capitaine expert

English translation: cargo superintendant

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French term or phrase:capitaine expert
English translation:cargo superintendant
Entered by: Paul Malone

09:14 May 19, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Export shipping
French term or phrase: capitaine expert
The text is about export shipping arrangements for railway switches. This part of the text is discussing intermodal handling/lifting transhipment operations at ports. The whole sentence reads: 'S’il s’agit de l’embarquement au port de départ, le prestataire doit impérativement faire appel à un capitaine expert'.
Paul Malone
France
Local time: 21:38
cargo superintendant
Explanation:
The ship's captain is solely responsible for the stowing and securing of cargo, i.e. if something comes loose and causes damage, injury, or sinking, he is reponsible. To relieve him of this responsibility - since he also has many others - a cargo superintendant supervises loading, stowing, and securing, and issues the captain with a certificate attesting to the good workmanship, etc.

This is what the "capitaine expert" does. He is a "capitaine" only in respect of the cargo-damage responsibility.

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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-05-19 10:23:12 GMT)
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chargé de 1650 tonnes de marchandises diverses, convenablement arrimées comme en atteste le certificat de saisissage du CAPITAINE EXPERT Robert McDOWELL
[http://eorarbleizmor.free.fr/index.php?2005/05/12/100-rappor...]

L\'armateur n\'est pas tenu de faire constater, avant le débarquement, le bon arrimage de la marchandise ; mais tout réceptionnaire peut provoquer la nomination d\'un expert chargé de vérifier cet arrimage. A Marseille, cette vérification se fait par le CAPITAINE EXPERT du Lloyd Maritime
[www.cdmt.droit.u-3mrs.fr/memoires/2003/m03ciba.doc]


Surveys at the vessel’s departure.
1. Obligation
Compulsory visits at the time of a vessel’s departure were, as we saw, explicitly ordered by the Authorities, namely by the decree of 1791, and the Commercial Code had adopted this obligation.
Surveys were requested by the ship-owner or by the Master. If they are negligent in this respect, they are acting at their own risk and the seaworthiness of the ship is questionable.
On the other hand, if the ship has been surveyed as prescribed by the law, it’s state is pre-sumed to be in a good condition ; consequently, any mischief which might occur, may be pre-sumed to be resulting from an \"accident at sea\".
Besides, if a Master is not in possession of a certificate of Survey, he may be prevented from leaving the harbour. The certificate of Survey also has to be shown to both the Customs (before the cargo is taken in) and to Pilotage (in order to get a pilot for sailing). This practice was later enacted by the Royal Decree of 8th March 1843 which entitled the Water-bailiff to object to a ship’s sailing when it has not been surveyed or when it has not received a survey certificate.
[http://www.nauticalcommission.be/History.htm – this document relates the history of \"nautical surveying\" and refers to one Muskeyn in Belgium, described in French as \"capitaine expert\"]

on loading and securing cargo in containers, particularly for awkward or out-of-gauge pieces, and where required we can supply CARGO SUPERINTENDANT, labour ...
www.redclf.co.uk/highforward.htm

Trading under the name of “Veni Vidi “ I offer a range of services as a CARGO SUPERINTENDENT chiefly working with agricultural product (grain, fertilizer animal feed etc…) , though at times diversifying Into pre-shipment inspections, site inspections and many other similar services.

A degree in Agricultural Science from Sutton Bonnington (Nottingham University) gives me a broad science background.

This has been complimented by some experience of working on the land, some years spent with MAFF/ ADAS as a Scientific Officer (– chiefly phytosanitary work) as well as 4 years as a full-time CARGO SUPERINTENDENT with SGS UK ltd.

Since then I have working in the same role on a self-employed basis, working for a variety of different clients in a variety of different roles, though predominantly associated with the import and export of agricultural products.

Usual Roles
Testing of various grains to ensure they meet contract specification at point of entry or departure from the docks.
Weight recording, usually with regard to tally sheets at weighbridges.
Site or ship inspections prior to loading or storage.
Inspection of goods/products damaged in transit.
Phytosanitary inspections for certification.
Pre-shipment Inspections.

Experienced with various grain, fertilizers and animal feeds etc…
[http://www.canalbarge.co.uk/home.htm]
Selected response from:

Bourth (X)
Local time: 21:38
Grading comment
This term seems to fit perfectly in this context. The individual in question is definitely responsible for handling the cargo operations and is not the ship's master.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3cargo superintendant
Bourth (X)
4 +1qualified [ship's] captain
Graham macLachlan
3Senior Pilot/ Harbour Master
Laura Robertson
1(marine) damage assessor
John Peterson


Discussion entries: 1





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
qualified [ship's] captain


Explanation:
a real ship's captain with all his tickets and papers etc.

