Glossary. C

The Maritime Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Crew', 'Case', 'Coast'
English: CNG (disambiguation)
German: CNG is a shortcut for --->'Compressed Natural Gas'.

COAG is a shortcut for --->'Council of Australian Governments'.

Deutsch: Küste / Español: Costa / Português: Costa / Français: Côte / Italiano: Costa
A coast, coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides.

Deutsch: Küstenschutz / Español: Protección costera / Português: Proteção costeira / Français: Protection côtière / Italiano: Protezione costiera

Coastal protection in the maritime context refers to the methods, structures, and strategies used to prevent erosion, flooding, and other damage to coastal areas from natural forces like waves, tides, and storms. It involves both man-made structures and natural solutions to protect shorelines, infrastructure, ecosystems, and communities from the effects of the sea.

Deutsch: Küstenlinie / Español: Línea costera / Português: Linha costeira / Français: Littoral / Italiano: Linea costiera

Coastline in the maritime context refers to the boundary where land meets the sea or ocean, playing a critical role in various maritime activities, industries, and ecological systems. Coastlines are significant for navigation, trade, coastal defence, environmental conservation, and the economy, as they are often the locations for ports, harbours, fishing activities, and coastal settlements.

COASTWATCH is a shortcut for --->'Australian Customs Service Civil Surveillance Program'.

Deutsch: Kollision / Español: Colisión / Português: Colisão / Français: Collision / Italiano: Collisione /

In physics, a collision is any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. Although the most common use of the word collision refers to incidents in which two or more objects collide with great force, the scientific use of the term implies nothing about the magnitude of the force..

COLREGs is a shortcut for --->'Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972'.
COMCAWE is a shortcut for --->'Oil Companies' European Organisations for Environment Health and Safety'.

COMDISPLAN is a shortcut for --->'Australian Government Disaster Response Plan'.