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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Dispatches tugboats to guide ships entering or leaving port and to tow barges and log rafts: Receives written or oral customer request for services. Determines equipment required, such as tugs, barges, or derricks according to size, location and work performed. Selects tugboat captain from roster and notifies captain of order requirements, using radiotelephone. Obtains ship berthing and bunkering permits from port authorities. Reviews weather data and navigation charts and estimates time required to perform requested services. Maintains records and prepares bills for services. May notify captain of tugboat by radiotelephone of order changes. May dispatch work crews to tugboats in response to emergency requests from captain. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 49 53 50 41 54 43 48 45 52 2C      54 55 47 42 4F 41 54 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01001001 01010011 01010000 01000001 01010100 01000011 01001000 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010100 01010101 01000111 01000010 01001111 01000001 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D I S P A T C H E R ,   T U G B O A T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0049 0053 0050 0041 0054 0043 0048 0045 0052 002C      0054 0055 0047 0042 004F 0041 0054 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3843535035543742395214254554136493554 |
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