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 21:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 317

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Edmundson: Yes - I thought of it this way - A kind of "chartered ship's captain" :-)
2 mins
  -> thanks Mark
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Senior Pilot/ Harbour Master


Explanation:
seems to be the person in charge of getting the boat out of the harbour.

Laura Robertson
France
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
(marine) damage assessor


Explanation:
Le Petit Robert defines capitaine-expert as "chargé d'évaluer les avaries"; couple of Google hits support this, but does sound a bit odd given the context; hence low rating

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Note added at 2005-05-19 09:31:59 (GMT)
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Probably need to make it clear that damage refers to goods, not the ship (so maybe drop marine from the term).

John Peterson
Local time: 20:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cargo superintendant


Explanation:
The ship's captain is solely responsible for the stowing and securing of cargo, i.e. if something comes loose and causes damage, injury, or sinking, he is reponsible. To relieve him of this responsibility - since he also has many others - a cargo superintendant supervises loading, stowing, and securing, and issues the captain with a certificate attesting to the good workmanship, etc.

This is what the "capitaine expert" does. He is a "capitaine" only in respect of the cargo-damage responsibility.

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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-05-19 10:23:12 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

chargé de 1650 tonnes de marchandises diverses, convenablement arrimées comme en atteste le certificat de saisissage du CAPITAINE EXPERT Robert McDOWELL
[http://eorarbleizmor.free.fr/index.php?2005/05/12/100-rappor...]

L\'armateur n\'est pas tenu de faire constater, avant le débarquement, le bon arrimage de la marchandise ; mais tout réceptionnaire peut provoquer la nomination d\'un expert chargé de vérifier cet arrimage. A Marseille, cette vérification se fait par le CAPITAINE EXPERT du Lloyd Maritime
[www.cdmt.droit.u-3mrs.fr/memoires/2003/m03ciba.doc]


Surveys at the vessel’s departure.
1. Obligation
Compulsory visits at the time of a vessel’s departure were, as we saw, explicitly ordered by the Authorities, namely by the decree of 1791, and the Commercial Code had adopted this obligation.
Surveys were requested by the ship-owner or by the Master. If they are negligent in this respect, they are acting at their own risk and the seaworthiness of the ship is questionable.
On the other hand, if the ship has been surveyed as prescribed by the law, it’s state is pre-sumed to be in a good condition ; consequently, any mischief which might occur, may be pre-sumed to be resulting from an \"accident at sea\".
Besides, if a Master is not in possession of a certificate of Survey, he may be prevented from leaving the harbour. The certificate of Survey also has to be shown to both the Customs (before the cargo is taken in) and to Pilotage (in order to get a pilot for sailing). This practice was later enacted by the Royal Decree of 8th March 1843 which entitled the Water-bailiff to object to a ship’s sailing when it has not been surveyed or when it has not received a survey certificate.
[http://www.nauticalcommission.be/History.htm – this document relates the history of \"nautical surveying\" and refers to one Muskeyn in Belgium, described in French as \"capitaine expert\"]

on loading and securing cargo in containers, particularly for awkward or out-of-gauge pieces, and where required we can supply CARGO SUPERINTENDANT, labour ...
www.redclf.co.uk/highforward.htm

Trading under the name of “Veni Vidi “ I offer a range of services as a CARGO SUPERINTENDENT chiefly working with agricultural product (grain, fertilizer animal feed etc…) , though at times diversifying Into pre-shipment inspections, site inspections and many other similar services.

A degree in Agricultural Science from Sutton Bonnington (Nottingham University) gives me a broad science background.

This has been complimented by some experience of working on the land, some years spent with MAFF/ ADAS as a Scientific Officer (– chiefly phytosanitary work) as well as 4 years as a full-time CARGO SUPERINTENDENT with SGS UK ltd.

Since then I have working in the same role on a self-employed basis, working for a variety of different clients in a variety of different roles, though predominantly associated with the import and export of agricultural products.

Usual Roles
Testing of various grains to ensure they meet contract specification at point of entry or departure from the docks.
Weight recording, usually with regard to tally sheets at weighbridges.
Site or ship inspections prior to loading or storage.
Inspection of goods/products damaged in transit.
Phytosanitary inspections for certification.
Pre-shipment Inspections.

Experienced with various grain, fertilizers and animal feeds etc…
[http://www.canalbarge.co.uk/home.htm]


Bourth (X)
Local time: 21:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 487
Grading comment
This term seems to fit perfectly in this context. The individual in question is definitely responsible for handling the cargo operations and is not the ship's master.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hunter: or inspector? (guessing)
11 mins

agree  Graham macLachlan: http://www.maxx.be/library/lexmar/lexmarc.html // watch for Frenchyisms: superintendEnt
23 mins

agree  Catherine Christaki
5 hrs
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