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DAMCON [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Naval Equipment Maintenance
DEF

In naval usage, measures necessary aboard ship to preserve and re-establish water-tight integrity, stability, manoeuvrability and offensive power; to control list and trim; to effect rapid repairs of materiel; to limit the spread of, and provide adequate protection from, fire; to limit the spread of, remove the contamination by, and provide adequate protection from, toxic agents; and to provide for care of wounded personnel.

OBS

damage control; DAMCON: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Maintenance du matériel naval
DEF

Dans la marine, ensemble des dispositions prises à bord d'un bâtiment pour maintenir et rétablir l'intégrité de l'étanchéité, la stabilité, les possibilités manoeuvrières et la puissance offensive; pour contrôler la bande et l'assiette; pour effectuer rapidement des réparations matérielles; pour limiter l'extension des incendies et assurer une protection efficace contre ce danger; pour limiter la diffusion des agents toxiques, assurer la décontamination et une protection efficace et pour assurer les soins aux blessés.

OBS

lutte contre les avaries; LCA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

Le service de traduction de l'État-major de la Force maritime recommande l'emploi du terme «lutte contre les avaries».

OBS

organisation sécurité : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
  • Mantenimiento del equipo naval
DEF

Desde el punto de vista naval; expresión que indica las medidas necesarias a tomar a bordo de un barco para preservar y restablecer la estanqueidad, la estabilidad, la maniobrabilidad y la potencia ofensiva del mismo; para controlar la escora y el equilibrio, para limitar o evitar el fuego; eliminar o evitar la contaminación y suministrar la protección adecuada contra los agentes tóxicos y facilitar el cuidado del personal herido.

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