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BATEAU RAVITAILLEUR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Special Water Transport
- Types of Ships and Boats
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supply vessel
1, record 1, English, supply%20vessel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- supply ship 2, record 1, English, supply%20ship
- supply boat 2, record 1, English, supply%20boat
- depot vessel 3, record 1, English, depot%20vessel
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Transports par bateaux spéciaux
- Types de bateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- navire de soutien
1, record 1, French, navire%20de%20soutien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- navire de ravitaillement 2, record 1, French, navire%20de%20ravitaillement
correct, masculine noun
- navire-ravitailleur 3, record 1, French, navire%2Dravitailleur
correct, masculine noun
- navire ravitailleur 4, record 1, French, navire%20ravitailleur
correct, masculine noun
- bateau ravitailleur 2, record 1, French, bateau%20ravitailleur
correct, masculine noun
- ravitailleur 2, record 1, French, ravitailleur
correct, masculine noun
- navire avitailleur 5, record 1, French, navire%20avitailleur
see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
- navire support 6, record 1, French, navire%20support
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bâtiment de charge assurant l’approvisionnement des plates-formes de forage en mer en matériels et en produits nécessaires à leur fonctionnement (tiges de forages, boues, carburants, etc.). 6, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20soutien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un navire de soutien [...] portant les équipements de ballastage. 1, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20soutien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] un navire-ravitailleur [...] descendait vers la mer, chargé en pontée de segments de tubes de forage. 3, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20soutien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Il est clair que tout traité franco-canadien devra prévoir la possibilité pour des navires avitailleurs de l’archipel d’exercer leur activité dans l’ensemble du champ transfrontalier. 5, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20soutien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le Trésor de la langue française, «avitailler» et ses dérivés sont étiquetés comme vieillis. 7, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20soutien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Transporte por barcos especiales
- Tipos de barcos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- buque nodriza
1, record 1, Spanish, buque%20nodriza
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cellar deck
1, record 2, English, cellar%20deck
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lower deck of a double-decked submersible drilling rig. 2, record 2, English, - cellar%20deck
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Offshore] drilling ... proceeds as on land, the wellhead being set on a cellar deck approximately 15 ft below the main deck. 3, record 2, English, - cellar%20deck
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pont inférieur
1, record 2, French, pont%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cellar deck 2, record 2, French, cellar%20deck
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plancher inférieur au plancher de forage. 1, record 2, French, - pont%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] sous l'action d’un vent de travers [la plate-forme] a tendance à faire cap au vent. Cet effet est obtenu par la localisation du cellar deck vers l'arrière. Remarquons, l'extension du chemin de roulement du pont roulant du cellar deck vers l'arrière, en porte à faux par rapport au plan d’entretoisement : il est ainsi possible d’aller pêcher un élément de tête de puits sur le pont d’un bateau ravitailleur amarré à couple. 2, record 2, French, - pont%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Key term(s)
- plancher inférieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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