Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | | Spanish term or phrase: Giro | I am translating a contract which deals with company A supplying equipment for 2 submarines pertaining to company B. The following is part of the "Description of the System":
El Procesador tendrá la capacidad instalada de recibir por puertas de entrada separadas, señales de Rumbo y Velocidad (bien sea a través del DDS o desde una señal directa de Giro y Corredera), asi proporcionará al buque esta capacidad redundante.
I understand that the Corredera (Dutchman's log) is an actual physical tool that will provide information on speed.
The "Giro" will provide information on the course or direction of the vessel. But what is a "Giro"? Is it an actual physical tool? Some kind of sensor? Most importantly, what is its name in English?
Many thanks in advance for your help. |
|  Jessica KlingbergKudoZ activityQuestions: 283 (none open) ( 2 without valid answers) Answers: 45
| | Local time: 12:18
|
| | heading indicator/directional giro | Explanation:
In submarine, as in aviation, there's a machine for telling you which way the ship is pointing. Gyroscopic devices are used to provide the stability needed in this kind of vessel. The "giro" will tell you in which direction the ship is pointing.
The log will tell you how far the ship has gone. By combining the two you can tell, more or less, where you have been.
Dutchman's log refers to the now ancient technique of throwing something overboard to judge the vessels speed, not really a practical proposition in a submarine. Log is quite sufficeint. Good luck! |
| Selected response from:
Peter Guest
Spain
Local time: 18:18
| Grading comment Peter, thank you very much for your explanation and help. It was very useful. I used "directional giro" in my translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
| |
| Discussion entries: 0 |
|---|
Automatic update in 00:
|
14 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | |
| KudoZ™ translation helpThe KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases. See also: Search millions of term translations  |
The translation workplace 
