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INVESTIGADOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport Personnel and Services
- Air Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aircraft accident investigator
1, record 1, English, aircraft%20accident%20investigator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person designated ... to investigate aircraft accidents. 2, record 1, English, - aircraft%20accident%20investigator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Accidents happen. It’s an aircraft accident investigator’s job to see that they don’t happen again. When a plane crashes, the aircraft accident investigator is one of the first on the scene, along with rescuers and emergency medical technicians. 3, record 1, English, - aircraft%20accident%20investigator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enquêteur des accidents d'aéronefs
1, record 1, French, enqu%C3%AAteur%20des%20accidents%20d%27a%C3%A9ronefs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne désignée [...] pour enquêter sur les accidents d'aviation. 2, record 1, French, - enqu%C3%AAteur%20des%20accidents%20d%27a%C3%A9ronefs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
- Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- investigador de accidentes de aviación
1, record 1, Spanish, investigador%20de%20accidentes%20de%20aviaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- investigador de accidentes aéreos 2, record 1, Spanish, investigador%20de%20accidentes%20a%C3%A9reos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que en razón de sus calificaciones y experiencia es designado por la Comisión Investigadora y Dictaminadora de Accidentes Aéreos para su participación en la investigación de un accidente o incidente aéreo dentro de su ámbito de competencia profesional. 2, record 1, Spanish, - investigador%20de%20accidentes%20de%20aviaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military Organization
- Air Transport Personnel and Services
- Air Safety
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- investigator
1, record 2, English, investigator
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In airworthiness, an individual who investigates airworthiness-related aviation safety occurrences and aviation safety issues. 1, record 2, English, - investigator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The investigator must remain independent from the regulator and the implementer, and is also empowered to investigate the role that the regulator and implementer may have had in any aviation occurrence. The Airworthiness Investigative Authority is the investigator within the DND/CF [Department of National Defence/Canadian Forces] Airworthiness Program. 1, record 2, English, - investigator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
investigator: term and definition officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel (Trenton). 2, record 2, English, - investigator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation militaire
- Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enquêteur
1, record 2, French, enqu%C3%AAteur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En navigabilité, personne qui enquête sur les incidents de sécurité aérienne liés à la navigabilité et sur les questions de sécurité aérienne. 1, record 2, French, - enqu%C3%AAteur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’enquêteur doit demeurer impartial à l’égard du régulateur et de l’exécutant. Il détient aussi le pouvoir d’enquêter sur le rôle du régulateur et de l’exécutant dans le cadre d’un incident aéronautique. L’Autorité des enquêtes sur la navigabilité est l’enquêteur dans le cadre du Programme de navigabilité du MDN [ministère de la Défense nationale] et des FC [Forces canadiennes]. 1, record 2, French, - enqu%C3%AAteur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
enquêteur : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne (Trenton). 2, record 2, French, - enqu%C3%AAteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización militar
- Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
- Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
- Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- investigador
1, record 2, Spanish, investigador
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona responsable que organiza, realiza y controla una investigación [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - investigador
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] nombrado por la Autoridad Aeronáutica Competente. 1, record 2, Spanish, - investigador
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