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Spanish for Sailors and Port Workers
Practical Spanish chunks for sailors and port workers: mooring, gangways, cargo, equipment, weather, safety, radio calls, and documents.
Table of Contents
Mooring and Lines
- 01
Cabos de amarre
Mooring lines
- 02
Línea de proa
Bow line
- 03
Línea de popa
Stern line
- 04
Bolardo del muelle
Dock bollard
- 05
Mantener tensión
Keep tension
- 06
Aflojar la amarra
Slack the mooring line
- 07
No pise el cabo
Do not step on the line
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Gangway and Access
- 08
Instalar la pasarela
Set the gangway
- 09
Zona de embarque
Boarding area
- 10
Chaleco salvavidas
Life jacket
- 11
Casco obligatorio
Hard hat required
- 12
Guantes de trabajo
Work gloves
- 13
Acceso autorizado
Authorized access
- 14
Mantenga distancia
Keep your distance
Cargo and Containers
- 15
Contenedor sellado
Sealed container
- 16
Carga peligrosa
Hazardous cargo
- 17
Manifiesto de carga
Cargo manifest
- 18
Peso declarado
Declared weight
- 19
Grúa disponible
Crane available
- 20
Palé dañado
Damaged pallet
- 21
Área de descarga
Unloading area
Equipment
- 22
Mover la grúa
Move the crane
- 23
Señal del operador
Operator signal
- 24
Revisar el gancho
Check the hook
- 25
Equipo de izado
Lifting gear
- 26
Cinta de sujeción
Tie-down strap
- 27
Montacargas en uso
Forklift in use
- 28
Freno de seguridad
Safety brake
Weather and Safety
- 29
Marea alta
High tide
- 30
Viento fuerte
Strong wind
- 31
Mar de fondo
Ground swell
- 32
Lluvia en cubierta
Rain on deck
- 33
Piso resbaladizo
Slippery floor
- 34
Derrame de combustible
Fuel spill
- 35
Punto de reunión
Muster point
Radio and Documents
- 36
Llamada por radio
Radio call
- 37
Cambio de atraque
Berth change
- 38
Aduana pendiente
Customs pending
- 39
Permiso portuario
Port permit
- 40
Fin de turno
End of shift
- 41
Reporte de incidente
Incident report
- 42
Entrega confirmada
Delivery confirmed
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