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[7] able seaman (AB) Also able-bodied seaman. A merchant seaman qualified to perform all routine duties on a vessel, or a junior rank in some navies. aboard On or in a vessel. Synonymous with "on board". See also close aboard. about To change the course of a ship by tacking. "Ready about" is the order to prepare for tacking. [8] above board
A supply ship that carries a little bit of everything, nicknamed "7-11" AFSB – Afloat Forward Staging Base [2] AG – Aerographer's Mate [1] AIMD – Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (or Detachment) AK – Auxiliary, Cargo, class/type of ship. An attack transport. AK – Aviation Storekeeper [1] (outdated; merged into LS rating ...
An ordinary seaman (OS) is a member of the deck department of a ship. The position is an apprenticeship to become an able seaman , and has been for centuries. In modern times, an OS is required to work on a ship for a specific amount of time, gaining what is referred to as "sea time".
Boatswain's Mates are also responsible for the "deck side" watch. In port, three of the crew are on deck watch 24/7 (in hazardous areas such as war zones there are more than three, depending on ship's size). They are the Officer of the Deck, Boatswain's Mate of the watch, and Messenger of the Watch (usually a Seaman or Seaman Apprentice).
A Midshipman was an apprentice officer who had previously served at least three years as a volunteer, officer's servant or able seaman, and was roughly equivalent to a present-day petty officer in rank and responsibilities. After serving at least three years as a midshipman or master's mate, he was eligible to take the examination for lieutenant.
Seaman may refer to: Sailor, a member of a marine watercraft's crew; Seaman (rank), a military rank in some navies; Seaman (name) (including a list of people with the name) Seaman, a 1999 simulation video game for the Sega Dreamcast; Seaman (dog), on the Lewis and Clark Expedition; USS Seaman, a destroyer
Three types of mariners, seen here in the wheelhouse of a ship: a master, able seaman, and harbour pilot.. A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
1. A seaman in the British Royal Navy in the 18th century who had between one and two years of experience at sea. Later, a formal rank in the Royal Navy for the lowest grade of seaman, now obsolete. 2. The second-lowest rank in the United States Navy from 1797 to 1917, between landsman and seaman. Renamed "seaman second class" in 1917. 3.