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Delegacia (da Capitania dos Portos)

English translation: Port Authorities Branch (ou "local") Office

00:54 Jan 18, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Capitania dos Portos
Portuguese term or phrase: Delegacia (da Capitania dos Portos)
Delegacia que investiga casos de abalroamento de navios.
robson souza
Local time: 19:22
English translation:Port Authorities Branch (ou "local") Office
Explanation:
As delegacias são filiais, ou escritórios representativos da Capitania dos Portos, que seria a "matriz".
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Adriana Portas
Brazil
Local time: 19:22
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2harbor master's office
Joao Marcelo Trovao
4 +2Port Authority station
Gilmar Fernandes
4 +1Port Authorities Branch (ou "local") Office
Adriana Portas
5(Port Captaincy) Office
BJC


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Port Authority station


Explanation:
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
22 mins
  -> Thank You Sir :)
agree  Rafael Sousa Brazlate
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Rafa :)
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Port Authorities Branch (ou "local") Office


Explanation:
As delegacias são filiais, ou escritórios representativos da Capitania dos Portos, que seria a "matriz".

Adriana Portas
Brazil
Local time: 19:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Freixinho: Acho que não precisa usar "branch", o "office" já dá conta do recado.
32 mins
  -> É só por uma questão de ênfase. Obrigada!
agree  Rafael Sousa Brazlate
6 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
disagree  BJC: Port Authority is not exactly the Port Captaincy (Navy-related for seamanship and maritime accident investigations).
2 days 2 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
harbor master's office


Explanation:
Fui tradutor juramentado da Capitania dos Portos do Maranhão e o termo que usávamos (e que todos os outros juramentados usavam) era harbor master para quem cuidava da segurança da navegação.
O termo port authority era usado para ao responsável pelo porto em si. Por exemplo, No porto do Itaqui o port authority era a EMAP, no porto de Ponta da Madeira o port authority era a Vale, mas todos os navios estavam sujeitos às regras da capitania dos portos - harbor master.


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Note added at 11 hrs (2017-01-18 12:54:06 GMT)
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Frequently, harbormasters have police powers and act as head of the ***port police***. The main functions of such police are enforcement of the port bylaws, especially with respect to ***traffic regulations***, protection of the environment, and ***accident prevention***.

Example sentence(s):
  • Generally, the harbormaster (or port captain) manages port activities relating to maritime safety and the protection of the marine environ-ment. The legal basis of the harbormaster's function is usually embedded in a port bylaw or, in the case of a state

    Reference: http://https://ppiaf.org/documents/toolkits/Portoolkit/Toolk...
Joao Marcelo Trovao
Brazil
Local time: 19:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gustavo Esteves
4 hrs
  -> Grato!
agree  BJC: yes, you got it ! In Santos, Port Authority = CODESP and Port Captaincy = Capitania.
1 day 15 hrs
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2 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(Port Captaincy) Office


Explanation:
I have worked in liner shipping for donkey's years and by far the equivalent term most often found for "Capitania dos Portos" is the one I mentioned. I assume "Harbour Master" (Port Captain) is the British version.

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2017-01-20 03:50:25 GMT)
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By the way, Port Authority usually relates to the State Dock Company, rather than the Port Captaincy, which is directly associated with the NAVY for maritime accidents and seamanship.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_captaincies_of_the_Republi...
BJC
Local time: 19:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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