SUBJECT: ENGLISH TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE VERSIONS OF THE GLOSSARY OF
NAUTICAL TERMS
1. THE EXPANDED GLOSSARY OF NAUTICAL TERMS CONTAINED IN THE
COAST GUARD BOAT CREW SEAMANSHIP MANUAL HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO
THE FRENCH, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH LANGUAGES BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE USCG AUXILIARY INTERNATIONAL NAUTICAL TERMS
DICTIONARY TEAM. IN ADDITION, THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON
AND WILL SOON RELEASE TRANSLATIONS FROM ENGLISH TO CHINESE,
JAPANESE, KOREAN, AND VIETNAMESE.
2.  THIS GLOSSARY IS A VALUABLE TOOL TO OPERATIONAL COMMANDS
AND I ENCOURAGE ITS USE WHEN INTERACTING WITH FOREIGN NATIONALS.
3.  THIS UNIQUE INITIATIVE REQUIRED NOT ONLY A STRONG WORKING
KNOWLEDGE OF COAST GUARD TERMINOLOGY BUT ALSO A COMPLETE
UNDERSTANDING OF NAUTICAL VOCABULARY AND COAST GUARD
OPERATIONS.  THIS GLOSSARY IMPROVES THE ABILITY OF FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC COAST GUARD UNITS AND OTHER MARINERS TO MORE
EASILY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
4.  THE GLOSSARY IS AVAILABLE ON THE USCG AUXILIARY INTERPRETER
CORPS WEBSITE LOCATED AT HTTP://CGWEBS.NET/INTERPRETER/ AND ON THE
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS WEBSITE LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/INTERNATIONAL.
5.  BRAVO ZULU AND THANKS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE USCG
AUXILIARY.  THIS EFFORT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE AUXILIARYS
PROFESSIONALISM AND THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE THE AUXILIARY
PROVIDES TO THE COAST GUARD, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE GLOBAL
MARITIME COMMUNITY.
6.  RDML JAMES WATSON, DIRECTOR OF PREVENTION POLICY, SENDS.
7.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.