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Marine marchande - cours d'anglais 2s4d4w

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The Merchant Navy - La Marine marchande


The merchant fleet	La flotte marchande
A merchant ship	Un navire de commerce
A steamship, a steamer	Un vapeur
A motor ship(MS), a motor vessel(MV)	Un navire à moteur
A cargo-boat	Un cargo
A coaster	Un caboteur
A collier	Un charbonnier
A tanker	Un pétrolier
A bulk carrier	Un vraquier
An ore carrier	Un minéralier

The engine	La machine
The propeller	L'hélice
A paddle steamer	Un bateau à aubes
The funnel	La cheminée
The hull	La coque
The keel	La quille
The stem	L'étrave
The bow	La proue
The stern	La poupe
A hold	La cale
Watertight	Étanche
Watertight door	Porte étanche
The cargo	Le chargement
The freight	Le fret
To stow	Arrimer
The ballast	Le lest
To load	Charger
To unload, discharge	Décharger
A crane	Une grue

To steer	Gouverner
The tiller	La barre
The helm	La barre
The wheel	La barre (roue)
A sailor	Un marin
The master	Le capitaine
The skipper	Le patron
The mate	Le second
An anchor	Une ancre
The bows	Les bossoirs
Starboard	Tribord
Port	Bâbord
An anchorage	Un mouillage
The draught	Le tirant d'eau
The lead	La sonde
To sound	Sonder
To drop anchor	Jeter l'ancre
To weigh anchor	Lever l'ancre
To fly the flag of	Battre pavillon de...
The ensign	Le pavillon national
The crew	L'équipage
The watch	Le quart
The com/comes	Le compas
A chart	Une carte marine
To take a fix	Faire le point
A knot	Un nœud

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1. The bulk of British exports and imports is made by sea. It is no wonder then that Great Britain has the largest in the world at sea.

2. It is comprised of merchantmen (or merchant ships): steamships (or steamers) or motor vessels. Some cargo-boats are specialised: coasters, colliers, , etc. Vessels of any kind are collectively called craft.

3. The engines propel the vessel. They drive one or two (or screws).

4. Paddle steamers are still to be found navigating on lakes or river estuaries. The of a ship is called the funnel.

5. The body of a ship is the hull; it is ed by the which extends from stem to stern.

6. A merchantman includes several watertight holds, in which the cargo (or freight) is carefully stowed. When a ship's holds are empty, she must carry ballast (sand ballast or water-ballast). The goods are loaded on board and unloaded (or discharged) with the help of .

7. A small boat is steered by means of a tiller (or helm) fitted to the head of the . In large vessels there is no tiller but a wheel. The sailor in charge of it receives orders from the master (called skipper on a small vessel), who is assisted by a mate.

8. The are fixed to the bows of a ship, one on the starboard (or right) side, the other to the port (or left) side.

9. Before coming to an , which depends on the draught of the ship, the lead is used to sound the depth of the sea. Then the ship will drop anchor (opp. weigh anchor)

10. A ship flies her national flag. In Great Britain, it is called the Red Ensign. The of the crew are on duty in rotation during four-hour periods called watches. The officer of the watch must be very attentive to the ship's course and keep a close eye on the com and the . The speed of a vessel is indicated in knots (one knot = one mile per hour)

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