Unit 4 - Man overboard Flashcards
Etaler
To post in “Instructions are also given and posted in the working alleyways”
Coursive/passage
Alleyway
Fiche
Flip-card
Noter l’heure dans le journal de bord
To log the time
Convoquer/appeler
To summon “OOW sounds the alarm signal to summon all hands and place both engins on standby”
Une couche
A layer “… then a detailed layer search every 10° below the horizon”
Fermer la glissière
To zip up “He will be zipped up in the sleeping bag”
Accrocher
To hook on “One spliced into each end of the boat for hooking on to the boat’s falls(Garant/drisse)”
Hypothermie
Hypothermia “He is given proper treatment for hypothermia and shock”
Corps/torse
Trunk
Contrôler
To monitor “His temperature and pulse rate monitored every 30 minutes”
Retirer la chaleur
To draw off heat “If his arms and legs are very cold they should not be allowed to draw off heat from his main truck”
Tracer la route
To plot (the course)
Demande/prière/requête
A plea
Immerger la saleté/les débris en mer
To dump rubbish at sea “May I make a general plea to all ships who still dump rubbish at sea”
Bin-liner
Sac poubelle/sac à ordures “Especially those who use black bin-liners”
Observation/perception
Sighting “So often during a search, we find that a sighting turns out to be false because of…”
Lieu que l’on fréquente/repère
Haunt “A search of the accommodation and his usual haunts had failed to find him”
Instituer/établir
To institute “A thorough search of the entire ship was instituted”
Prendre en main/mettre en train
Put in hand “I considered it advisable to assume the worth had happened and put in hand the following man overboard procedure”
Tête de mat
Mast head “An available men were stationed at the mast heads as lookout”
Repère
Datum mark “Dropped a large oil drum overside, hoping it would act as a datum mark”
Défendre/plaider
To advocate “I would not advocate that the man overboard “drills” are carried out purely for practice”
Matière à reflexion
Food for thought “ Produced the following questions, which I offer here, as Food for Thought”
