kapal reguler

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Indonesian term or phrase:kapal reguler
English translation:regular public boat
Entered by: Catherine Muir

05:21 Jul 11, 2011
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Transport / Transportation / Shipping / inter-island transport of passengers and goods
Indonesian term or phrase: kapal reguler
What exactly is a 'kapal reguler'? I see many references on Google but don't know what the criteria are which distinguishes a 'kapal reguler' from other types of 'kapal'.

Context: 'Kemudian dilanjutkan dengan menggunakan kapal reguler maupun dengan kapal sewaan menuju pulau X.'
Catherine Muir
Australia
Local time: 11:43


Summary of answers provided
5regular ship
Tony Bennjamin
4ferry crossing
Eddy Wong
3scheduled ships
Hikmat Gumilar


Discussion entries: 7





  

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scheduled ships


Explanation:
available for public, not for hire/rental

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Note added at 57 menit (2011-07-11 06:18:50 GMT)
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It depends on what island, you can't go to Lombok island with a boat from Bali. You go to Rinca Island to see the Komodo then you will need boat, no ferries.

Hikmat Gumilar
Indonesia
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in SundaneseSundanese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Maybe not always 'ships'; some are smaller 'boats' maybe?

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regular ship


Explanation:
This can be translated directly.

Tony Bennjamin
Indonesia
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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ferry crossing


Explanation:
In the context sentence, "reguler" implies a scheduled departure/arrival and then "kapal" can have meaning from boat, ferry, ship to vessel, etc. However in travel world, ferry is more commonly used to describe a scheduled inter-island mean of transport.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2011-07-11 22:12:25 GMT)
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Oops, I didn't see the tiny islands coming. Perhaps you can apply it to larger islands with further distance in between:)

Example sentence(s):
  • Those who were not in time for the last ferry crossing, are doing whatever they can to escape the island tonight.
Eddy Wong
Japan
Local time: 09:43
Native speaker of: Indonesian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Eddy. In English, the 'crossing' part of 'ferry crossing' is the route/journey, not the vessel. As I indicated in my discussion, 'kapal reguler' can include various kinds of boats, ships, ferries, etc. I am seeking something in a regulation or law that says 'kapal regular berarti ...'. Between the tiny islands that my document is referring to, there is no 'ferry' just small boats that carry passengers, so I can't use 'ferry' and definitely not 'ferry crossing', because if there is no ferry, there is no ferry crossing!

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