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  2. MS The World - Wikipedia

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    MS The World is a private residential cruise ship operated like a condominium complex, with large apartments that can be purchased. The residents, from many countries, can live on board as the ship travels. Some residents choose to live on board full-time while others visit periodically throughout the year. [1]

  3. Deck cadet - Wikipedia

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    The cadet has to undergo various training onboard and has to document those in training record book. [2] They have to undergo various forms of training, watch-keeping with chief officer, at port with second mate and normal deck jobs with the Bosun. In the UK, it is possible to train as a deck cadet on a Foundation degree programme. [3]

  4. Engine officer - Wikipedia

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    Chief engineer:Chief engineer is the highest rank one can achieve as an engine officer.The chief engineer is one of the most senior rank onboard the vessel who shares rank equivalent to the captain of the ship. Second engineer: In charge of the day-to-day running of the engine department. Often in charge of main engine maintenance.

  5. Fisheries observer - Wikipedia

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    A fisheries observer is an independent specialist who serves on board commercial fishing vessels, or in fish processing plants and other platforms, and is employed by a fisheries observer program, either directly by a government agency or by a third party contractor, such as the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization.

  6. International Yacht Training Worldwide - Wikipedia

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    Due to its dedication to high standards, quality training and the implementation of its ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, the company has enjoyed an international expansion which now includes more than 300 partner schools in 64 countries. No other yacht training organisation is as internationally recognised or accepted as IYT.

  7. Ship classification society - Wikipedia

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    Equipment was G, M, or B: simply, good, middling or bad. In time, G, M and B were replaced by 1, 2 and 3, which is the origin of the well-known expression 'A1', meaning 'first or highest class'. The purpose of this system was not to assess safety, fitness for purpose or seaworthiness of the ship. It was to evaluate risk.

  8. Boy seaman - Wikipedia

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    The training of the boys was to take place on the steam frigate USS Minnesota, then stationed at the New York Navy Yard. Boys who proved their abilities onboard Minnesota could be promoted to First Class Boy. The boys would be transferred to a sea going vessel upon their 18th birthday.

  9. Watchkeeping - Wikipedia

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    A sailor keeps watch aboard USS George H.W. Bush.. Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously. These assignments, also known at sea as watches, are constantly active as they are considered essential to the safe operation of the vessel and also allow the ship to respond to emergencies and other situations quickly.