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2. Ordinary seaman - Wikipedia

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   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".

3. Seafarer's professions and ranks - Wikipedia

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   The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amended STCW 95 (also known as the Manila Amendment) on June 25, 2010, to introduce the certified position of electro-technical officer in place of electrical officer.

4. Deck department - Wikipedia

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   In the military, the deck department comprises sailors who perform a variety of functions depending on ship type and size.. Examples include maintenance and upkeep of the ship, handling of the ship's rigging and ground tackle, coordination of underway replenishment operations, conductance of minesweeping operations, maintenance and operation of the ship's boats, supervision of diving and ...

5. Ratings in the Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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   First World War memorial in Kilkenny, Ireland, giving "Donkeyman" as a rank; such a man was the operator of a steam donkey aboard a merchant ship.. The following equivalent ratings in the Merchant Navy were those officially recognised by the National Maritime Board for British Merchant Navy ocean-going cargo vessels carrying up to six passengers in 1919, 1943, and 1964.

6. Landsman (rank) - Wikipedia

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   After a year, a landsman was usually rated as an ordinary seaman. Most were acquired by impressment (a common method of recruitment from c. 1700–1815). Landsmen were usually between the ages of 16 and 35, while seasoned sailors (who started as ordinary seamen) could be impressed up to the ages of 50 to 55 depending on need.

7. Sailor - Wikipedia

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   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.

8. Ordinary seaman (rank) - Wikipedia

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   An ordinary seaman who gained six years of experience and "knew the ropes", that is, knew the name and use of every line in the ship's rigging, could be promoted to seaman. An ordinary seaman's duties aboard ship included "handling and splicing lines, and working aloft on the lower mast stages and yards." [4] The rank existed from 1797 to 1917 ...

9. Boatswain - Wikipedia

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   The rank of boatswain is the oldest rank in the Royal Navy, and its origins can be traced back to the year 1040. [2] In that year, when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain privileges, they also furnished crews whose officers were the master, boatswain, carpenter, and cook. [3]