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AIR-SEA RESCUE BOAT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Air Safety
- Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crash boat
1, record 1, English, crash%20boat
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crash launch 2, record 1, English, crash%20launch
correct, officially approved
- rescue boat 3, record 1, English, rescue%20boat
correct, officially approved
- aircraft rescue boat 4, record 1, English, aircraft%20rescue%20boat
correct, United States
- air-sea rescue boat 4, record 1, English, air%2Dsea%20rescue%20boat
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fast motorboat used to rescue survivors of a plane crash at sea. 5, record 1, English, - crash%20boat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These boats were fast boats used to rescue pilots, crew and passengers from downed aircraft in search and rescue [or] air-sea rescue missions. The boats would race out to a crash site and rescue wounded aircrew. 6, record 1, English, - crash%20boat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crash boat; crash launch; rescue boat: designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 7, record 1, English, - crash%20boat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
- Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- embarcation de secours
1, record 1, French, embarcation%20de%20secours
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- embarcation de sauvetage 1, record 1, French, embarcation%20de%20sauvetage
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
embarcation de secours; embarcation de sauvetage : désignations uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 2, record 1, French, - embarcation%20de%20secours
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
- Búsqueda y salvamento (paramilitar)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bote de socorro
1, record 1, Spanish, bote%20de%20socorro
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lancha de socorro 1, record 1, Spanish, lancha%20de%20socorro
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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