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feu de position [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
DEF

Statutory lights shown by aircraft and vessels during the hours between sunset and sunrise, in accordance with international agreements.

OBS

The lights which are laid down under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea which vessels must display when under way at sea at night. They include a white light on the mast (two lights if the vessel is over 150 feet in length with the second abaft of and higher than the first), red and green sidelights to port and starboard respectively, and a white stern light.

OBS

navigation light; position light: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

navigation light; position light: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
OBS

Feux réglementaires équipant un navire à la mer. Ils comprennent pour un navire standard, un feu de mât, un feu de poupe et deux feux de côtés.

OBS

feu de position; feu de navigation : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

feu de navigation; feu de position : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

feu de navigation; feu de route : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte por agua)
OBS

luz de navegación; luz de posición: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI)

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Record 2 2008-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

feux de position : Ensemble des lumières qui indiquent le gabarit d'un véhicule durant la nuit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo eléctrico (Vehículos automotores)
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