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أجهزة استغاثة

English translation: SOS devices

22:14 May 6, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Arabic term or phrase: أجهزة استغاثة
لا بد من توافر جميع معدات وأجهزة الاستغاثة المنصوص عليها في سولاس SOLAS.
Dina Ali
Egypt
Local time: 22:41
English translation:SOS devices
Explanation:
SOS devices
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Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Local time: 22:41
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3SOS devices
Tamer Mekhimar
5 +2Rescue equipment
Shabbir Limbada
5 +1distress signals device
Nadia Ayoub
3calling device
Hani Hassaan


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
calling device


Explanation:
calling device

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
SOS devices


Explanation:
SOS devices

Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammad Gornas: very well agree but (equipment) would be better
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Miftah Muman
10 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Taleb Ebrahim - Arabic - English - Turkish Professional Conference Interpreter-Translator
19 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
distress signals device


Explanation:
the following distress signals:(i) six pyrotechnic distress signals, of which two are rocket parachute flares, three arehand flares and one is a buoyant smoke signal, or(ii) until the first servicing of the life raft after April 27, 1996, six red hand flares;(j) one watertight electric flashlight suitable for Morse signalling and, in a watertight container,one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb for the flashlight

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http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:8XbYNHlN9-oJ:www.luxe-m...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.: Exactly that
3 mins
  -> Many thanks Noha :)
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Rescue equipment


Explanation:
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Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maureen Millington-Brodie: that's what it's called in the SOLAS convention; to clarify I would perhaps put "rescue communications equipment" as it covers more than distress beacons
10 hrs
  -> Thanks mbrodie, :) have great day.
agree  Taleb Ebrahim - Arabic - English - Turkish Professional Conference Interpreter-Translator
19 hrs
  -> thanks taleb : ) have a good evening.
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