Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
desguace a flote
English translation:
afloat method of scrapping/ shipbreaking
Added to glossary by
Gerardo Bensi
Apr 29, 2007 19:41
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
desguace a flote
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
desguace de buques
El texto es una ordenanza oficial sobre desguace de buques. El contexto es el siguiente:
[Título de la sección:] Elementos técnicos de juicio a ser presentados para la realización de desguace de buques y artefactos navales.
1. [...]
2. Desguace a flote, en zonas habilitadas a tal fin:
Memoria técnica con idénticos requerimientos que los indicados en XX..."
Muchas gracias.
[Título de la sección:] Elementos técnicos de juicio a ser presentados para la realización de desguace de buques y artefactos navales.
1. [...]
2. Desguace a flote, en zonas habilitadas a tal fin:
Memoria técnica con idénticos requerimientos que los indicados en XX..."
Muchas gracias.
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afloat method of scrapping/ shipbreaking
The two methods of scrapping a ship are the afloat method and the dry-dock method. The afloat method is generally less expensive than the dry-dock method, but this cost savings comes with greater difficulty than the dry-dock method. Scrapping a ship while in the water is more difficult because of the scrappers need to strip the inside of the ship before dismantling can begin. Workers must strip the interior through doors and hatches and remove the propeller(s) and rudders while the ship is in the water. Then, the scrappers remove the superstructure and topside components and progressively cut the main and lower decks from bow to stern. As they remove material from the ship it becomes lighter and is pulled ashore, a little more each day, with each high tide. Scrapping a ship in a dry-dock is more expensive, yet it is easier to scrap the vessel. Since the ship is not in the water, the workers can immediately begin separating the vessel into large sections, then move the large sections to other areas to be cut into smaller sections.
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