Unit 3 - Marine pollution prevention Flashcards
Exercice
Drill “by having regular drills on board”
Nuisible/malfaisant
Harmful “Nevertheless incidents involving harmful substances should be …”
Contrainte/accentuation
Stress “Stability and stress consideration will apply as well”
Appliquer/etre applicable
To apply
Déversement
Spill “minimizing the effects should a minor spill occur”
Contrôler/surveiller
To monitor “These include the provision of experience and responsible personnel to monitor operations”
Fermer/arrêter
Shut down “Understanding and agreement of cargo transfert and emergency shut down procedures”
Dalot
Scupper “Other issues addressing hardware-related items such as the adequacy of scupper plugs”
Bouchon
Plug
Vider
To blank “The blanking of unused cargo connections”
Guérir/remédier
To cure “Should not be restart until the source of the leak has been identified and cured”
Citerne partiellement vide
Slack tank “The effected sections should be drained down to an available empty or slack tank”
Pompe d’assèchement
Stripping pump “Other methods could involve using a stripping pump to empty and depressurize the line”
Dégoutter/goute à goute
To drop (back) “The temptation to drop lines back into the pump room bilges must be resisted “
Bouchain
Bilge
Déborder/inonder
To overflow “Should the spillage be due to overflowing a car/bunker tank, the level within the tank should be lowered”
Pression (du liquide)
Head “Mesures should be taken to reduce the head of cargo/bunker in the tank”
Equilibre hydrostatic
Hydrostatic balance “Cargo will continue to flow out to sea until hydrostatic balance is achieved …”
Fracture
Fracture “Should it be suspect that leakage is from a fracture in the bat tom plating”
Niveau
Level “Consideration should be given to reduce the level in the tank”
Séparation/ségrégation
Segregation “Cargo segregation and quality concerns must be secondary to preventive measures”
Hasarder/mettre en danger
Jeopardise “No action should be taken that in any way could jeopardize the safety of personnel either on board or ashore”
Joncher
To litter “Th coastline is littered with rubbish”
Détritus/ordures
Rubbish
