ahoy
correct, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Publication of Friends of the Trent-Severn Waterway. 1, record 2, English, - Ahoy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Ahoy
1, record 2, French, Ahoy
correct, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Publication de Friends of the Trent-Severn Waterway. 1, record 2, French, - Ahoy
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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