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achteruit slaan met de machine

English translation: slow astern with the engine

15:16 Mar 5, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Dutch term or phrase: achteruit slaan met de machine
This term appears several times in the description of a collision between a ship and a pilot boat. Examples:

"Had de loods kunnen weten dat bij het achteruit slaan met de machine de uitwerking van de schroef anders zou kunnen zijn dan wat verwacht wordt?"

"De loods verklaarde: 'Bij het passeren van de Oosthaven werd Langzaam Achteruit geslagen met de machine. In tegenstelling tot wat verwacht werd, ging het voorschip stuurboord uit.'"

"Het schip had een vaart van 4 à 5 knopen bij het langzaam achteruitslaan. De boegschroef werkte nog niet."

"Is ongeveer 5 minuten lang vol achteruit slaan een behoorlijke tijd om het schip te kunnen stoppen over een afstand van minder dan 270 meter?"

I understand the meaning of the term but would like to know what term would be used by English-speaking sailors.
Karel Thijs
Local time: 06:31
English translation:slow astern with the engine
Explanation:
the propellor in this case appears to have pulled the bow to starboard - which is not normally the case - and depending on the size of the ship (a supertanker fully loaded takes 15 minutes to come to a halt- my husband is the source of the fact as he once sailed from the Canary Islands to Rotterdam on board a fully laden supertanker) 5 minutes is a fairly long time but the distance is quite short and the ship was going ahead at 4 -5 knots when the engines were reversed.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-05 16:52:02 GMT)
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I would normally say that the ship in this situation was doing 4-5 knots forward when the engines were put to slow astern (in ships there was previously a 'telegraph' in the wheelhouse that relayed the captain's orders (see http://www.navis.gr/vocabula/voca28.htm) It certainly would not have been doing 4-5 knots backwards (or astern) given that there was a collision and the ship was attempting to slow. I would not use the words 'slow astern' in this context as a verb
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Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 12:31
Grading comment
Thanks again!
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4 +2slow astern with the engine
Kate Hudson (X)


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slow astern with the engine


Explanation:
the propellor in this case appears to have pulled the bow to starboard - which is not normally the case - and depending on the size of the ship (a supertanker fully loaded takes 15 minutes to come to a halt- my husband is the source of the fact as he once sailed from the Canary Islands to Rotterdam on board a fully laden supertanker) 5 minutes is a fairly long time but the distance is quite short and the ship was going ahead at 4 -5 knots when the engines were reversed.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-05 16:52:02 GMT)
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I would normally say that the ship in this situation was doing 4-5 knots forward when the engines were put to slow astern (in ships there was previously a 'telegraph' in the wheelhouse that relayed the captain's orders (see http://www.navis.gr/vocabula/voca28.htm) It certainly would not have been doing 4-5 knots backwards (or astern) given that there was a collision and the ship was attempting to slow. I would not use the words 'slow astern' in this context as a verb

Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 90
Grading comment
Thanks again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Kate: Thank you very much. Do you mean that I can use "slow astern" as a verb, as in "The ship had a speed of 4 to 5 knots when it was slowing astern"?

Asker: Thanks. Crystal clear.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Shimmin: another possibility "engine was put slow astern..."
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  CJG (X): The master reduced the engine speed to dead slow astern - might be another variation on the same theme
2 hrs
  -> Just slow astern -Thanks
neutral  Wouter van Kampen: "slow astern" is een commando
1 day 47 mins
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