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вахтовый катер

English translation: work team shuttle boat

06:12 Nov 13, 2006
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / ship description
Russian term or phrase: вахтовый катер
A table entry under "vessel type". I understand "катер" to be a cutter or a motorboat, but I can't find any explanation of what a "вахтовый катер" is.
Jennifer Guernsey
United States
Local time: 07:42
English translation:work team shuttle boat
Explanation:
Given the context, this would be a boat which goes back and forth between work site (e.g. oil platform) and main base (where worker's living quarters would be) carrying shift teams to and from work.
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Nikolay Kuzmin
Local time: 18:42
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone, for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2work team shuttle boat
Nikolay Kuzmin
3 +1shift team motorboat
Zoya Askarova
3coast guard cutter
David Knowles
3 -1all-terrain motorboat
Ashok Garlapati


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shift team motorboat


Explanation:
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Zoya Askarova
Singapore
Local time: 19:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergei Tumanov: I think it is just a 'workboat', but without any details it is just looking into a crystal ball
3 hrs
  -> да, спасибо!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
coast guard cutter


Explanation:
It may be a slight stretch to say it's for guarding the coast.

David Knowles
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sergei Tumanov: this one is usually 'патрульный катер'
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
all-terrain motorboat


Explanation:
After searching various sites, I found only 'вахтовый автобус - УРАЛ', which means 'all-terrain bus' (вездеход). Hence, I feel, this should be 'all-terrain motorboat'.

Ashok Garlapati
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: Native in TeluguTelugu

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nikolay Kuzmin: "вахтовый автобус" means that this bus is being used to carry work shift teams to/from their place of work, the bus may be of all-terain type (e.g. "Ural" bus) but not necessarily so
15 mins
  -> agree. Happy to see disagreements for my answer. It is healthy for the site.
neutral  Sergei Tumanov: main point: a boat cannot move on ground, and that is why she cannot be 'all-terrain' by default.
23 mins
  -> agree
neutral  Sophia Hundt (X): thank you for making me laugh. I agree with Sergei.
2 days 19 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
work team shuttle boat


Explanation:
Given the context, this would be a boat which goes back and forth between work site (e.g. oil platform) and main base (where worker's living quarters would be) carrying shift teams to and from work.

Nikolay Kuzmin
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone, for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dorene Cornwell: The point being that it's just the boat the crew took to work?
6 hrs
  -> Thank you. The boat that takes workers to and from work. It does not stay at the work site.
agree  Sophia Hundt (X): that kind of makes sense.
2 days 11 hrs
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