BT

Norwegian to English Social Sciences Ships, Sailing, Maritime

What might BT mean here?

Here are a few sentences for context.

(lights in the area around the centre console) BT dimmes til minimum.

two generators were producing power, BT possibly available
Utsetting anker/BT

10 seconds to start the drive motor before BT is ready.

(can't mean Gross Tonnage in this context)

Proposed translations (English)

bow thruster

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Proposed translations

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brigidm

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bow thruster

A wild guess :-)

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Note added at 34 mins (2021-02-15 14:06:00 GMT)
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Probably not, but it was the best I managed :-)

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Note added at 57 days (2021-04-14 07:39:25 GMT)
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You're welcome, Charles. Did you find out what the right answer was in the end?

Example sentence:

Bow thrusters (BT) are generally installed to replace the use of tugs, which are hired by the vessels coming to port.

Reference:

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CAFA_enNO633NO633&sxsrf=ALeKk02_IH3Zq3taXJ7GnW3a_QCAs4D-Ow%3A1613396956026&ei=3HsqYJOGAZOGwPAPyr6-4Aw&q

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/how-bow-thruster-is-used-for-maneuvering-a-ship/

Note from asker:

that's interesting! (simple as that?)

2 points for the wild guess. thanks for your effort

2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.

Norwegian term

BT

Proposed translations

bow thruster

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