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BATEAU REMORQUEUR [8 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A comparatively small vessel with powerful engines and constructed in such a way as to be able to manoeuvre easily for towage and/or to assist in salvage operations at sea.

CONT

Tugboats are needed to pull or push large ships in confined waters such as in a harbor area and docks, and they are also needed to tow large ships on long ocean voyages. ... They are capable of firefighting and salvage duties and may carry large capacity pumps for these purposes. One important design characteristic of a tugboat is its hull form and propulsion system are designed both for a given free running speed and a high thrust at zero speed. Furthermore, its upper deck layout is dictated by the need to get close into a variety of vessels and by the need to keep the towing point above the longitudinal center of lateral pressure so that a lateral pull has a minimum effect on maneuverability.

OBS

towboat; tow boat: Not to be confused with "pusher tug," which can also be referred to as a "towboat."

Key term(s)
  • tug boat
  • tug-boat
  • tow-boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Bâtiment conçu pour déplacer d’un point à un autre des bâtiments de navigation dans un port, sur un fleuve, une rivière ou en mer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Transporte por barcos especiales
  • Maniobras de los buques
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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Record 2 2022-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Outfitting of Ships
DEF

A strip usually made of wood, rubber or rope, wrapped around the exterior of a vessel's hull to protect it from impact.

OBS

A rubbing strake is usually fitted on a vessel when its operations are likely to expose the hull to significant impact. For example, a ferryboat, a tugboat, a fishing boat.

OBS

rubbing strake; rubbing strip: designations and definition officially approved by the Marine Terminology Approval Committee (MTAC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Armement et gréement
DEF

Bande extérieure généralement de bois, de caoutchouc ou de cordage, disposée autour de la coque d’un bâtiment pour la protéger contre les chocs.

OBS

Un liston est habituellement posé sur un bâtiment dont les opérations risquent d’exposer la coque à des impacts importants. Par exemple, un traversier, un remorqueur, un bateau de pêche.

OBS

Le terme elliptique «bourrelet» est parfois employé pour désigner cette notion.

OBS

liston; bourrelet de défense : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie maritime (CUTM).

OBS

bourrelet de défense : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
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Record 3 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
CONT

The notch tug is a conventional tug which is assigned to tow and push a specific barge, usually built to the shape and specifications of that tugboat. A notch tug has a large towing winch on its stern but it gets its name from the deep notch built into the stern of the barge. This notch is built in the exact shape of the tug's forward hull and can be quite deep, up to 90 feet, sometimes more.

Key term(s)
  • notch tugboat
  • notch tug boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tugboat: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bateau remorqueur : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
  • Maritime Organizations
CONT

Where the cause of the damage complained of is the negligence of himself or his employees, the tug owner cannot rely upon conditions exempting him from liability, if negligence is not expressly excepted ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Organisations maritimes

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A standard tug boat which is additionally provided with fire fighting equipment.

OBS

fire tug: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • fire fighting tug

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Bateau remorqueur ordinaire pourvu d’équipements de lutte contre l'incendie.

OBS

remorqueur-incendie : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
  • Water Transport
CONT

towage.-The towing of a vessel called the "tow" by another vessel called the "tug".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Transport par eau
CONT

La répartition de l'autorité et de la responsabilité se fait donc essentiellement entre le bateau remorqueur et le(ou les) bateau(x) remorqué(s).

Spanish

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Record 8 1984-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

In North America, transport operators grouped dumb barges into assemblies, lashing them on either side or ahead of a power unit with similar barges secured in rows ahead. There assemblies of unpowered and individually unmanned barges are known, somewhat illogically, as push tows and the power unit as a push tug.

Key term(s)
  • push tow barges

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Un convoi de chalands, sur une rivière, peut être tiré par un bateau à moteur qui est alors un remorqueur, ou poussé. Les Américains appellent «tow boat» le bateau propulseur, «barges» les chalands poussés, et «tow» l'ensemble du convoi.

Spanish

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