Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

marifoon blokkanaal

English translation:

reserved channel

Added to glossary by Johan Venter
Jun 7, 2006 18:47
17 yrs ago
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Dutch term

marifoon blokkanaal

Dutch to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime
seems to be a radio telephone -
just the word "blokkanaal" which I need to know

Proposed translations

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reserved channel

Although commercial ships over 300 tons are now required to monitor the DSC Radio reserved Channel 70 for distress calls, the US Coast Guard is still monitoring Channel 16.

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-06-07 19:03:23 GMT)
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Dutch ref:

BAZ 33 vermeldt dat het marifoon blokkanaal voor het oostelijk gedeelte van het Noordzeekanaal en de havens van Amsterdam is gewijzigd van 4 naar 68.

http://www.watersportwijzer.nl/arch2001.htm
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(maritime radio) sector channel

IMO 'blok' refers to a defined section of a waterway or other defined navigation region.

ref:

2. Binnen de blokgebieden is uitluisteren verplicht op het aangegeven VHF kanaal;
3. Het nautisch veiligheidsverkeer tussen schepen onderling moet op het betreffende blokkanaal geschieden;

2. Maintaining a listening watch on the VHF channel is compulsory within the boundaries indicated;
3. Nautical safety traffic between vessels and/or the Volkeraksluizen must take place on the relevant sector channel;

(also German and French if you're interested)

www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/rws/ scheepvaart/downloads/marifoon-v4.pdf
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack den Haan : Your reference leaves little doubt about it.
13 hrs
neutral Johan Venter : Considering that it is a maritime radio I think it is much more likely that they are referring to radio frequencies/channels
16 hrs
that's what it is -- a radio channel assigned to a particular sector
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23 hrs

sector VHF channel

De gebruikelijke engelse maritieme uitdrukking voor "marifoon" is VHF, om het verschil uit te drukken tussen de korte golf radio en satelliet. De volledige uitdrukking is "sector VHF channel". "Sector" wordt overigens ook weleens vervangen door "area".
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