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The Maritime Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Chartering', 'Collision', 'Cargo'

CMP

English: CMP
German: CMP is a shortcut for --->'Conservation Management Plan'.

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CMRS

CMRS is a shortcut for --->'Confidential Marine Reporting Scheme'.

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CNG

English: CNG (disambiguation)
German: CNG is a shortcut for --->'Compressed Natural Gas'.

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COAG

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

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Coast

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.

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Coastal patrol

Deutsch: Küstenpatrouille / Español: Patrulla costera / Português: Patrulha costeira / Français: Patrouille côtière / Italiano: Pattugliamento costiero

In the Maritime context, coastal patrol refers to the systematic surveillance, monitoring, and security operations carried out along a nation’s Coastline using naval, coast guard, or law Enforcement vessels and aircraft. The main purpose of coastal patrols is to protect territorial waters, enforce national and International laws, and respond to security, environmental, and humanitarian incidents.

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Coastal Protection

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.

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Coastline

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.

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COASTWATCH

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

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Collision

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..

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