Spanish for Sailors and Port Workers

Practical Spanish chunks for sailors and port workers: mooring, gangways, cargo, equipment, weather, safety, radio calls, and documents.

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Mooring and Lines
Gangway and Access
Cargo and Containers
Equipment
Weather and Safety
Radio and Documents

Mooring and Lines

Cabos de amarre
Mooring lines
Línea de proa
Bow line
Línea de popa
Stern line
Bolardo del muelle
Dock bollard
Mantener tensión
Keep tension
Aflojar la amarra
Slack the mooring line
No pise el cabo
Do not step on the line

Gangway and Access

Instalar la pasarela
Set the gangway
Zona de embarque
Boarding area
Chaleco salvavidas
Life jacket
Casco obligatorio
Hard hat required
Guantes de trabajo
Work gloves
Acceso autorizado
Authorized access
Mantenga distancia
Keep your distance

Cargo and Containers

Contenedor sellado
Sealed container
Carga peligrosa
Hazardous cargo
Manifiesto de carga
Cargo manifest
Peso declarado
Declared weight
Grúa disponible
Crane available
Palé dañado
Damaged pallet
Área de descarga
Unloading area

Equipment

Mover la grúa
Move the crane
Señal del operador
Operator signal
Revisar el gancho
Check the hook
Equipo de izado
Lifting gear
Cinta de sujeción
Tie-down strap
Montacargas en uso
Forklift in use
Freno de seguridad
Safety brake

Weather and Safety

Marea alta
High tide
Viento fuerte
Strong wind
Mar de fondo
Ground swell
Lluvia en cubierta
Rain on deck
Piso resbaladizo
Slippery floor
Derrame de combustible
Fuel spill
Punto de reunión
Muster point

Radio and Documents

Llamada por radio
Radio call
Cambio de atraque
Berth change
Aduana pendiente
Customs pending
Permiso portuario
Port permit
Fin de turno
End of shift
Reporte de incidente
Incident report
Entrega confirmada
Delivery confirmed

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