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Law/Patents - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / shipping | | French term or phrase: capitaine | Here we have "Monsieur le Capitaine Commandant le navire". "capitaine" has been translated by "master". Is this correct?
(Pleadings in a case in which a tanker damaged port facilities in a berthing (or docking?) manoeuvre.) |
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3 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 Captain
Explanation:
why not?
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Note added at 2002-05-21 13:48:10 (GMT)
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Look what I found in Eurodicautom:
FRANCAIS
Definition Dans la Force terrestre,la Force aérienne et la Gendarmerie belges,officier supérieur de niveau OF-3,mais subordonné au major;pas d\'équivalent dans l\'armée française
Reference Code STANAG 2116,4e éd.,OTAN
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TERM capitaine-commandant
Reference Code STANAG 2116,4e éd.,OTAN
Note {NTE} pas d\'équivalent dans la Marine française;Dans la Force navale belge,officier supérieur de niveau OF-3,mais subordonné au capitaine de corvette
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Note {NTE} No equivalent
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11 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
37 mins confidence:
41 mins confidence: admiral; chief officer; commissioned officer; chief of the vessel
Explanation:
admiral; chief officer; commissioned officer; chief of the vessel
Admiral
a naval commissioned officer of the highest rank; the commander of a fleet or squadron.There are various ranks of admiral and they differ between the US and UK.
Captain
the chief officer of a merchant vessel or a commercial airplane.
Crossref. Syn. master
Similar Words skipper , old man , chief , officer , pilot , master , shipmaster
Master
1. a person with power or authority; one who rules or controls.
Synonyms chief , head , captain, commander
2. a captain of a merchant ship.
*chief of the vessel
Tanker
1. an airplane, ship, or truck designed to transport oil or other liquids in bulk.
Related Words vessel
Master seems to be correct and here are some other options for you.
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